Charlotte, Author at Thumb Culture

5Feb

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VOIN Receives First Early Access Update

VOIN from solo developer Nikita Sozidar and publisher tinyBuild has received a fresh new update. The open world hack-and-slash action RPG is also currently on sale with a 20% discount during Steam’s Lunar Near Year celebration. The discount is available until the 9th February and makes the game just £13.40! Hurry, to Steam! So what's new? Thumb Culture writer Kyle originally checked out VOIN back in December, which you can read here. The game showed a lot of promise just a few short months ago and it's great to see it getting it's first update already. But what exactly can you look forward to seeing? Apparently a lot of community-requested changes, rebalancing, new gameplay features, and even monsters! We know everyone wants to know more about the monsters, so let's get into it. Gamepla...

4Feb

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News & Updates

New HYTE x hololive Keycap Set Revealed

HYTE has announced a new collaboration with the hololive team. That's right you can now pre-order your very own hololive 4th Generation Keycap Set. The news comes ahead of the hololive upcoming 6th fes – Colour Rise Harmony and the SUPER EXPO 2025 . The official launch date for the keycap set is June 2025. V-Tuber Kawaii Keyboard Time HYTE is an official sponsor of hololive’s 6th fes SUPER EXPO 2025 and so it makes sense they would also team up for a hardware collab! The hololive 4th Generation Keycap Set will prominently feature hololive’s talent line up participating in 6th fes on March 8th-9th 2025, in Japan. These include Amane Kanata, Tsunomaki Watame, Tokoyami Towa, and Himemori Luna. You've seen them on your screens, now see them on your keyboard! Each hololive 4th Generati...

CRKD NEO S Purple Wave Edition Controller Review

30Jan

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Hardware & Tech

CRKD NEO S Purple Wave Edition Controller Review

You may remember back in November of 2024 we shared the news about a new controller from CRKD that was changing the game for rhythm games. That's the NEO S Purple Wave Edition and it was designed for use with Fortnite Festival and other rhythm-based games. And, I got my hands on one to review! The controller is available now on the CRKD website and will set you back £59.99. Beat Drop As I'm back in my Fortnite era, I knew that the best way to test the NEO S Purple Wave Edition was playing Fortnite Festival. Well, it couldn't be anything else surely, the controller itself says Fortnite Festival on it! Lets see how I got on. Design With its rectangular design, you could be fooled into thinking this won't be comfortable. Well, you would be partially right. If you are just picking ...

22Jan

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PC Reviews

Batography – PC Review

Solo developer SporkTank (aka Martin Stradling) may be working on their upcoming puzzle game Rita but that hasn't stopped them from working on a little cozy side project: Batography. Although this is not strictly a solo project as Stradling had some help from family members to create the game. Batography sees players take on the role of a small bat, determined to get the perfect picture of a full moon. Shooting for the Moon Batography releases on Steam on January 29th for free. Yes, you read that right. Free. So the game may be free but is it worth your time? Let's take a look. Gameplay Batography sees you assuming the identity of a little bat who really loves the moon, especially when it's full and bright. And honestly, I feel that. All this little bat wants is a picture of the fu...

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Experience Coming To SEA LIFE

17Jan

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News & Updates

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Experience Coming To SEA LIFE

Has your life been lacking Animal Crossing: New Horizons cosiness? Do you wish you could escape to your own desert island? Do you long to interact with the Animal Crossing: New Horizons characters in real life? Well, then I have good news for you. Animal Crossing: New Horizons has teamed up with SEA LIFE UK for a new interactive experience. Tropical Island...UK Style The Animal Crossing: New Horizons at SEA LIFE event will enable visitors to discover incredible marine life alongside some of the game’s characters. Kicking off in SEA LIFE Manchester, the exhibition will travel across the UK, ending at SEA LIFE Chessington World of Adventures. Catherine Pritchard , General Manager at SEA LIFE London Aquarium said about the event: "We are thrilled to be offering this one-of-a-kind exp...

16Jan

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News & Updates

Nintendo Switch 2 Unveiled

In long awaited news, Nintendo have today unveiled the first look at their new console; the Switch 2. This console has been confirmed to be the successor to the Nintendo Switch, and will release in 2025. As yet no other release date information has been confirmed. Without further ado I'm not going to sit here and list out everything you can see in the unveiling video, because let's face it, that's not what you want from this article! Don't skip past the rest of this piece though, unless you don't want to find out when you can try out the new console for yourself. Enough of my wittering here is what you really came here for. https://youtu.be/WxLUf2kRQRE Hands On After that little teaser. I for one can't wait for more details about the Nintendo Switch 2. Being the Nintendo fan that I ...

10Jan

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LEGO, News & Updates

LEGO Adds Game Boy To It’s Console List

Nintendo and LEGO have once again joined forces to announce a brand new, at least in brick form, console! The LEGO Game Boy was teased last night across social media. And whilst it may not be the Switch 2 annoucement people have been hoping for, it is certainly not unwelcome news! Gimme Gimme Gimme I can't be the only one surprised that the LEGO Game Boy is the latest addition to the console sets. With retro gaming icons such as the LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System and the LEGO Atari 2600 having been previously released. I was expecting another home console to join the series. Hell, even the LEGO PAC-MAN Arcade, feels less left field then this annoucement. However, I can why such a jump would happen. Afterall we can't have every home console in brick form. Can we? Apparently not. Besid...

HYTE THICC Q80 Trio THICCENS Its Liquid Cooling Offerings

9Jan

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News & Updates

HYTE THICC Q80 Trio THICCENS Its Liquid Cooling Offerings

HYTE today announced a new addition to their THICC liquid cooler line at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. The all new THICC Q80 Trio, is a 360mm version of its renowned THICC Q60 all-in-one (AIO) liquid cooler. I like 'em thicc This new cooler builds on HYTE’s design and cooling innovations with increased performance capabilities thanks to its thicker size. All whilst offering more personalization options thanks to HYTE’s flagship Nexus 2.0 software. But before we get into the details, let's take a look at this beauty. Features The THICC Q80 Trio is designed to fit the HYTE Y70 and Y70 Touch Infinite cases and many more. We aren't kidding when we say this is a beast. The heat exchanger itself measures 360mm long and 52mm thick for maximum cooling capacity. There is also a ...

BodyLink Kickstarter Launched By Rebuff Reality

8Jan

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News & Updates

BodyLink Kickstarter Launched By Rebuff Reality

Over the past decade Rebuff Reality has shipped hundreds of thousands of gaming and hardware products focused on Full Body Tracking. Their latest innovation is BodyLink which they claim to be the ultimate Next-Gen Motion Game Console and hardware game platform. While VR offers deep levels of immersion, it often sacrifices comfort and real-world connection. BodyLink reimagines motion games for the living room and big screen TVs, combining a powerful Android architecture, advanced chipset, cutting-edge camera system, and responsive motion controller into one seamless platform. Motion Control Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YluxNnZgAqw Features Full Body Tracking. Combining a 90FPS wide angle tracking camera and 4K media camera, BodyLink brings your entire self into g...

6Jan

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News & Updates

Human Within Dev Diaries Released

Human Within is an upcoming multimedia sci-fi interactive VR project, which explores the influence of AI and advanced technology on society, highlighting the potential threats if misused. The narrative experience is coming to Meta Quest 2 and 3 on January 9th, with a launch date for SteamVR to come soon. To coincide with their upcoming release of Human Within, Signal Space Lab and Actrio Studio have released a series of dev diaries. About the Game Human Within combines a thrilling branching storyline with video game playability. Its blend of original storytelling and gameplay features offer players a distinct interactive experience. It differentiates itself with a unique integration of technical features that includes: User Involvement. Players experience the story from Linh's consc...