Iain culverhouse, Author at Thumb Culture

7Jan

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PlayStation Plus January 2025

Happy New Year!! The PlayStation Plus January Monthly Games have been announced for all PlayStation subscribers. Sadly it features one of the worst games of 2024 however that is sandwiched between two amazing titles. Remember that even if you don’t plan to play these games now you should still add them to your library so you can check them out at any time (as long as you have an active sub). All three games will be available to PlayStation Plus members from 7th January until 3rd February. Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League | PS5 Genre: Action Adventure Longevity: 12hrs+ | Trophies: 51 (inc. Platinum) Metacritic: 60 | OpenCritic: 59 Release: 30th January 2024 Join the newly “recruited” members of Amanda Waller’s infamous Task Force X (aka the Suicide Squad), Harley Q...

12Dec

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December on PlayStation – Week 3

December On PlayStation titles come to an end this next week! It's crazy to believe these are the last games of 2024. Never fear though, I will be back with your January titles in a couple of weeks. Currently, I am getting ready to set my out-of-office notification as soon as we get the festive time off. Botany Manor (PS5, PS4) – December 17th Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th-century England. You play as its inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with botanical research, to figure out the ideal habitat for a collection of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold It's 1890, and you play as botanist Arabella Greene, who is working on finishing her botanical research book 'Forgotten Flora'...

5Dec

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December On PlayStation Week 2

December on PlayStation rolls into our second week! It is a quiet week, but with a few standout games that remind me of my childhood!! I made my choices, and here they are. Among Ashes (PS5) - December 9th It's the year 2001 and your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. There's a dark presence in this game, and it wants to get out. As you fight nightmarish monsters and solve mind-bending puzzles, the lines between the game and the real world will fade away. Will you survive the night? Whatever you do… KEEP PLAYING Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered (PS5, PS4) – December 10th 25 years ago, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver introduced the world to the vampire Raziel. In the gam...

29Nov

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PlayStation Plus December

The PlayStation Plus December Games were announced this week and it appears we're not quite on the PlayStation nice list. With the exception of It Takes Two, this month is "meh" at best. All three games will be available to PlayStation Plus members on December 3 until January 6. Remember that even if you don’t plan to play these games now you should still add them to your library so you can check them out at any time (as long as you have an active sub). It Takes Two | PS4, PS5 Genre: Action-Adventure Longevity: 24hrs | Trophies: 21 (incl Platinum) Metacritic: 88 | OpenCritic: 88 Release: 25th March 2021 It Takes Two is a unique platform adventure designed exclusively for cooperative play. You can choose to play via couch co-op or online with split-screen functionality. In...

28Nov

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December on PlayStation – Week 1

December on PlayStation aka the Christmas Countdown starts here! We have a strange selection of games this week, many fun and diverse, and even one featuring a Sharpshooting Space Frog. Let's hope I can get on the Editor's nice list with these three titles. Entropy Survivors (PS5) – December 3rd A sword-wielding mech. A sharpshooting space frog. Control both characters simultaneously against the forces of Entropy in this bullet heaven roguelike. Though your defeat may come swiftly (and often), you’ll bring these two unlikely heroes home using nothing but the unstoppable power of friendship (and an arsenal of mind-blowing cartoon weapons)!"Survive the forces of Entropy solo or with friends to save the universe! A sword-wielding mech. A sharpshooting space frog. Control both characters si...

22Nov

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November on PlayStation – Week 4

November on PlayStation is closing out, but hey at least we're that step closer to the festive season! December is on the horizon and we still have some nice titles launching before the years out. Looking back over 2024 what has been your favourite title? Let me know in the comment section below. Neon Blood (PS5, PS4) – November 26th In 2053, humanity lives in Viridis, a sprawling acropolis divided into two starkly contrasting cities. Bright City is an opulent haven of skyscrapers and advanced technology for the elite, while Blind City is a desolate area with crumbling infrastructure, where the underprivileged struggle for survival amidst rampant inequality. You play as Axel McCoin, an idealistic detective determined to seek justice and change. Inspired by the disparity between the tw...

14Nov

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November On PlayStation – Week 3

November on PlayStation hits a speed bump this week! It is the quietest we have had in a long while with only 5 new titles and more Destiny 2 content, So here they are. Towers of Aghasba (PS5) – November 19th Decades after the Shimu people were forced to flee their homeland due to the invasion of a mysterious force known as the Withered, the Shimu have returned to reclaim their rightful home: the fantastical island of AGHASBA. As junior architect, it’s your job to rebuild the villages of your once-mighty civilization as well as nurse Aghasba’s once-thriving ecosystems back to life. AMEDAMA (PS5) – November 21th Aihama, Japan. The final years of the Edo period. One rain-drenched evening, a group of men burst into the town’s brother and sister-run umbrella shop. Yushin is cut down in f...

7Nov

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November On PlayStation – Week 2

It's the Week 2 of November on PlayStation, and we will be finishing the week at the halfway point. With the crack of the whip I received last week, I thought I'd get the head start. I had it all planned out, and then Path of The Exiles 2 was delayed! So not to anger the Editors twice in a row I made my choices nice and early. And here they are. Farming Simulator 25 (PS5) – November 12th Farming Simulator 25 saturates farms with plenty of vehicles and gameplay elements, graphical enhancements, and also new water making it possible to grow rice - expanding the agricultural variety and precision tune of the family-friendly series. Gameplay - More New Crops, Animals, etc. Explore the world of farming to build the greatest agricultural empire in a rice paddy landscape in East Asia, an envi...

31Oct

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November On PlayStation – Week 1

November on PlayStation has begun! It was hard to pick three games to highlight to start the month with, so many diverse and fun games are due to be released. That being said, with a crack of the whip from my editors as my deadline loomed, I made my choices. And here they are. Empire of the Ants (PS5) – November 4th Immerse yourself in the heart of an ecosystem French forest. You embody the 103,683rd ant, determined to lead the colony to new, more prosperous horizons. With Empire of the Ants,’ every decision matters, every move is strategic, and every conquest reflects your ability to master a world where the small are mighty! Players will immerse themselves in the world of ants and an epic adventure, where they must ensure the prosperity of a colony through tactical and strategic bat...

31Oct

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PlayStation Plus November Games

The PS Plus November Monthly Games are out today for all PlayStation subscribers. Remember that even if you don’t plan to play these games now you should still add them to your library so you can check them out at any time (as long as you have an active sub). Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 – Turbocharged | PS4, PS5 Genre: Racing Longevity: 9hrs+ | Trophies: 44 (incl Platinum) Metacritic: 77 | OpenCritic: 77 Release: 16th October 2023 Compete in races with over 130 vehicles across different game modes and breath taking environments, hot wheels originals, hot wheels monster trucks, motorcycles, and ATVs. Each vehicle has its own quirky form of racing. Upgrade your vehicle by dedicating a skill tree for each one and, therefore, changing performance in races. Learn the secrets of the...