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Author: Gareth Trueman

Been playing video games for as long as I can remember with the C64 being my first computer. While I do enjoy the games of today I'm more of a retro gamer who loves nothing other than getting in lost in a good old-fashioned RPG from the 80s. Be sure to check out my Twitter @Gareth_Trueman for more gaming stuff.
31 Days of Halloween – Slender: The Arrival
31Oct By Gareth TruemanNo Comments
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31 Days of Halloween – Slender: The Arrival

31 Days of Halloween - Slender: The Arrival. The penultimate horror game on 31 Days of Halloween goes to the Tallman himself in Slender: The Arrival. Slender: The Arrival is a first-person survival horror game. Developed and published by Blue Isle Studios. It was released on the PC, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch in 2104, 2015, 2019. Slender: The Arrival - Those Pages Aren't Worth A Heart Attack There are few video games that have taken the internet by storm. Fortnite, Roblox, Minecraft, spring to mind but one of the original games that was all over Youtube at the time was Slender: The Arrival. The sequel to Slender: The Eight Pages. So let's go through the myth of this historic scary game. If you are still enjoying these little features t...
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31 Days of Halloween – Saw
29Oct By Gareth TruemanNo Comments
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31 Days of Halloween – Saw

31 Days of Halloween - Saw. Day 28 of our 31 Days of Halloween takes us into the world of Jigsaw and to try and survive his games. Developed by Zombie Studios and published by Konami. Saw is a survival horror game that's part of the Saw movie franchise. It was released on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC in October 2009. Saw - I Want To Play A Game If you're a fan of the Saw movie franchise then odds are that you've played the video game. While it got mixed reviews from both critics and fans. It seems to have become a game with a cult following and with Halloween right around the corner. It only made sense to try it out. So if you're still enjoying these little reviews for the spooky season then why not check out the previous day's entry here. You can also check out what the rest of t...
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Rebellion Gives Evil Genius 2 and Zombie Army 4 Updates
28Oct By Gareth TruemanNo Comments
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Rebellion Gives Evil Genius 2 and Zombie Army 4 Updates

Rebellion Gives Evil Genius 2 and Zombie Army 4 Updates. Developers Rebellion this week gave updates for Evil Genius 2 and Zombie Army 4. Evil Genius 2's new DLC Abomination is available right now on Steam. Also, Zombie Army 2 gets some new content featuring the new and free Hell’s Cauldron Horde Map, PC-PlayStation cross-play, and more, live now on PC and consoles. In the new DLC Abomination for Evil Genius 2, you unlock the Abomination Creation Station. Which take body bags and turns them into Abominations. The ultimate undead minions who will never let you down. The pack is included in the Evil Genius 2 Season Pass or you can buy it individually for £2.99. In Zombie Army 4 free for all players and developed in collaboration with Flix Interactive and Radical Forge. Is the ne...
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Final Fantasy V Coming To Steam And Mobile November 10
28Oct By Gareth TruemanNo Comments
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Final Fantasy V Coming To Steam And Mobile November 10

Final Fantasy V Coming To Steam And Mobile November 10. Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy V is coming very soon in Europe on Steam and Mobile. Good news for Final Fantasy fans as the highly acclaimed Final Fantasy V is coming to Steam and Mobile on November 10, 2021. It comes with updated graphics and audio as it's a faithful 2D pixel remaster. Final Fantasy V presents the story of a young man and his Chocobo, who find themselves drawn toward friends that will change their destiny. When the crystals that balance the powers of the world are threatened, the king hastens to the rescue...only to go missing. Well-regarded for its deep and customizable job system, which allows players to freely select jobs for their characters to master, Final Fantasy V supports many diff...
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Square Enix Announces Star Ocean: The Divine Force – Coming 2022
28Oct By Gareth TruemanNo Comments
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Square Enix Announces Star Ocean: The Divine Force – Coming 2022

Square Enix Announces Star Ocean: The Divine Force - Coming 2022. The upcoming Action JRPG to bring new elements and improvements to the franchise. Square Enix has announced the latest addition to the Star Ocean franchise with The Divine Force. An all-new entry in the popular action-RPG series. It will be coming to the Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, and Steam in 2022. Star Ocean: The Divine Force will transport players to an expansive sci-fi fantasy world and take them on an exhilarating journey with fast-paced action combat, rich exploration, and an original story. With Star Ocean celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, The Divine Force builds on that rich history with new features that are sure to delight for many years to come. The debut traile...
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31 Days of Halloween – Layers of Fear
28Oct By Gareth TruemanNo Comments
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31 Days of Halloween – Layers of Fear

31 Days of Halloween - Layers of Fear. It's Day 28 and this time it's the turn of the psychological horror Layers of Fear. Developed by Blooper Team and published by Aspyr. Layers of Fear is a psychological horror video game released on the Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It was released back in February of 2016. A later version was released in 2018 called Layers of Fear: Legacy which included DLC, touchscreen, and HD rumble support. Layers of Fear - Where's That Proton Pack Got To? Layers of Fear is another one of those video games that seriously plays with your head. It has the creepy mind of Alfred Hitchcock written all over it. So let's give it a whirl shall we and see what the fuss is all about. If you are still reading these little horror games on our 31 Days of Halloween. Then wh...
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31 Days of Halloween – Alan Wake
27Oct By Gareth TruemanNo Comments
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31 Days of Halloween – Alan Wake

31 Days of Halloween - Alan Wake. We are getting close now to the end of the spooky season but Day 27 sees us get the torch ready for Alan Wake. Developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Alan Wake is an action-adventure released for the Xbox 360 in May 2010. Alan Wake - The Torch Is Family The Xbox 360 had some fantastic games when it came to the action-adventure genre. But Alan Wake added the creepy factor to it. So if you are still enjoying these horror games then why not check out the previous day's entry here. You can also catch up with what the rest of the Thumb Culture team are up to on our social media. The story follows best-selling thriller novelist Alan Wake as he tries to uncover the mystery behind his wife's disappearance during a vacat...
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31 Days of Halloween – The Walking Dead
26Oct By Gareth TruemanNo Comments
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31 Days of Halloween – The Walking Dead

31 Days of Halloween - The Walking Dead. Day 26 of our countdown of 31 horror games for Halloween sees us take on the zombie apocalypse. Developed and published by Telltale Games. The Walking Dead is an episodic graphic adventure based on a popular television show of the same name. It was released on the Playstation 3, Playstation 4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC in 2012. But a definitive edition was released in 2019. The Walking Dead - The Dead Will Rise It was almost certain that a video game was going to be based on the popular television show. But Telltale did something different by not having characters from the show. Their game was set in the same universe as the zombie apocalypse. If you are still enjoying these horror games in our countdown to Halloween the...
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Valheim Mistland News And Other Future Updates
25Oct By Gareth TruemanNo Comments
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Valheim Mistland News And Other Future Updates

Valheim Mistland News And Other Future Updates. Valheim developers Iron Gate Studio have shared some news about future updates. Developers Iron Gate Studios have released some news regarding Valheim Midlands and the team's upcoming plans for future months. In their latest blog. The developers revealed some huge plans and here are just some of them. Hearth & Home was a major milestone for Iron Gate, and although there might be additional tweaks and small updates on its way, the team is now focused on Mistlands Mistlands is currently being developed by a majority of the team, and Iron Gate has shared an in-progress screenshot of how things are looking at the moment. While this isn’t the final look of Mistlands. The team is deep in development and hopes to share mo...
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31 Days of Halloween – Ghosts and Goblins
25Oct By Gareth TruemanNo Comments
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31 Days of Halloween – Ghosts and Goblins

31 Days of Halloween - Ghosts and Goblins. It's Day 25 of our 31 Days of Halloween and this time we take on the NES classic. Developed and published by Capcom. Ghosts and Goblins or Makaimura as it is known in Japan. Was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. Ghosts and Goblins - More Than Literal Trolls Now there are some video games from the past that strike fear in gamers when it comes to hard games on the Nintendo Entertainment System. There have been some of the hardest and downright evil games including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Battletoads, Mega Man 2, Ninja Gaiden, and that's just to name a few. But today we take a look at the one that trolled players the most. If you are enjoying this list of horror games then why not check out the previous day's entry here....
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