Stuart, Author at Thumb Culture

1Mar

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DiRT 4 Special Editions Announced

With DiRT 4 around the corner (June 2017) some more information got announced today regarding special bonuses and here at Thumb Culture we thought we would give you a round-up of what you could expect. Day One Edition - If you pick up the Day One version of the game you will get your hands on an exclusive Hyundai R5 rally car as well as a unique event when the game is released as well as a Founder Icon. GAME has its own Special Edition that contains all the Day One Edition goodies as well as a Team Booster Pack that will give you a unique offer when choosing your team for career, along with staff and facilities bonuses', along with a steelbook option which includes the Day One content inside a limited edition steel box. So to give you a bit of an update as to how t...

28Feb

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PlayStation Reviews

Typoman Revised Review – Word Up

So I recently got the opportunity to play and enjoy Typoman Revised, and boy did it not dissapoint, from the graphics to the gameplay it was an absolute delight to play. Well not really! So lets start at the begining, Typoman Revised is developed and published by Brainseed Factory, an independant games company from Germany and is available on the Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Wii U and PS4 (reviewed) Typoman is a puzzle platformer, which see's you trying to beat each screen by using words to solve puzzles ranging from simple to damn hard. Now i struggle with word puzzles, give me numbers any day of the week, but words are a different kettle of fish for me. You play as the HERO (with the letters making up your body) and you are thrown into this dark and dreary Limbo-esque world where monsters a...

21Feb

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Features

The Golf Club 2 – What Can It Achieve?

So The Golf Club 2 (TGC2) has recently has its launch window announced and this prompted me to take a look at its competition and why TGC2 will be the best golf game out. So it may not have all of the sponsorships and official courses that its EA counterpart had, but what the EA game lacks and TGC has in abundance is something that every golfer out there aims to achieve, and that my friends is FEEL. What is feel? I hear you asking, well if you speak to a golfer, feel is simply knowing how the club is moving in terms of the shaft all the way down to the head of the club, all through the swing. This allows you to have a better confidence of making good contact with the ball. Now on EA's efforts this was missing, you would just have to press down on the left thumbstick, wait for the ...

14Feb

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PlayStation Reviews

Mahjong Deluxe 3 Review – PONG!

Mahjong, the tile-based puzzle game from China during the Qing Dynasty has yet another released as a video game. These games have been released year after year on various formats and yet they always seem to pop up so there must be a fan base out there somewhere. Having got the opportunity to give the latest version of the matching pairs game by EnsenaSoft a playthrough I couldn't resist. Puzzle games are scarily addictive and even more scarily simplistic in their design, find a pair, essentially that is the essence of the game. So what is new about Mahjong Deluxe 3? Not a lot, the game covers 8 worlds with a grand total of 640 puzzles ranging from nice and easy to ridiculously complicated puzzle boards. The best addition that you might enjoy is the move onto 3D puzzle boards, allowing y...

7Feb

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News & Updates

The Golf Club 2 – Birdie or Bogey?

As a massive fan of the first iteration of the fantastic game The Golf Club it comes to no surprise that the announcement of the second iteration is of great excitement for me. From video game publisher Maximum Games and in partnership with developer HB Studios we see a brand-new trailer for The Golf Club 2 and some more information as to what we should expect in the final game due out in Spring 2017. We have a progression-based Career Mode, Societies as well as an improved Course Creator, The Golf Club 2 aims to replicate the authentic experience of being on the green. The Golf Club 2 also has a host of new environments, cutting-edge swing mechanics as well as limitless customisation options and dynamic online tournaments. There are a number of tournaments that the players must prog...

2Feb

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PlayStation Reviews

Joe’s Diner Review – Chieftains Delight

From the makers of Pineview Drive Visual Imagination Software bring us Joe's Diner Joe's Diner is an indie-survival horror game developed by VIS and published by United Independent Entertainment GmbH. Gameplay The game pits you as an unknown character who has just taken over the night shift at Joe's Diner, seems harmless enough right? Well what if I told you that the diner was built on the burial grounds of two rival chieftains? Starting to get a bit nervous now right? Well in life they weren't the best of friends and even in death they are continuing their feud. One of the Chieftains just wants to rest in peace and quiet, while the other likes to pull pranks and be a pain to his rival Chief. Your task, is to do two things...that is all, clean the tables at the diner and keep thing...

1Feb

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News & Updates

Preorder Puyo Puyo Tetris In Europe Now

Puzzle fans rejoice! You can now preorder Puyo Puyo Tetris in Europe according to the latest new coming out of Deep Silver. The puzzler will hit the shelves in your local store in Spring 2017 and will set you back €29.99 / £24.99 on disk for your PlayStation 4, the game is also being released on the Nintendo Switch at a slightly higher price of €39.99 / £34.99 for both physical and digital copies. The game combines Tetris, one of the most beloved of franchises spanning over 50+ variants of the building blocks building game starting back in 1984, and SEGA's Puyo Puyo, albeit another tile matching type game but with differences you can rest assured that the combination of the two games will cause there to be some fast-paced gameplay with an emphasis on competitive party play. ...

26Jan

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News & Updates

Dirt 4 – Announced And Released This Year

Codemasters are releasing Dirt 4 this coming June on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and its looking amazing. As someone who spend a lot of hours playing Dirt Rally and still can not get to grips with the cars I have to admit that the announcement of this is filling me with warm tingly feelings. The one thing that dissapointed me about Dirt Rally was the lack of content. A handful of cars and a splattering of tracks just seemed disappointing and then the reveal that no DLC would be added to the game at a later date lowered my spirits even more. But lo and behold Codemasters have come back at us with Dirt 4, a fully fledged sequel to Dirt 3 (obviously) and as such it carries the official FIA World Rallycross Championship license, including settings such as Lohéac Bretagne, Hell,...

25Jan

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News & Updates

Tekken 7 – Which Edition Will You Pick?

My memories of Tekken were playing as Law and mashing the circle button, or was is X and bitch slapping my friends with his never ending kicks. Tekken 7 is due for release on 2nd June 2017 and it is shaping up to be a return to form with the game. If you are wondering which version you might pick up then let us give you the low down on what will be available, obviously not all packages potentially will be available in your region. The TEKKEN 7 Collector’s Edition (available for PlayStation 4 & Xbox One); collectors and hardcore TEKKEN fans will be pleased to learn that there will be a TEKKEN 7 Collector’s Edition containing a spectacular statue measuring approximately 12” tall by 18” wide that features a dynamic pose with Kazuya fly kicking Heihachi in mid-air, a special Steel Boo...

24Jan

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News & Updates

Rogue Stormers Coming To PS4

Rogue Stormers is the second title of Black Forest Games, the team behind Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams. It combines classic run ‘n’ gun gameplay with a modern art style, twin-stick shooter configuration and all the good things a roguelike has to offer. Every playthrough feels different with randomly compiled level chunks and tons of different perks and weapons. Fast-paced twin stick action Rogue Stormers is all about fast-paced twin stick shooter action. The player has to dash, shoot and blast their way through hordes of enemies to save Ravensdale. They can go at it alone or recruit the help of their friends in local- or online multiplayer. Features ● Twin stick controls: classic twin stick controls for old school run ‘n’ gun gameplay ● Unforgiving gameplay: sta...