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WitchSpring3 Re:Fine – The Story Of Eirudy Physical Pre-Order Now Live!

5Apr

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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...

Untold Tales Grow Their Team And Portfolio For 2021 And Beyond

5Apr

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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...

Twitter Account – What Happened And What Will Happen Next?

3Apr

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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...

Maneater: Truth Quest DLC Announced – Coming Summer 2021

2Apr

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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...

The Elderscrolls Online: Console Enhanced Coming June 8th 2021!

2Apr

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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...

Nintendo’s Big Multiplayer Sale – Now Live, Grab Tons Of Deals!

2Apr

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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...

Project Winter Content Update – New Map, Bug Fixes & More!

1Apr

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Project Winter Content Update – New Map, Bug Fixes & More!

Project Winter, the social deception and survival game from Other Ocean Interactive has received a rather large content update. One of our writers, Sam, checked this game out a couple of months ago and gave it a Thumb Culture gold award. Check out Sam's review here. A new map named The Cabin has been added to the rotation that may bring some uphill battles as well as high-level gameplay to Project Winter. Here is a highlight of some of the changes in this latest update. Pre-game lobbies can now use the text chat Blizzard events hide snow trails much faster Various UI changes when using a controller Crossplay icon visuals have been updated for better reading You can now add traps to crates with the tripwire Players no longer ragdoll with explosive crossbow bolts ...

Where The Heart Leads Gets A Release Date – Coming 13th July to PS4!

1Apr

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Where The Heart Leads Gets A Release Date – Coming 13th July to PS4!

Where the Heart Leads follows Whit Anderson when he awakens in a world beyond his imagination. This one-man adventure takes Whit from moments in his past, present, and his future. Will the grass be greener? Find out when the game launches as a physical and digital release on July 13th. Read the official press release below: LONDON, UK: March 30th, 2021 — Perp Games is proud to share more details following the recent announcement of their partnership with the AAA veterans at Armature Studio on the physical release of Where the Heart Leads. Physical publishing expert, Perp Games will release the PlayStation 4 boxed version of Where the Heart Leads on Tuesday, July 13, the same day as its digital release. The Physical Version promises to be a very Special Edition with a variety of ...

Pokémon Primers Help Your Child Learn ABCs and 123s With New Books!

31Mar

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Pokémon Primers Help Your Child Learn ABCs and 123s With New Books!

Ok, so this one isn't gaming news as such... Yes, it involves Pokémon but it's not gaming news. However, the staff at Thumb Culture love this and just had to share it with you all. The new Pokémon Primers range of books will help your child learn their alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colours. You can see a sample page below, this page has pull-outs to help your child to learn. Read the press release below: London, UK—March 30, 2021—Pikachu Press, the official publishing imprint from The Pokémon Company International, has released “Pokémon Primers,” a new series of books for young children to journey into the world of Pokémon while learning about subjects like the alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colours. Illustrated and designed in-house by The Pokémon Company International, “Po...

EVE Online – The Annual Pod Hunt Returns To New Eden!

31Mar

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EVE Online – The Annual Pod Hunt Returns To New Eden!

Canners at the ready Capsuleers! New Eden welcomes the annual pod hunt in EVE Online. This event offers the opportunity to secure special bonuses, a bounty of rewards and discounts. There's also free skins up for grabs. This is now live and running through to 11:00 UTC on 13th April. Read the press release for more information: The Hunt encourages you find and destroy mysterious Guristas capsules and claim the keys inside. Those keys will provide access to special time-limited combat sites. The capsules are reported to be orbiting celestial bodies in random star systems, and can be pinpointed by employing directional scanners or a probe scanner. This increasingly infamous event also brings opportunities to explore non-combative hacking sites, claim daily login SKIN bonuses, e...