Saturday, October 18

Author: Martin Hosking

I've been an avid gamer since the age of 2. I mainly prefer playing Indie games to the bigger "AAA" titled games, but I'll dabble with anything on various platforms.
Oddworld: Soulstorm Releases Tomorrow – The Latest News Is In!
5Apr By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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Oddworld: Soulstorm Releases Tomorrow – The Latest News Is In!

"Hello", "Hello", "Follow me!", "Okay!"... this will be a spoken phrase that typically most gamers of a certain age will know. Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey was a brilliant game back in the day on the Sony PlayStation. And now it's nearly time for Oddworld: Soulstorm to land on modern consoles and PC! Read the press release below: ODDWORLD: SOULSTORM COMING APRIL 6th – LEARN ALL ABOUT IT! Free Path, PC Specs, PS GameHelp, And New Videos! Oddworld: Soulstorm’s wait ends April 6th (digital version). The original sequel to Abe’s Oddysee (later remade as New ‘n’ Tasty) was Abe’s Exoddus, but that was release in 1998 and it only took 9-months to make it. It was not the game Lorne and Sherry McKenna had envisioned to be the true sequel. New ‘n” Tasty released in 2014. And now, the second g...
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Project Lilith – A New Action RPG From Soro Games Has Been Announced
5Apr By Martin Hosking1 Comment
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Project Lilith – A New Action RPG From Soro Games Has Been Announced

Project Lilith, a new action RPG game from developers Soro Games and publishers PlayWay has been announced. You may recognise the name PlayWay, they are the publishers for popular games such as Car Mechanic Simulator 2018, House Flipper, Thief Simulator and more. Read the below from the Steam page: You've been cursed, you've been betrayed. Now it's time for vengeance! Journey through various lands to find your oppressor - Lilith. Be prepared as the journey will be a bloodshed. Kill whatever is in your path to find the ones that destroyed your life! Gather different kinds of weaponry. Mix and match equipment to find your own style. Grab Sword and a Shield or go full blast dual wielding enormous swords. Select from wide range of different weapons and slay your enemies! Never seen...
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War Thunder Is Expanding To A Younger Audience
5Apr By Martin Hosking2 Comments
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War Thunder Is Expanding To A Younger Audience

Gaijin Entertainment has announced some plans to help include younger players for War Thunder. This is going to be trialled via an event named Tailspin. Read the official press release below: Gaijin Entertainment announces plans to lower the War Thunder military simulator age rating to 4+ in order to attract millions of new players to all game modes. As the future tankers, pilots and navy captains should feel comfortable in War Thunder, the completely new visual style and physics model are already in production. The new style is not only a key part of our War Thunder expansion strategy towards younger players, it also might be a way to implement the much anticipated release of War Thunder on mobile platforms. The testing of the reimagined War Thunder will commence, as usual, at the ...
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WitchSpring3 Re:Fine – The Story Of Eirudy Physical Pre-Order Now Live!
5Apr By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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WitchSpring3 Re:Fine – The Story Of Eirudy Physical Pre-Order Now Live!

WitchSpring3 Re:Fine - The Story Of Eirudy, the latest from ININ games will soon be released on digital and physical media for the Nintendo Switch. Read the press release below: ININ Games is excited to present a really beautiful and enchanting adventure, which RPG fans can enjoy. WitchSpring3 Re:Fine - The Story of Eirudy - developed by Kiwiwalks and Ikina Games - will be published physically and digitally in North America and Europe for Nintendo Switch. ININ Games will also create exclusive Limited and Collector’s Editions, which will be available for pre-order from April 1st, 2021 6pm (CEST) only at the Strictly Limited Games Partner Store. The retail pre-orders will be expected to launch in the next few weeks. Unique, varied battles and a fascinating adventure The enchanting a...
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Untold Tales Grow Their Team And Portfolio For 2021 And Beyond
5Apr By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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Untold Tales Grow Their Team And Portfolio For 2021 And Beyond

Untold Tales, an indie game publisher known for The Hong Kong Massacre and Beautiful Desolation have some great news. They've expanded their team and also their portfolio for 2021 and beyond. Read the press release below: Untold Tales welcomes four new incredible hires to the team this month. The additions come at a perfect time as the indie publisher continues to grow its strong portfolio of titles set to be published in 2022 and beyond. Furthermore, the team will be publishing 4 indie titles in 2021, one of which will be BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION for consoles, with 3 more to be announced in the coming months. These new hires include: Ewa Buczkowska – Producer. 6+ years’ experience at Techland Paulina Kwiecińska – Head of Business Development. 14+ years exp with previous roles at Tech...
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Twitter Account – What Happened And What Will Happen Next?
3Apr By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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Twitter Account – What Happened And What Will Happen Next?

Ok ok ok..... so we had a slight issue with our @thumb_culture Twitter account and it is now gone. We can only apologise for this issue from the bottom of our hearts. Therefore we've had to create a new Twitter account, so for now we're using @CulturedThumb, so if you followed us on our old account (or would like to follow the new account) please head on over to https://twitter.com/culturedthumb to drop us a follow on the new account. So what are the benefits of following us on Twitter? Read below to find out! We hold polls for fun - For example, how do you pronounce SNES? S.N.E.S or SuhNEZ? This is where we share all of our news and reviews there so if you want to know when we have new content, you can follow on Twitter and turn on notifications. We announce the giveaways th...
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Maneater: Truth Quest DLC Announced – Coming Summer 2021
2Apr By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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Maneater: Truth Quest DLC Announced – Coming Summer 2021

Maneater: Truth Quest DLC has been announced and is coming in the summer of 2021. Read the official press release from Tripwire Interactive below: ROSWELL, Ga. – April 1, 2021 – Developer and publisher Tripwire Interactive is proud to share first details for Maneater: Truth Quest, the upcoming downloadable content (DLC) for 2020’s eat ‘em up hit, Maneater. Coming this summer for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S console systems, as well as PC (via Epic Games Store), Maneater: Truth Quest continues where the story left off following the thrilling conclusion in Maneater, the original award-winning Action-RPG (shARkPG) where you play as a shark. Starring the titular and evolved bull shark protagonist – and Chris Parnell (Sa...
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The Elderscrolls Online: Console Enhanced Coming June 8th 2021!
2Apr By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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The Elderscrolls Online: Console Enhanced Coming June 8th 2021!

The Elderscrolls Online: Console Enhanced has been announced by Bethesda. ESO Enhanced will be launching on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on June 8th 2021. Read below for a highlight of changes coming to The Elderscrolls Online: Console Enhanced. Next-Gen Performance: Previously, ESO ran at 30FPS on console, but with the next-generation power of Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, the game will run at a crisp 60FPS while in “Performance Mode.” If you’re looking for a visual feast, enjoy native 4K at 30FPS in ESO’s “Fidelity Mode.” Increased Draw Distance: For players who love to admire ESO’s vast beauty, the game’s draw distance has nearly been doubled, allowing a deeper view of the ever-growing world of Tamriel. Improved Loading Times: Moving up to next-generation power means loa...
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Nintendo’s Big Multiplayer Sale – Now Live, Grab Tons Of Deals!
2Apr By Martin HoskingNo Comments
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Nintendo’s Big Multiplayer Sale – Now Live, Grab Tons Of Deals!

Nintendo's Big Multiplayer Sale is now live in the Nintendo eShop through to Sunday 11th April 23:59 local time. There is plenty to be had during this sale including some highlights below. Splatoon 2 - 33% off Crash™ Team Racing Nitro-Fueled - 50% off Dragon Ball FighterZ - 84% off Puyo Puyo™ Tetris® 2 - 38% off Super Mario Party - 33% off Diablo III: Eternal Collection - 50% off Overwatch - 50% off New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - 33% off Mortal Kombat 11 - 60% off GRID™ Autosport - 30% off Streets of Rage 4 - 35% off Read the press release below: 31st March, 2021 – During The Big Multiplayer Sale, players can team up or face off in a wide variety of multiplayer games for Nintendo Switch discounted by up to 75%. The sale on Nintendo eShop starts on...
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Mail Mole Review – A Well Received Package For Platform Fans!
2Apr By Martin HoskingNo Comments
PlayStation Reviews

Mail Mole Review – A Well Received Package For Platform Fans!

Today I bring you the adorable little 3D platformer called Mail Mole. This game is co-developed by Talpa Games and  Undercoders, and it is also published by Undercoders. You can buy Mail Mole now on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PS4. I am reviewing the PS4 version of this game. Mail Mole - Most Definitely A Well Received Package! Join Molty the mail mole in his quest to save his home, Carrotland, from the evil turtle, Pukat. Is Monty's journey worth it or should he have stayed on holiday? Continue reading to find out more. You can read my previous preview here, let us know in the comments if you've played or would like to play Mail Mole. Gameplay Molty starts his adventure in Mail Mole on his holidays. He finally has had a chance to get some time away and he receives an emergency call...
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