Jordan Rooker, Author at Thumb Culture

24Mar

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Foretales Announced

Alkemi announces their new story-driven card game, Foretales. Foretales Coming to PC and Nintendo Switch This Summer Indie developer Alkemi (Drifting Lands, Transcripted) in partnership with Dear Villagers (The Forgotten City, Edge of Eternity) has revealed their upcoming story-driven card game, Foretales. With tabletop-inspired mechanics, Foretales is due for release summer of 2022 on both PC and Nintendo Switch. It is available to wishlist now on Steam. Dive Into A Story-Rich, Atmospheric Card Game Foretales takes place in a collapsing world doomed by a dark prophecy. Players assume the role of an avian small-time thief named Volepain among a cast of similar anthropomorphic characters. Players will also combine various cards with unique character skills. These will allow you to f...

BANDAI NAMCO Announces GUNDAM EVOLUTION for 2022

10Mar

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News & Updates

BANDAI NAMCO Announces GUNDAM EVOLUTION for 2022

BANDAI NAMCO has announced a new first-person, team-based shooter based in the Gundam universe where you with battle it out with your favourite Gundam unit. Face Off As Several Unique Units in GUNDAM EVOLUTION GUNDAM EVOLUTION will launch in Japan, Europe, and North America in 2022. The game will be available on PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/Series X/S, as well as PC via Steam. The title will also be available across parts of Asia on PC. GUNDAM EVOLUTION is the first-ever free-to-play hero shooter in the franchise, offering a 6v6 competitive team-play dynamic. GUNDAM EVOLUTION Features and Test Dates GUNDAM EVOLUTION will initially launch with 12 unique playable units. Each unit will possess its own combination of defensive, offensive and/or supportive skills for turning the tides of b...

10Mar

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PC Reviews

Aztech Forgotten Gods Review

Aztech Forgotten Gods is a new action-adventure game developed and published by indie studio Lienzo (Mulaka, Hunter's Legacy) available on March 10th. The game is set in an alternate reality in which the American continents did not face conquering nations and civilizations such as the Aztecs were able to flourish and develop into a modern technical society. You wield the power of the Forgotten Gods and become a hero as you turn their power against them. Witness Aztec Influence for a Modern Era in Aztech Forgotten Gods I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I first took a look at the info available for Aztech Forgotten Gods. Once I got to playing it, it took a while for it to really sink in too. Only once I'd got further into the game though it finally did click and I began enjoying it m...

28Feb

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PC Reviews

Elex II Review

Elex II, the next instalment of the choice-driven, open-world RPG series by Piranha Bytes (Gothic, Risen, Elex) hits shelves on Tuesday, March 1st. With publishing by THQ Nordic, Elex II will be available simultaneously on PC, PS4/PS5, and Xbox One/Series X/S. Step back into the world of Magalan and unite the factions against a hostile alien threat. The Story of Magalan Continues in Elex II There are many series of games out there that you can easily play in a piecemeal fashion. Some that come to mind are the different Call of Duty, Battlefield, and even Grand Theft Auto. Most have a campaign that is not directly dependent upon one another in the series. Then you have game series like Dying Light, Final Fantasy, and even Destiny. Each you can pick up at any point along with the stor...

21Jan

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PC Reviews

Gravity Chase Review

Gravity Chase is the latest retro-inspired anti-gravity racer developed and published by Repixel8 (Velocity G, Formula Retro Racing). Races take place within or outside of tunnel tracks. They require skill and precision to pick up powerups and keep ahead of the competition. Gravity Chase is available on Xbox consoles and Steam as of January 21st, 2022. Gravity Chase may be on rails, but don't let that fool you. As a kid, I never spent much time in what I would consider a full-on arcade. Sure there were some cabinets in places like the movie theater, but not really any buildings dedicated primarily to them. I did spend enough time playing some though to recognize a game that could easily have been in one of those cabinets when I see one. Gravity Chase is certainly one of those games. ...

21Jan

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News & Updates

Airoheart Art And Beta Test Date

Airoheart publisher SOEDESCO has revealed the game's new key art and logo. In development by Pixel Heart Studio, the announcement also included the start date of its upcoming Closed Beta. Bringing Back Those OG Zelda Feels Airoheart is a pixel-art adventure game similar to the original Zelda games. In addition to the 16-bit pixel art style, it is a top-down, story-based puzzle platformer with real-time combat. The story takes you across the land of Engard to encounter unique characters, dungeons, and bosses. Some of the features found in Airoheart include: a hand-crafted, beautiful pixel art open world to explore real-time combat inspired by classic puzzle platformers fully animated and choreographed story scenes. It truly is a homage to the classic top-down adventure ga...

6Jan

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PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

KEO Preview

KEO is a new team-based vehicular combat game now available via Early Access on Steam. The post-apocalyptic, remote-controlled vehicle rumble is in development by Redcatpig Studio and published by Digital Matters Publishing. The game has already been in development for a few years and is currently planning for release sometime in 2022. Remote Cars + 3v3 Battle Arena = KEO in a Nutshell For those of us that grew up when the PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 were current gen, I can't imagine there wasn't a pre-teen or teenage boy/girl around that didn't play some version of the Twisted Metal series. The carnage, the ridiculous characters and vehicles, and oh man the crazy fun. The first footage I saw of KEO reminded me of the good times I'd had of going over to friend's house to play. Did yo...

10Dec

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PC Reviews

Battlefield 2042 Review

Well, it's finally here. The latest instalment of the Battlefield series has come to life with Battlefield 2042. Despite the new venue for vehicular and infantry combat, the Battlefield games are known for, it has been met with some harsh criticism from long-time fans of the series. Some feel that DICE has made poor development decisions with some of its changes to the game. Others believe that DICE took Battlefield 2042 out of the oven too soon due to deadlines set by publisher Electronic Arts. Regardless, Battlefield 2042 is currently available for purchase on PC via Steam, Origin, and Epic as well as Xbox Series X/S/One and PlayStation 5/4. Much like my bullets, Battlefield 2042 misses the mark I have been a fan of the Battlefield series since I built my first PC in college and picked...

6Dec

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PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Core Keeper Preview

Core Keeper is a 1-8 player co-op sandbox adventure with mining, crafting, building, fighting, and farming elements. It is in development by Pugstorm (Radical Rabbit Stew) with publishing by Sold Out (Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries, Disjunction, KeyWe). It is now available for "Open Alpha" via requesting access from the Steam store page. Currently Pugstorm is planning for an early 2022 release but as always that is subject to change. Explore The Depths of Core Keeper Pixel graphics games like Core Keeper seem to be becoming a genre of their own. Originally it felt like they were trying to have a nostalgic theme to them. But as they've become more and more common, I can't say that this is still the case. To be honest I can't remember specifically when they slid into the mainstream. If you...

29Nov

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Previews & Early Access

Dysterra Preview

Dysterra is a survival, crafting, and multiplayer open world game currently in development by Reality MagiQ (Space Block Buster, Special Force VR: Infinity War) with publishing by Kakao Games (Elyon, Path of Exile). It currently doesn't have a planned release date but it recently had a beta test week from November 15th thru the 28th. I was able to dip a toe into the game to see what it's all about. As of right now Dysterra may only be found on PC via Steam. Dysterra - Gather, Craft, Build, etc. etc. For a game not having any sort of planned release date, Dysterra looks dang pretty. But then there comes the question of which is more important to you as a gamer. Do you prefer a game that looks amazing but may not have the best gameplay? Or would you rather play one that may not look gr...