Industry & Interviews

7Feb

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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...

14Jan

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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...

29Nov

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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 ...

Animmal Studios Talk About The Way Of Wrath!

10Feb

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Animmal Studios Talk About The Way Of Wrath!

In the latest in our series of developer interviews, we recently had the chance to talk to the independent developers behind upcoming RPG adventure The Way Of Wrath, Animmal Studios. The Way Of Wrath is an exciting new, story-driven turn-based tactical RPG set in an ancient world governed by shamanistic laws. You explore the beautifully handcrafted landscape, rebuild defences of an old fort, take on quests and unite war-torn people against the imminent wrath of enemy forces. Whether you lead with an iron fist, diplomacy, or trickery is up to you, but with every choice you make, you must be prepared to face the consequences. Animmal Studios Developer Interview We're really excited to see this game come to life and so were glad to catch up with its two developers and co-fo...

Sunlight’s Krillbite Studio Chats To Thumb Culture

28Jan

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Sunlight’s Krillbite Studio Chats To Thumb Culture

If you're a fan of narrative-driven, atmospheric experiences then you're going to love Krillbite Studio's Sunlight, which was released on Steam earlier this month. Here at Thumb Culture, we've had the chance to review Sunlight and chat to the game's designer and writer about the inspiration behind it. Sunlight is a lovingly-crafted short experience from the award-winning Norwegian studio. Inspired by the work of famous Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, Sunlight takes place in an atmospheric and stunning forest. Players explore their surroundings in first person as the story unfurls around them through a voiceover from the trees. It's visually intriguing from the start, but its when the audio kicks in and the storytelling begins that things really start to get interesting! With lush ...

The Indie Dev Showcase Templarius Studios – Don’t Die

23Oct

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The Indie Dev Showcase Templarius Studios – Don’t Die

Welcome to the first in the series of the Indie Dev Showcase, where we aim to help Independent Developers get their games out there for people to see. What we will be doing is asking a series of questions and bringing you their answers, as well as a short video to give you a glimpse of what their game is all about. So without further ado, let's move onto our first game! Knowing Me, Knowing You Name - Michael Cox Age - 21 Lives - USA Studio Name - Templarius Studios Website - https://harbingersoc.org/templariusgames Time Being A Dev - Coming up on 5 years. Digital development for 2 years. Previous Work - Completed several prototypes, but putting out my first commercial release Game Name - Don't Die Explain what your game is in 15 words - A challenge of extraordi...

EGX 2017 – Interview with COO of Slightly Mad Studios Rod Chong

5Oct

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EGX 2017 – Interview with COO of Slightly Mad Studios Rod Chong

So whilst at EGX I got the opportunity to ask Rod Chong the Chief Operating Officer a few questions about Project Cars 2. So here for your reading pleasure is the transcript of that interview. Stu: This game feels a bit more raw, its different, its definitely more realistic. I play with a Fanatec wheel and its ridiculous. Rod: The philosophy behind the tyres in particular has changed, it was a couple of months after project cars 1 was out and we sat down with a couple of Bentley racing drivers (Guy Smith), put them in their cars and they were going around Bathurst and going up the hill and the back end stepped out, he corrected as you would a real car and spun. He looked at us, "that's not real, i would have been able to catch it" and then we stuck David Brabban in the simulator,...

1Jun

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Exclusive Interview with Battle Chaser’s Joe Madureira

Following on from my Battle Chasers article that I wrote the other week (which can be found here), fellow Thumb Culturist Jason was lucky enough to meet the creator of the comic book come computer game Joe Madureira while he was at the THQ Nordic London ShowCase. Enjoy his interview! Jason: Hi Joe, I’m Jason and I’m from Thumb Culture and the guys have come up with a list of questions for you. One of our guys Glyn, really wanted to come down but couldn’t unfortunately. Joe: Did you guys just do a write up, like a preview? I feel like I may have read something. Jason: Yeah, Glyn did a write up and absolutely loved the game. Joe: Yeah it was a glowing and positive preview, it was really cool. Jason: He said the soundtrack was really amazing. I was listening out for it and it...

Exclusive Interview with THQ Nordic’s Reinhard Pollice

1Jun

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Exclusive Interview with THQ Nordic’s Reinhard Pollice

As part of the THQ Nordic London ShowCase last week (click here for the event details), one of our writers, Jason, was lucky enough to meet SpellForce 3 & Elex Development Director Reinhard Pollice. Having played both of the games he was keen to have a chat and answer a few questions that we had for him. Enjoy! Jason: Hi Reinhard, so you’re one of the developers behind Spell Force 3? Reinhard: Yeah sort of, I take care of all the projects at THQ Nordic and Grimlore Games which is an internal studio for THQ Nordic, I am their studio manager and development director. I’m wearing a lot of hats! Jason: So a lot of pressure. Reinhard: Yeah, ha ha. Jason: So I’ve had a go on ELEX and SpellForce 3, which I’ve really enjoyed. My first impressions of SpellForce 3 are a cross b...