July 27, 2021

Norsfell Launches Tribes Of Midgard On PS4 PS5 And PC

27Jul

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

Norsfell Launches Tribes Of Midgard On PS4 PS5 And PC

Gearbox Publishing and Norsfell are pleased to announce that their latest game, Tribes of Midgard has launched on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. This is the first game from Norsfell, and it looks like it could be great fun with friends. So what is Tribes of Midgard? Tribes of Midgard is an action-adventure survival game where you and up to 9 others can all join in and take down giants, mythical creatures, gigantic brutes, and more in your battle for survival to try and prevent Ragnarök, also known as the end of the world. The world of Midgard is a bright and colourful place. In Tribes of Midgard it is also procedurally generated, which means players can endlessly explore the world, its areas, and create their own Viking tale. Julian Maroda, who is the CEO and creativ...

Jurassic World Evolution 2 – Dev Diary #1

27Jul

By Iain culverhouseNo Comments

News & Updates

Jurassic World Evolution 2 – Dev Diary #1

Announced at E3 this year Jurassic World Evolution 2 certainly came as a surprise. Developer and Publisher Frontier Developments managed to keep this as a surprise instead of new leaking. A few of us at Thumb Culture really enjoyed the original. Martin covered the initial announcement here so give it a read as he shows some amazing screenshots. We are now a month on from E3 and Frontier have given their first update. You can read the official press release below. Frontier welcomes you to the very first developer diary for the much anticipated sequel to Jurassic World Evolution. *Discover a world evolved with the first Jurassic World Evolution 2 developer diary * Frontier welcomes you to the very first developer diary for the much anticipated sequel to Jurassic World Evolution. ...

27Jul

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

Xbox Reviews

Night Book Review

Developed by Wales Interactive and Good Gate Media and Published by Wales Interactive. Night Book is an interactive FMV supernatural horror. Released on Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC, and Nintendo Switch. On the 27th of July. It tells the story of an interpreter who happens to be pregnant who accidentally reads from an ancient book, summoning a demon into her home. So let's open an ancient book that can summon demons and see if we get any in this Night Book review. As usual, if you enjoyed this review then why not check out my latest review here. You can also catch up with what the rest of the Thumb Culture team are up to on our social media. Night Book - Have We Learned Nothing From The Evil Dead? I was asked to go into the world of FMV, and once again I was surprised by how good these ga...

Elyon Closed Beta 2 Registrations Now Open

27Jul

By DanNo Comments

News & Updates

Elyon Closed Beta 2 Registrations Now Open

Yesterday Kakao announced that the closed beta testing part 2 for Elyon was opened up. Applications for this 2nd Elyon Closed Beta will run from the 26th July 2021 until August 11th 2021. The chosen participants will then be able to jump into gameplay from the 18th of August 2021 until the 23rd of August 2021. The full release for the highly anticipated Elyon is due later this year. Pre-order of the MMORG Elyon also went live yesterday and due to this Kakao have stated "A substantially higher number of applicants will be accepted to participate in this second testing event, which will occur from August 18th to the 23rd. Those selected to join the Elyon CBT2 will be informed of their invitation via email". So if you do sign up, keep a close eye on those emails. For those who are r...

Indie Title Plot of the Druid Has Reached 129% funded on Kickstarter

27Jul

By DanNo Comments

News & Updates

Indie Title Plot of the Druid Has Reached 129% funded on Kickstarter

What a triumph for indie gaming on Kickstarter. Another indie title, Plot Of The Druid is currently at $32k on Kickstarter. This is a massive 129% funded so far with an estimated delivery date of February 2023 for any backers of this campaign. Plot Of The Druid is a fantasy point and click based title, whereby you control a disgraced former druid apprentice. He is on a quest to regain his honour by saving the world. Along his way he will have to harness his powers that previously got him into trouble to defeat what lurks ahead. Developer Yakir Israel have confirmed that this will be and 8 to 10 hour playtime title with English text. However with three stretched goals reached already it will also be translate into German and Hebrew. The Kickstarter Campaign is still open to late b...

Mortal Kombat 11 Sold More Than 12 Million Units Worldwide

27Jul

By DanNo Comments

News & Updates

Mortal Kombat 11 Sold More Than 12 Million Units Worldwide

Warner Bros Games has announced that Mortal Kombat 11 has sold more than 12 million units worldwide. Who would have thought that a game most of us picked up and loved that was released in 1992 would still be going strong today. With multiple movies and vast amounts of other media and merch available MK is a franchise that will forever stick with us. “When Mortal Kombat launched nearly 30 years ago, I never dreamed it would grow into the franchise it is today with more than 73 million games sold. We have some of the most passionate fans in the world and we appreciate the support they have shown us over the years.” - Ed Boon, Creative Director at NetherRealm Studios and Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat. In addition to the above the Mortal Kombat mobile title has also been install a whopping...

The Great Ace Attorney™ Chronicles Arrives Today!

27Jul

By DanNo Comments

News & Updates

The Great Ace Attorney™ Chronicles Arrives Today!

We bring you news that finally The Great Ace Attorney™ Chronicles will be available today. This highly regarded collection includes The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures and The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve. Both of these titles have previously only been available to Japan. This title is set in 19th century Japan and Britain. You follow Pheonix Wrights, ancestor Ryunosuke Naruhodo, as he works with Detective Herlock Sholmes on 10 mysterious cases. With new gameplay mechanics such as "Dance Of Dedcution" and "Summation Examination", these all-new courtroom conundrums just got more exciting. It will be available digitally across all platforms. Not only that, there is a digital bundle featuring both The Great Ace Attorney™ Chronicles and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is also av...

27Jul

By BrianNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Samurai Warriors 5 Review

As you may have expected, Samurai Warriors 5 or Sengoku Musou 5 as it is known in Japan is the fifth main installment in the Samurai Warriors series. Samurai Warriors started life in 2004 and itself is the sister series of Dynasty Warriors. Dynasty Warriors is a spin-off from the 1985 turn-based strategy series called Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Confused? Basically, Koei Tecmo has been doing this for over 35 years so it's fair to say they know what they're doing. Samurai Warriors 5 - A Cut Above The Rest - "It appears you have bested me, well, if you excuse me I will now retreat." Samurai Warriors 5 is a hack-and-slash game set in the Sengoku (Warring States) period in Japanese history and features characterisations of real people and real events. With 37 playable characters, the game...