Features

7Feb

By ArNo Comments

Xbox Game Pass Picks For February 2022

Welcome to February's look at Xbox Game Pass! Join me for a look at some of the amazing titles coming to Game pass subscribers during the month of love. If you enjoyed any of the games in January's Xbox Game Pass Picks, let me know in the comments which one was your favourite! As always, team Xbox is bringing a whole bunch of games to Game Pass. If you're a subscriber I'd love to hear your thoughts on the different games available each month. Let me know in the comments below, or as always, you can catch up with us over on social media too. February 2022 On Game Pass There's a realm of adventure and imagination to explore this month on Game Pass. Subscribers are being treated to plenty of awesome storytelling as well as action titles. In addition to the main catalogue, Golds and Ultim...

3Feb

By JasonNo Comments

Features, Hardware & Tech

ARGB Lighting For Everyone

Recently I discovered an issue that I was a little naive about after having some new peripherals with ARGB lighting to try out. My motherboard, an ASUS TUF B450m, only had an RGB header. Naturally, my heart sunk. How could I get around this? After all, blasting 12v into 5v LED's is a big no-no. The internet was very vague when it came to resolving the issue and there were not many articles about it. After speaking to the hive mind that is found within the Thumb Culture Discord channel, Welsh Stu came up with a potential idea... ARGB Lighting in an RGB World! The solution is actually not that difficult and relies on two components. What Do You Need? Firstly you need to purchase the Corsair iCUE Lighting Node Pro Lighting Controller. This tiny matchbox device is the portal to powering...

25Jan

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

Features

Video Game Sequels That We Need

For many decades the video game industry has been able to pop out some amazing sequels. Mass Effect 2, Fallout 3, Street Fighter 2 just to name a few. But what about a game that doesn't have a sequel. There are many games out there that have captivated a player and even left an opening for a sequel. Only for us to not get one. Maybe the developers ran out of money, went into liquidation, or were even bought out by a rival company only for them to scrap the idea of a sequel to a hit game. We never really know what goes on behind the scenes, but one thing we do know is that as gamers, we demand a sequel for some fantastic games out there. So here is a list of just a few of them. If you enjoyed this little article and managed to make it to the end then why not check out my latest video ...

19Jan

By Rowen Cameron1 Comment

Features

Pixel Art Powerhouses Coming in 2022

In what seems like a heartbeat, 2022 is now in full swing and already filled with ample gaming promise. Titles like Horizon: Forbidden West and Elden Ring already have gamers aboard the ray-traced and perfectly rendered hype train, eagerly waiting to see what modern marvels are in store this new year. But down the quirky and colourful virtual tracks of indie gaming, there’s a different hype train rolling by. No less intricate in its design, but with a more ‘92 than ‘22 kind of flair. The pixel art hype train! Pixel art indie games have seen a tremendous surge in popularity in recent years. And if this year’s release schedule is anything to go by, they show zero signs of slowing down yet. And we at Thumb Culture are all kinds of here for it and ready to jump aboard! Here are just a f...

14Jan

By ArNo Comments

Features

Xbox Game Pass Picks For January 2022

It's undeniable the awesome value that Xbox Game Pass offers, and right now Xbox players are truly spoilt for choice. This year I'm going to be taking a look at the amazing titles on offer throughout 2022 and sharing some of my top picks on Game Pass each month. If you're a Game Pass subscriber I'd love to hear your thoughts on the different games available each month. Let me know in the comments below, or as always, you can catch up with us over on social media too. It's also worth noting that family-friendly gaming has had a massive boost on Game Pass. While not technically in the new for January category, there've been some great titles added over the festive period. Transformers: Battlegrounds, Paw Patrol Mighty Pups: Save Adventure Bay, Ben 10: Power Trip, and Race With Ryan a...

7Dec

By Paul2 Comments

Features

Our Most Anticipated 2022 Games

2021 has been a great year for video games. We've had It Takes Two, Forza Horizon 5 and Chicory: A Colorful Tale just to name a few. The year has however seen a huge number of delays announced. The majority of those are pushing release dates out of this year and into 2022. The first quarter of next year is absolutely fit to burst with big releases. So much so that I'd expect at least a couple to 'blink' and push back further into the year. With so many great-looking projects listed for the next 12 months, we thought we'd share our most anticipated 2022 games with you. Games We Are Most Excited For In 2022 What's on your various platform wishlists for next year? Let us know in the comments below or check out the links to our social media platforms at the bottom of this post and get in tou...

Playing Doom…30 Years Later – A Retrospective Review

1Dec

By Hunter MooneyNo Comments

Features, Retrogaming Corner

Playing Doom…30 Years Later – A Retrospective Review

Almost 30 years ago, id Software released what is still considered one of the most defining and important games in video game history. I am of course talking about Doom. Doom is an FPS action game developed and published by id Software and was released on December 10th, 1993. The game was originally published with only the first nine levels on MS-DOS but due to its success, the full game was later ported to Windows 95, the Sega 32X, Atari Jaguar, Super Nintendo, and then pretty much every well-known game console you can name. Not to mention ATMs, barcode scanners, and...pregnancy tests. If you played video games in the early '90s and you had a computer, you most definitely played Doom. This game defined a generation and set the standard for FPS shooters. It was one of the most talked...

29Nov

By ArNo Comments

Features

Let’s Sing 2022 With Baga Chipz!

Here at Thumb Culture, we love it when gaming brings people together, either through virtual worlds or in real life. The recently released Let's Sing 2022, the first karaoke game available for the new console generation, is a great example of this! The latest addition to the critically acclaimed karaoke franchise is now available on Xbox Series S/X, One X, PlayStation 4 and 5 and the Nintendo Switch. To celebrate the launch of Let's Sing 2022, we decided to explore our love of karaoke within team TC and beyond, by chatting to the one and only Baga Chipz! But before we jump into that, I decided to test out the musical tastes of the Thumb Culture team by asking them to name their favourite karaoke tracks. The results were, let's just say, varied. Let's Sing: Thumb Culture Edition ...

31Oct

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

Features

31 Days of Halloween – Halloween

31 Days of Halloween - Halloween. So here it is. The final day in our 31 Days of Halloween and we think it's only fitting we leave with its namesake Halloween. Halloween is a video game based on the 1978 horror movie of the same name. Developed by Micro Graphic Image and published by Wizard Video. It was released on the Atari 2600 in 1983. Halloween - Was That The Boogey Man? It only makes sense to end our list with the game based on one of the greatest horror masterpieces of all time. It's crazy to think that the Halloween franchise never got a video game. Well apart from the Atari 2600 video game. So if you managed to stick around all month for our 31 Days of Halloween I just wanna say thank you. As I hope you've been enjoying these little features as much as I've been writing them....

31 Days of Halloween – Slender: The Arrival

31Oct

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

Features

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...