Iain culverhouse, Author at Thumb Culture

24Jun

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Pegasus Dream Tour – iOS & Android

The release of the first official video game of the Paralympics. Pegasus Dream Tour by JP Games is available on iOS and Android The Paralympics will take place between the 24th of August and the 5th of September. This year marks the 16th Paralympic Games and will be the 2nd time that Tokyo has held the event. Gameplay Pegasus Dream Tour designed alongside the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). JP Games have worked to build around the IPC's value of diversity and inclusion. Players are able to customise their avatars prostheses and wheelchairs and train in a number of sports precision-ball-sport boccia, football 5-a-side, athletics, and wheelchair basketball. Pegasus City is a virtual setting that serves as a testing ground for a utopian future. Designed by a team of up-...

Trailer shows Free next-gen upgrade for A Plague Tale

21Jun

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Trailer shows Free next-gen upgrade for A Plague Tale

Developer Asobo Studio has announced the 4k next-gen upgrade for A Plague Tale. For players who own the game already the upgrade is free. The enhanced version will be available on the 6th July, so there are only a few weeks to wait. A Plague Tale released in 2019 on PC, Xbox and Playstation and received a lot of positive reviews. In 2019 Thumb Culture awarded the game the Gold Award for our PC review. At E3 recently the sequel was announced at the Microsoft / Bethesda conference. The upgrade will bring 4k resolution at 60fps, and support 3D audio with a compatible headset. Recently its been heavily rumoured to be included in the Playstation Plus lineup for July however, nothing has been confirmed by Sony at this time. I will definitely be playing the PS5 version when...

Koch Media Primetime / Prime Matter E3 Coverage

17Jun

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Koch Media Primetime / Prime Matter E3 Coverage

June 11th saw the Koch Media Primetime stream for E3 2021, this is the first time that Koch Media have had their own E3 style presentation. Koch Media recently unveiled their premium gaming label Prime Matter which will be based in Munich, Germany. They unveiled a whole host of new titles and new IP's, but they started with a nice little look at their 'sizzle reel' Prime Matter, led us through the following titles, some of which are brand-new titles in early development. Some of these contain a working title and these have been marked. Please remember, all of these titles are subject to change and the formats available may change. Payday 3 Developer: Starbreeze Studios (Sweden) Publisher: Prime Matter Platforms: PC, Playstation, Xbox The upcoming instalment i...

17Jun

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PlayStation Reviews

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Review

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is a third-person platform shooter developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is important to point out that, Rift Apart is not a sequel to the 2016 Ratchet & Clank title on PS4, which was more based around the movie. It is in fact a sequel to the 2013 PS3 title Ratchet & Clank: Into The Nexus. Insomniac Games have taken Ratchet & Clank to another dimension Rift Apart has arrived and has smashed its way through all dimensions to land on the Playstation 5. I am a huge fan of the Ratchet & Clank series so jumped at the chance to write a review for the latest installment. Unless you've been out battling Sandsharks or Robomuts by now you must have seen at least one screenshot of Rift Apart. So you may...

15Jun

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The Medium Set For Release On PS5

This evening Sony added a new Reveal Trailer to YouTube confirming The Medium will launch on September 3rd 2021. The Medium is a psychological horror video game developed by Bloober Team. Released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox Series X/S on January 28, 2021. Set in Poland post-communism in 1999 you play the part of Marianne. She is a medium with the capabilities of travelling to the spirit realm. FEATURES: BECOME A MEDIUM — Wield unique psychic abilities reserved for those with the gift. Travel between the realities or explore them both at the very same time. Use the Out of Body experience to investigate places where your real-world self can’t go. Create energy shields and deliver powerful spirit blasts to survive the spirit world and its otherworldly dangers. SEE WHAT I...

Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart Performance RT Mode

6Jun

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Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart Performance RT Mode

Insomniac Games this evening announced a launch day patch for the release of Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart. Along with the news, they included a new video, check out their tweet below. It has been rumoured by several sites that the install size will be a nice 33.6GB. It is worth remembering Insomniac Games have not confirmed the size themselves. The rumour appears to have come from the Twitter account @PlaystationSize so by no means an official source, so should be taken with a pinch of salt. Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart is available as a physical and digital release exclusively on Playstation 5. You can pre-order a digital copy via the PlayStation store. Standard Edition costs £69.99 Pre-order and receive early unlocks for two in-game items: - Pixelizer Weapon - Carbono...

4Jun

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PlayStation Reviews

Control Ultimate Edition Review

Control is a third-person action-adventure title originally released in 2019 from Remedy Entertainment to acclaimed reviews. It was only right for Remedy to launch an Ultimate Edition with a next-gen upgrade. Control boots you into the mad world as protagonist Jesse Faden who has with the help of Polaris, discovered the “Oldest House” in New York City. “It Feels Sane, Or Just The Right Kind Of Insane” Having played Control when it first was released I never really got that far into the game, so I was excited to actually give it some decent time and discover more about the story and complete the story. Remedy came under fire when they announced that the only way that you could receive the next-gen version was by purchasing the Ultimate Edition which would come with both “The Foundation...