Iain culverhouse, Author at Thumb Culture

28Jul

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August PlayStation Plus

August PlayStation Plus titles have been confirmed - These titles will be available for all 3 tiers (Essential, Extra and Premium) KickFlipping onto your console in August Your last chance to download July's offerings - Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, Man of Medan & Arcadegeddon will leave on August 1st. 2nd August Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 Cross-Gen Deluxe Bundle (PS4/PS5) Relive the most iconic skateboarding games of all time. In one epic collection, you can play Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, rebuilt from the ground up in incredible HD. Featuring all the pro skaters, levels, and tricks, plus more. You can skate to the era-defining soundtrack as well as new music. Hit insane trick combos, and shred all the original game modes by competing against yo...

8Jul

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Grid Legends Photo Mode Update

Grid Legends Photo Mode is here!! In a new update available to Grid Legends it's time to lineup those perfect shots. Attention Shutterbugs Photo Mode has quickly become a Favourite Feature in gaming. Allowing gamers to capture moments and create some stunning shots and share them with others. Regardless if you don't know what ISO is or fancy yourself as a budding Virtual Photographer, there is something for everyone. Adjust the camera angle, change the lens flare and even rotate the sun to give you perfect lighting. Photo Mode Challenge In celebration of this milestone, they have introduced the first GRID Legends Photo Mode Challenge in collaboration with several partners, including Porsche, Fordzilla, The London Eye, Xite, and many more! Use Photo Mode from July 8th to Augu...

7Jul

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Rocket League Sideswipe – Season 4

Rocket League Sideswipe is now live! Season 4 will feature a new Mutator Madness game mode, Rocket League crossover event, Arena and Rocket Pass. Play Anytime Anywhere With Rocket League Sideswipe, you can experience the competitive car soccer gameplay of the sports-action hit Rocket League on your mobile device! Season 4 Features Mutator Madness - Is a new casual game mode that alters the rules of a match by using random mutators. The players will vote on whether they enjoyed the mutator settings at the end of each match. Players will vote daily to reduce the set of mutators until there is a winning combination on Friday. There will be a double XP boost for the winning combination through the weekend. Rocket League Crossover Event - From July 19 to July 23, the Rocket Leagu...

1Jul

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Playstation Plus July

PlayStation Plus - July is the first full month since the redesign of the platforms subscription service. The latest games coming to the Essential (Basic) level and above are confirmed as follows: Crash Bandicoot 4 - It's About Time PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 gamers. The story revolves around Neo Cortex and Dr. N. Tropy having escaped from their interdimensional prison. Having released back in September 2020 it received our Thumb Culture Silver Award in our review at the time. The Dark Pictures Anthology - Man of Medan on Playstation 4 Man of Medan marked the beginning of The Dark Pictures Anthology coming from Supermassive Games. It follows the same format as Until Dawn and the recently released The Quarry. You can check out the review for The Quarry here. A div...

New Wreckfest Gameplay on Nintendo Switch

2Jun

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New Wreckfest Gameplay on Nintendo Switch

Thq Nordic and Bugbear Studios have launched a brand new trailer showing Wreckfest Gameplay on the Nintendo Switch. This comes before its launch on June 21st. Drive Hard Die Last Road Rage Required Wreckfest offers a wide variety of upgrade and customisation options. If you're looking for the best combative motorsport game out there, Wreckfest is shaping up to be the best. Whether you're preparing for your next demolition derby with reinforced bumpers, roll cages, side protectors, etc., or setting your car up for a banger race with engine performance parts like air filters, and camshafts, fuel systems, etc., Wreckfest has it all. Additionally, to the base game, the Nintendo Switch version offers two season packages: Season 1 includes 20 crazy and iconic vehicles, 20 insane roof dec...

1Jun

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – Unveiled

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is the follow on for the hugely popular 2019 hit Jedi: Fallen Order. The announcement came from the amazing teams at Respawn Interactive, Lucasfilm Games and Electronic Arts. The Force Is Strong It will build upon the iconic Star Wars stories, worlds, characters, and thrilling combat first experienced in the series' debut title, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Launching in 2023, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is built for the current generation of gaming hardware to provide players with a deeper and more expansive Star Wars experience Setting This is five years after the events of Jedi: Fallen Order. Cal begins to feel the weight of being one of the last Jedi left in the galaxy and must stay one step ahead of the Empire's relentless pursuit. On his journey, Cal wil...

1Jun

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Destroy All Humans 2 – Reprobed

Following in the footsteps of the remade Destroy All Humans comes Destroy All Humans 2 - Reprobed Surrender to the mighty Furon empire The teams at THQ Nordic & Black Forest Games have granted Crypto his very own licence to probe! I know quite a few of the team here at Thumb Culture HQ love the Destroy All Humans series. When news broke that Destroy All Humans 2 was coming soon, we immediately surrendered to our Furon overlords! Revenge Crypto is back with a license to probe. The alien invader is back, and he's groovier than ever. Take revenge on the KGB for blowing up your mothership and experience the swinging '60s in all its chemical-induced glory. Having to form alliances with members of the very species you came to enslave will be challenging. Features: Show those hi...

31May

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Destiny 2 – Season Of The Haunted

Season of The Haunted (Season 17) has now begun and this may change everything. Guardian Games Closing Ceremony marked the end of Season Of The Risen. The Moon Is Haunted...Again Destiny 2 players will recall that Eris Morn discovered a dormant Pyramid Ship on the moon back in ShadowKeep. As far back as Destiny's original release, whispers and lore spoke of the Pyramid ships. Nightmares The arrival of the ships resulted in the discovery of Nightmares (floating figures) on the moon. To begin with, we knew very little about them, but as the seasons progressed, we have slowly learned more about them. The story continues with the discovery of a corrupted Cabal ship in an exotic quest named Presage. Glykon was the name of the ship, and we learn that Calus had attempted to commune with t...

The Wonder Boy Collection Coming Next Week

31May

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The Wonder Boy Collection Coming Next Week

A tremendous nostalgic announcement from ININ Games, and Bliss Brain as they have confirmed The Wonder Boy Collection for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The best news is that there is not long to wait, with it arriving June 3rd The 35th Anniversary For those of you who cannot remember, Wonderboy launched in 1986 and was and sparked a handful of games into the Mid 1990s. It returned in 2016 with the cleverly worded title Wonder Boy Returns and has appeared in a further 3 games since. With the Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection, they bring the series up to date with exact ports for today's hardware and new features such as rewinding your game. Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection is a must-have for anyone who loves retro gaming, is a Wonder Boy fan looking to play their favourites o...

24May

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PlayStation Reviews

Evil Dead The Game Review

Sabre Interactive announced Evil Dead The Game at The Game Awards in 2020. Currently available on Playstation, Xbox, and PC. Sabre Interactive has confirmed that the game will be coming to Nintendo Switch soon as well. It is inspired by The Evil Dead film series and STARZ Original Ash vs Evil Dead television series. This... Is My Boomstick Gameplay The asymmetric multiplayer game Evil Dead The Game combines iconic characters from its films and television series. Become one of four survivors (Leader, Warrior, Hunter, or Support) or one of three demons (The Warlord, The Puppeteer, or The Necromancer) and stop the survivors from reaching their goal. The latest title in the 4vs range that includes Dead by Daylight and Friday the 13th. It is your goal to collect three map pieces loca...