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A Total War Saga: Troy Mythos Expansion comes September 2nd 2021

28Jul

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

A Total War Saga: Troy Mythos Expansion comes September 2nd 2021

Creative Assembly and Sega just announced the new expansion A Total War Saga: Troy Mythos Expansion comes September 2nd, 2021. The battle for Troy cannot be done by one man alone. Off in the distant realms, there are whispers of three behemoths from ancient times. A winged calamity reigning terror. A serpent with many heads and a beast prowling the abyss. It's down to you to find them, harness the behemoths and turn the tide of the war. As well as this new expansion, owners of Troy will be pleased to know there will be a free update containing a brand new game mode. This will dramatically change the gameplay experience in the new Historical mode. This will offer a fresh take on gameplay that will overhaul TROY's current features. Players will be able to experience the Aegean conf...

Mass Effect Legendary Edition Infographic Shows Our Common Choices

28Jul

By Renee-Francisca LopezNo Comments

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition Infographic Shows Our Common Choices

BioWare released a new infographic, "Your Shepard, Your Choices" detailing many of the story choices players have made in their Mass Effect Legendary Edition playthroughs. From which squadmates were likely to survive in the Suicide Mission in Mass Effect 2 to our chosen military specialization, Shepards across the globe have a few things in common. Some key observations from this infographic: 4% of players got Tali exiled from the Migrant Fleet Mordin was the least likely character to survive the Suicide Mission in Mass Effect 2 while Garrus was the most likely to survive 68% of players chose to punch reporter Khalisah Bint Sinan al-Jilani in the face rather than answer her questions Male, Earthborn, Survivor was the most popular Shepard build and Soldier was the most popu...

Norsfell Launches Tribes Of Midgard On PS4 PS5 And PC

27Jul

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

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Norsfell Launches Tribes Of Midgard On PS4 PS5 And PC

Gearbox Publishing and Norsfell are pleased to announce that their latest game, Tribes of Midgard has launched on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. This is the first game from Norsfell, and it looks like it could be great fun with friends. So what is Tribes of Midgard? Tribes of Midgard is an action-adventure survival game where you and up to 9 others can all join in and take down giants, mythical creatures, gigantic brutes, and more in your battle for survival to try and prevent Ragnarök, also known as the end of the world. The world of Midgard is a bright and colourful place. In Tribes of Midgard it is also procedurally generated, which means players can endlessly explore the world, its areas, and create their own Viking tale. Julian Maroda, who is the CEO and creativ...

Jurassic World Evolution 2 – Dev Diary #1

27Jul

By Iain culverhouseNo Comments

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Jurassic World Evolution 2 – Dev Diary #1

Announced at E3 this year Jurassic World Evolution 2 certainly came as a surprise. Developer and Publisher Frontier Developments managed to keep this as a surprise instead of new leaking. A few of us at Thumb Culture really enjoyed the original. Martin covered the initial announcement here so give it a read as he shows some amazing screenshots. We are now a month on from E3 and Frontier have given their first update. You can read the official press release below. Frontier welcomes you to the very first developer diary for the much anticipated sequel to Jurassic World Evolution. *Discover a world evolved with the first Jurassic World Evolution 2 developer diary * Frontier welcomes you to the very first developer diary for the much anticipated sequel to Jurassic World Evolution. ...

Elyon Closed Beta 2 Registrations Now Open

27Jul

By DanNo Comments

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Elyon Closed Beta 2 Registrations Now Open

Yesterday Kakao announced that the closed beta testing part 2 for Elyon was opened up. Applications for this 2nd Elyon Closed Beta will run from the 26th July 2021 until August 11th 2021. The chosen participants will then be able to jump into gameplay from the 18th of August 2021 until the 23rd of August 2021. The full release for the highly anticipated Elyon is due later this year. Pre-order of the MMORG Elyon also went live yesterday and due to this Kakao have stated "A substantially higher number of applicants will be accepted to participate in this second testing event, which will occur from August 18th to the 23rd. Those selected to join the Elyon CBT2 will be informed of their invitation via email". So if you do sign up, keep a close eye on those emails. For those who are r...

Indie Title Plot of the Druid Has Reached 129% funded on Kickstarter

27Jul

By DanNo Comments

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Indie Title Plot of the Druid Has Reached 129% funded on Kickstarter

What a triumph for indie gaming on Kickstarter. Another indie title, Plot Of The Druid is currently at $32k on Kickstarter. This is a massive 129% funded so far with an estimated delivery date of February 2023 for any backers of this campaign. Plot Of The Druid is a fantasy point and click based title, whereby you control a disgraced former druid apprentice. He is on a quest to regain his honour by saving the world. Along his way he will have to harness his powers that previously got him into trouble to defeat what lurks ahead. Developer Yakir Israel have confirmed that this will be and 8 to 10 hour playtime title with English text. However with three stretched goals reached already it will also be translate into German and Hebrew. The Kickstarter Campaign is still open to late b...

Mortal Kombat 11 Sold More Than 12 Million Units Worldwide

27Jul

By DanNo Comments

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Mortal Kombat 11 Sold More Than 12 Million Units Worldwide

Warner Bros Games has announced that Mortal Kombat 11 has sold more than 12 million units worldwide. Who would have thought that a game most of us picked up and loved that was released in 1992 would still be going strong today. With multiple movies and vast amounts of other media and merch available MK is a franchise that will forever stick with us. “When Mortal Kombat launched nearly 30 years ago, I never dreamed it would grow into the franchise it is today with more than 73 million games sold. We have some of the most passionate fans in the world and we appreciate the support they have shown us over the years.” - Ed Boon, Creative Director at NetherRealm Studios and Co-Creator of Mortal Kombat. In addition to the above the Mortal Kombat mobile title has also been install a whopping...

The Great Ace Attorney™ Chronicles Arrives Today!

27Jul

By DanNo Comments

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The Great Ace Attorney™ Chronicles Arrives Today!

We bring you news that finally The Great Ace Attorney™ Chronicles will be available today. This highly regarded collection includes The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures and The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve. Both of these titles have previously only been available to Japan. This title is set in 19th century Japan and Britain. You follow Pheonix Wrights, ancestor Ryunosuke Naruhodo, as he works with Detective Herlock Sholmes on 10 mysterious cases. With new gameplay mechanics such as "Dance Of Dedcution" and "Summation Examination", these all-new courtroom conundrums just got more exciting. It will be available digitally across all platforms. Not only that, there is a digital bundle featuring both The Great Ace Attorney™ Chronicles and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is also av...

Women’s Football Coming To Football Manager™

25Jul

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

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Women’s Football Coming To Football Manager™

Women's Football is making an official entrance into the world of Football Manager™. The hit game series from Sport's Interactive and SEGA. Sport's Interactive and SEGA are proud to announce that they have started work on a multi-year project. This project will bring the female footballers into the iconic Football Manager™ series. This does not mean there will be a standalone or separate Football Manager™ game containing the females of the beautiful game. This means it will enter the world of Football Manager™ as we all know and love. The dev team are fully committing to this project to ensure they deliver the most authentic representation of women's football into the FM™ games. Miles Jacobson, who is the Studio Director at Sports Interactive says the below via a press release: “We ...

25Jul

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

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The Top Steam Releases Of June 2021

June 2021 was certainly a great month for Steam. The top steam releases of June 2021 have had their details published by Steam. As we can see below, the top Steam releases of June 2021 contains a huge variety of games. The top 20 games include space co-op games, Action-RPG hack and slash, simulation, management, real-time tactical and a lot more genres of games. It's actually awesome to see such a variety of genres of games in the top 20. Let's have a small rundown of some of these games, please note these below are in no particular order on this article. Red Solstice 2: Survivors Red Solstice 2: Survivors is a real-time tactical RPG. Think XCOM, without the turn-based actions. Jas recently had the joy of reviewing this game, you can find his review here. Griftlands Griftl...