April 2021 - Page 7 of 8

PS Now April 2021 Games Now Available To Play!

6Apr

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

PS Now April 2021 Games Now Available To Play!

The PS Now April 2021 update is live! You can now play three extra games as part of your monthly subscription to PlayStations streaming and rental service (effectively), PS Now. The PS Now April 2021 update brings a couple of big games to us as well as one not so known game. So what do we have to play this month on PS Now? Continue reading to find out. Borderlands 3 First up we have Borderlands 3, which is playable on PS4 and PS5. If playing on PS5 you will play the PS5 version of the game automatically. If you're not familiar with Borderlands, it is a very humorous first-person shooter from developers Gearbox Software and is published by 2K Games. The Borderlands series has been a very successful series with numerous games, DLC, a spin-off game (Tales from the Borderlands), Funko Pop! F...

6Apr

By StuartNo Comments

PC Reviews

Before Your Eyes Review – Don’t Blink

Before Your Eyes comes to your screens from the award winning studio GoodbyeWorld Games and published by Skybound Games. The interactive narrative story allows you to control what goes on during your experience, to find out in what way, you will have to carry on reading. The game is due to release on Steam on the 8th April. Watch the game evolve Before Your Eyes When this game popped into our inbox it intrigued me, it felt like it was going to change the way that you can interact with the narrative. Are you excited to get your eyes on Before Your Eyes? Leave us a comment below. While you are here, why not check out my previous review here Gameplay Firing up Before Your Eyes for the first time and experiencing the game itself is an absolute joy. The narrative is brilliant. The...

EndGame Gear XM1r Mouse Review – Finger Clickin’ Good

6Apr

By DanNo Comments

Hardware & Tech

EndGame Gear XM1r Mouse Review – Finger Clickin’ Good

Endgame Gear I have to admit before the EndGame Gear XM1r arrived with me I had never heard of them. One of the reasons is due to my ignorance and being quite new to PC Gaming. The other is, I always tend to go with products I see in the mainstream. Endgame Gear is a Berlin-based esports and gaming accessories brand. Their current offering is based around mice, accessories for them and gaming surfaces. Endgame Gear XM1r Mouse - Bringing Value To The Mouse End Game Having always had mice designed for right-handed gamers along with myself having a hybrid grip type. I was excited to see how the XM1r faired up with its ambidextrous design. Have you entered the Endgame Gear realm yet? Let us know in the comments below! Design Let's talk about the Endgame Gear XM1r's design first. I opted fo...

Humble Bundle Burn Rubber Bundle Ending Soon!

5Apr

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

News & Updates

Humble Bundle Burn Rubber Bundle Ending Soon!

The Humble Bundle Burn Rubber Bundle is ending soon. You have less than four days left (3 days 23 hours and 53 minutes as of writing) to purchase this cracking bundle of PC racing games and add-on content. In the bundle there are three tiers as always. The entry tier with 1 game, pay more than the average with 3 games (plus tier 1) and pay £8.67 or more to also unlock 4 extra games and lots of add-on content (plus tiers 1 and 2). In the bundle we are being offered the below: Tier 1 - Pay £0.72 to unlock Absolute Drift Zen Edition Tier 2 - Pay more than the average of £7.82 to also unlock Dirt Rally 2.0 GRIP: Combat Racing Pacer Tier 3 - Pay £8.67 or more to also unlock Assetto Corsa base game Assetto Corsa Addon-Ons Dream Packs 1, 2 and 3....

Oddworld: Soulstorm Releases Tomorrow – The Latest News Is In!

5Apr

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

News & Updates

Oddworld: Soulstorm Releases Tomorrow – The Latest News Is In!

"Hello", "Hello", "Follow me!", "Okay!"... this will be a spoken phrase that typically most gamers of a certain age will know. Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey was a brilliant game back in the day on the Sony PlayStation. And now it's nearly time for Oddworld: Soulstorm to land on modern consoles and PC! Read the press release below: ODDWORLD: SOULSTORM COMING APRIL 6th – LEARN ALL ABOUT IT! Free Path, PC Specs, PS GameHelp, And New Videos! Oddworld: Soulstorm’s wait ends April 6th (digital version). The original sequel to Abe’s Oddysee (later remade as New ‘n’ Tasty) was Abe’s Exoddus, but that was release in 1998 and it only took 9-months to make it. It was not the game Lorne and Sherry McKenna had envisioned to be the true sequel. New ‘n” Tasty released in 2014. And now, the second g...

Project Lilith – A New Action RPG From Soro Games Has Been Announced

5Apr

By Martin Hosking1 Comment

News & Updates

Project Lilith – A New Action RPG From Soro Games Has Been Announced

Project Lilith, a new action RPG game from developers Soro Games and publishers PlayWay has been announced. You may recognise the name PlayWay, they are the publishers for popular games such as Car Mechanic Simulator 2018, House Flipper, Thief Simulator and more. Read the below from the Steam page: You've been cursed, you've been betrayed. Now it's time for vengeance! Journey through various lands to find your oppressor - Lilith. Be prepared as the journey will be a bloodshed. Kill whatever is in your path to find the ones that destroyed your life! Gather different kinds of weaponry. Mix and match equipment to find your own style. Grab Sword and a Shield or go full blast dual wielding enormous swords. Select from wide range of different weapons and slay your enemies! Never seen...

War Thunder Is Expanding To A Younger Audience

5Apr

By Martin Hosking2 Comments

News & Updates

War Thunder Is Expanding To A Younger Audience

Gaijin Entertainment has announced some plans to help include younger players for War Thunder. This is going to be trialled via an event named Tailspin. Read the official press release below: Gaijin Entertainment announces plans to lower the War Thunder military simulator age rating to 4+ in order to attract millions of new players to all game modes. As the future tankers, pilots and navy captains should feel comfortable in War Thunder, the completely new visual style and physics model are already in production. The new style is not only a key part of our War Thunder expansion strategy towards younger players, it also might be a way to implement the much anticipated release of War Thunder on mobile platforms. The testing of the reimagined War Thunder will commence, as usual, at the ...

WitchSpring3 Re:Fine – The Story Of Eirudy Physical Pre-Order Now Live!

5Apr

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

News & Updates

WitchSpring3 Re:Fine – The Story Of Eirudy Physical Pre-Order Now Live!

WitchSpring3 Re:Fine - The Story Of Eirudy, the latest from ININ games will soon be released on digital and physical media for the Nintendo Switch. Read the press release below: ININ Games is excited to present a really beautiful and enchanting adventure, which RPG fans can enjoy. WitchSpring3 Re:Fine - The Story of Eirudy - developed by Kiwiwalks and Ikina Games - will be published physically and digitally in North America and Europe for Nintendo Switch. ININ Games will also create exclusive Limited and Collector’s Editions, which will be available for pre-order from April 1st, 2021 6pm (CEST) only at the Strictly Limited Games Partner Store. The retail pre-orders will be expected to launch in the next few weeks. Unique, varied battles and a fascinating adventure The enchanting a...

Untold Tales Grow Their Team And Portfolio For 2021 And Beyond

5Apr

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

News & Updates

Untold Tales Grow Their Team And Portfolio For 2021 And Beyond

Untold Tales, an indie game publisher known for The Hong Kong Massacre and Beautiful Desolation have some great news. They've expanded their team and also their portfolio for 2021 and beyond. Read the press release below: Untold Tales welcomes four new incredible hires to the team this month. The additions come at a perfect time as the indie publisher continues to grow its strong portfolio of titles set to be published in 2022 and beyond. Furthermore, the team will be publishing 4 indie titles in 2021, one of which will be BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION for consoles, with 3 more to be announced in the coming months. These new hires include: Ewa Buczkowska – Producer. 6+ years’ experience at Techland Paulina Kwiecińska – Head of Business Development. 14+ years exp with previous roles at Tech...

Twitter Account – What Happened And What Will Happen Next?

3Apr

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

News & Updates

Twitter Account – What Happened And What Will Happen Next?

Ok ok ok..... so we had a slight issue with our @thumb_culture Twitter account and it is now gone. We can only apologise for this issue from the bottom of our hearts. Therefore we've had to create a new Twitter account, so for now we're using @CulturedThumb, so if you followed us on our old account (or would like to follow the new account) please head on over to https://twitter.com/culturedthumb to drop us a follow on the new account. So what are the benefits of following us on Twitter? Read below to find out! We hold polls for fun - For example, how do you pronounce SNES? S.N.E.S or SuhNEZ? This is where we share all of our news and reviews there so if you want to know when we have new content, you can follow on Twitter and turn on notifications. We announce the giveaways th...