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Rocket League Formula 1 Fan Pack Available Today!

20May

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Rocket League Formula 1 Fan Pack Available Today!

Psyonix and Formula 1 have announced the Rocket League Formula 1 fan pack which is available today May 20th in-game! Race as one of your favourite teams in this new pack. Check out some of the cars that are coming to the game below. Read the official press release below: SAN DIEGO – May 19, 2021 – Psyonix, the San Diego video game developer, in partnership with Formula 1®, announced that the Formula 1® Fan Pack will be available in Rocket League beginning May 20, on all platforms! The Formula 1® Fan Pack will be available in the Item Shop and features the Formula 1® 2021 Car with a unique Decal, ten F1® team Decals, and Pirelli Wheels. It will be available for 2000 Credits from May 20 until May 26. Additionally, a Formula 1® Player Banner will be available for free begin...

Clash Of Chefs VR Announced For Oculus Quest And Steam VR!

20May

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Clash Of Chefs VR Announced For Oculus Quest And Steam VR!

Clash of Chefs VR has been announced for Oculus Quest and Steam VR for various VR headsets including Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. This summer you'll be able to take on like-minded chefs in the battle to become the best chef in town! Check out some in-game screenshots below, this looks like Cooking Mama to the extreme! Read the press release below: CLASH OF CHEFS VR SERVES MULTIPLAYER MUNCHIES ON OCULUS QUEST AND STEAM VR HEADSETS THIS SUMMER FLIP BURGERS, CHOP VEGGIES, AND TWIRL PIZZA DOUGH IN SPECIALLY THEMED RESTAURANTS ONLINE OR ACROSS 80 SINGLE-PLAYER LEVELS New-York, May 13, 2021— Developer Flat Hill Games has announced that delicious virtual reality cooking game Clash of Chefs VR will exit Early Access and launch for the original Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 heads...

18May

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PC Reviews

Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Review

Today we have my review of Siege Survival: Gloria Victis, a strategy role-playing game from developers Fish Tank Studio and publishers Ravenscourt, which is a subsidiary of Koch Media. Siege Survival: Gloria Victis has similar traits to a game called This War of Mine. Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Review - Build By Day, Loot By Night. Can Siege Survival: Gloria Victis stand tall like a king or will it get lost in the crowd of peasants? Keep reading to find out. Let us know in the comments what you think, and as always, check out my previous review here of a fun little game called Sockventure. Gameplay In Siege Survival: Gloria Victis we start by playing the role of a survivor of a mass siege against a castle. Our survivor is named Flint and he was simply a worker before the attack whic...

Guild Esports Launches The Guild Academy!

17May

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Guild Esports Launches The Guild Academy!

Good afternoon. Fresh off the press today we have an announcement from Guild Esports. They have launched The Guild Academy, which is going to be the world's most comprehensive online esports academy. Great news for the future esports stars! Congratulations to Guild Esports on the launch of the academy. Read the press release below: Guild Esports Launches The Guild Academy The Guild Academy is the most comprehensive and innovative in the industry, developing the esports stars of tomorrow 17th May 2021: Guild Esports today announces the opening of the Guild Academy - the world’s most comprehensive and innovative esports online academy. The online academy will welcome budding players aged 11+, and provide a range of resources designed to nurture their learning and life skills, as well a...

Team17 Publisher Sale Now Live On Steam!

14May

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Team17 Publisher Sale Now Live On Steam!

The Team17 Publisher Sale is now live on Steam through to 6pm BST May 17th 2021. Now's your chance to grab games such as Narita Boy, Hammerting, Overcooked! All You Can Eat, and Before We Leave at a great discount. I previewed Hammerting, you can check that out here. Also, Alfie wrote up a review for Before We Leave. Take a look at his review here. Read the press release below: Thursday, 13th May 2021 – Team17 have today launched their publisher sale on Steam, offering discounts of up to 90% on almost their entire catalogue of games, and giving players access to a selection of demos. Running from 6PM BST (10AM PDT, 1PM EDT, 7PM CEST) 13th May, until 6PM BST 17th May, the sale includes titles such as Before We Leave, which is on a 25% launch discount, Narita Boy with 25% off, and Ove...

DualSense Controller – Sony Reveals Two New Colour Options!

13May

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DualSense Controller – Sony Reveals Two New Colour Options!

News just in! Sony has just revealed two new colour options for their incredible DualSense Controller. We now have two more to choose from, named Cosmic Red and Midnight Black. Personally, I love the Midnight Black option, and I know fellow writer, Brian, loves the Cosmic Red option. I would love to see a blue version, similar to the PlayStation 4 Dual Shock 4 "Wave Blue" colour option. That doesn't matter though, I think the current offerings look absolutely beautiful. Great work Sony. In my opinion, it's great to see new hardware coming to the PlayStation 5 so soon. This makes me wonder if they may after all reveal an all-black PlayStation 5 console, or, different colour schemes on their other accessories such as the 3D Pulse headset or the official PS5 DualSense charge...

Vivecon 2021 Brings A Boatload Of New VR Goodies

13May

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Vivecon 2021 Brings A Boatload Of New VR Goodies

Some of you may know that a few of the Thumb Culture Staffa are avid VR gamers. Vivecon 2021 brings exciting news not only to VR gamers but businesses too! The Vive Pro 2 sounds like an absolute behemoth of a VR headset, but only time will tell. Read the huge press release below: HTC VIVE TAKES BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL WITH TWO NEW VR HEADSETS AND A DEDICATED SUITE OF PROFESSIONAL TOOLS Powerful VR headsets, software, platform and services geared to enterprise all launched at VIVECON 2021 Highlights: · HTC VIVE Pro 2: sharp, precise, immersive. PC VR like nothing else · HTC VIVE Focus 3: a new era for business VR. Powerful and versatile All-in-One · 5K resolution, 120 degree field of view, and real RGB sub-pixels in both headsets · VIVE Pro 2 pre-order from 11 May, on sale 4 ...

Demon Skin Console Launch Date Revealed Plus PC Updates!

13May

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Demon Skin Console Launch Date Revealed Plus PC Updates!

Demon Skin, a brutal hack and slash game on PC, has been announced to have a console release date of September 30th 2021. The game will come to PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch later this year. There's also been a whole load of improvements to the PC version. Read the press release below: Moscow, Russia (06 May 2021) - Having carved up a storm on PC, brutal 2D hack-and-slash adventure Demon Skin will be arriving on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch on 30 September. And that’s not all: publisher Buka Entertainment and developer LUDUS FUTURE are also pleased to confirm that console players will experience a deeper, richer adventure thanks to the inclusion of a new playable chapter. This bonus addition, accessible part-way through the main adventure, will hurtle players into...

ASUS ProArt PA148CTV Display Portable Monitor Availability Announced

13May

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ASUS ProArt PA148CTV Display Portable Monitor Availability Announced

ASUS has announced the availability of their new ASUS ProArt PA148CTV 14" portable monitor. This monitor has USB-C with 10-point multitouch and is the first of its kind which is Calman verified. Read the press release below: LONDON, United Kingdom | May 12, 2021 — ASUS today announced the availability of ProArt Display PA148CTV, a portable 14‑inch FHD monitor with an IPS anti‑glare panel and capacitive 10‑point multitouch. Designed for creators, it is the world’s first Calman Verified portable monitor, and it offers 100% sRGB and 100% Rec. 709 colour spaces. ProArt Display PA148CTV is also factory pre‑calibrated with a Delta E < 2 colour difference for exceptional colour accuracy. The ASUS Dial and Virtual Control Panel are designed to work with compatible Adobe software[1], provi...

Mad Skills Motocross 3 Releasing On iOS And Android At The End Of May!

12May

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Mad Skills Motocross 3 Releasing On iOS And Android At The End Of May!

The side-scrolling off-road racer, Mad Skills Motocross, is coming back in Mad Skills Motocross 3. This will release as a free to play game on Android and iOS on May 25th, 2021. The trailer looks pretty crazy showing us the gameplay and graphics that are in store for mobile gamers later this month. Check out some screenshots below. Read the press release below: Umeå, Sweden, May 11, 2021 - Swedish game developer Turborilla AB has announced the May 25 release of Mad Skills Motocross 3. The highly addicting side-scrolling racing sequel is next up in a franchise that has seen more than 55 million mobile downloads and has become a part of the culture of global action sports. The new release carries on the franchise’s tradition of featuring the best racing physics on the mark...