Category: Cultured Vultures
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Marvel TOKON: Fighting Souls (PS5) REVIEW
Disclaimer: This review of Marvel TOKON will not be covering the online portion of the game, entirely because when the reviewer tried to access the online portion of the game, Sony’s age verification blocked him from doing so despite numerous attempts to use mobile number verification. By all accounts, the netcode is great and there’s…
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The Indie Stone: “We Are Constantly Amazed By the Creativity the Community Has”
Following the launch of the long-awaited Stable branch for Project Zomboid’s Build 42, we managed to grab Christian Allen, Design Director at The Indie Stone, for a quick chat on the reception so far, some of the challenges they faced, and maybe some of the things we can look forward to in the future. Congratulations…
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Project Zomboid: Why Your Tire Keeps Falling Off
Here’s a simple question: does your car in Project Zomboid have less than four wheels because one keeps falling off? Unless it’s some Only Fools and Horses mod, that obviously shouldn’t be happening. Luckily, it’s a simple solution. It mostly comes down to tire pressure. If there is no pressure in your tires, they will…
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Best Games of the 2000s
The 2000s: the last good decade, some might say. Easy access to the world wide web, but not too much. Technology that tried the rule of cool more than the rule of work. Food with flavourings that might kill you, but it was way more delicious so that’s fine. But it was also a fascinating…
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Video Game Consoles That Failed (And Shouldn’t Have)
Consoles, I love them. No matter what they are, big or small, I love a bit of ol’ tech in my gaming collection. There are many awful consoles that totally deserved their downfall, such as the Amstrad GX4000, the Tiger R-Zone or the infamous Ouya. But not all consoles deserve this fate. There are many…
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Project Zomboid: Every VHS That Gives XP
Want to grind up your skills in Project Zomboid but didn’t watch the television while civilisation was still mostly intact? Here’s every VHS tape in the game that gives you XP, as at the launch of Build 42. NOTE: you will stop receiving XP gains from VHS tapes once you reach Level 3 in that…
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Project Zomboid: Why Your Car Keeps Stalling
Mechanics in Project Zomboid is an obtuse and often confusing, um, mechanic. Especially when it comes to trying to figure out exactly why your car keep stalling. Well, 99 times out of 100, it will be because your engine is low condition. Pre-Build 42, most cars could still somewhat reliably run with 45-60% engine condition,…
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Project Zomboid: How to Siphon Gasoline From Cars
The way siphoning gasoline in Project Zomboid has slightly changed with the release of Build 42. Now, you will also need to get your hands on a Rubber Hose. Rubber Hoses are fairly common tools and can be found basically anywhere that tools usually spawn. Your best is typically a hardware store, or something like…
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The First Failed Video Game Universe
Video games don’t exist in a bubble. Gaming has taken from and given to other forms of media since its inception. But there are some video games that are designed to exist as part of a shared media universe, with the story being told from multiple angles across gaming, TV, films, books and other forms…
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Someone Is Making An OG Worms Spiritual Successor With A Twist
The destructible terrain that made the original Worms such a classic has inspired plenty of games over the years, but few have attempted to build an entire multiplayer shooter around it. That’s exactly what indie developers Unstable Entity, Part Time Monkey and Nitroyale are aiming to do with DIRTNAP, set to launch in Steam Early…