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RPS Time Capsule: the games worth saving from 2003

Welcome back to another RPS Time Capsule. I will age a thousand years by writing this next sentence, but today we’re casting our minds back to twenty years ago, excavating our personal favourite games from the actually quite good year of 2003. Yep, instant wrinkles like I’ve just been caught in a Death Stranding rain shower. I better finish this introduction quickly before I disintegrate to a pile of dust – much like all the other games from this year that didn’t make it into this year’s Time Capsule. Come and find out which ones we’ve decided to save below.

Feature: “What If The Celebrated Detective Was Actually A Bit Of A Bumbling Fool?”

How lockdown led to comedy-mystery ‘Loco Motive’.

Creating an engaging and humorous point-and-click adventure can be a hefty challenge at the best of times, but for developer Robust Games, the endeavour provided a much-needed release from the isolation that the nationwide lockdowns spawned during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Since its initial announcement for the Switch at the tail-end of 2021, you’d be forgiven if Loco Motive slipped from your mind through 2022 as its planned release window came and went. But when a simple tweet from creative director Adam Riches garnered nearly 15,000 likes just a couple of weeks ago, it’s clear that this comedic twist on a classic Agatha Christie story is resonating with murder mystery fans worldwide.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

The Wizarding World Awaits: Hogwarts Legacy is Available Now on Xbox One

Share of the Week: Horizon Forbidden West – Burning Shores

Last week, we asked you to join Aloy on her latest Burning Shores adventures using #PSshare and #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights:

call_me_xavii shares Aloy taking in her lava-flowing beach surroundings.

Cosmic_Nook shares Aloy flying over the shore on the back of a Sunwing.

mett981 shares Aloy standing in the glow of lava and moonlight.

bookmancer_myth shares an ancient boardwalk ferris wheel grown over with plants.

indefinite06 shares Aloy leaping at a T-rex hologram.

RevolutionAndre shares Aloy taking in the overgrown Hollywood sign.

Search #PSshare #PSBlog on Twitter or Instagram to see more entries to this week’s theme. Want to be featured in the next Share of the Week?

THEME: Portraits of Seyka from Horizon Forbidden West – Burning Shores
SUBMIT BY: 11:59 PM PT on May 10, 2023

Next week, we’re turning our Focus on Aloy’s newest companion in Horizon Forbidden West. Share portraits of Seyka from the Burning Shores expansion using #Psshare #PSBlog for a chance to be featured.

Lunark is more than just a love letter to Flashback

Aeons ago, I wrote about the Leftfield collection that was supposed to happen at Rezzed 2020. Ploughing through several emotions without comment, in amongst the games that we never got to see as a result of Things Happening was an earlier version of Lunark, a clearly Flashback-influenced action puzzle platformer.

I’ve kind of worried about it ever since, so I was glad to see it released recently, and gladder still that it’s a lot of fun.

Hogwarts Legacy Has Amassed Over $1 Billion

Hogwarts Legacy has now sold 15 million copies and made over $1 billion, and that number is expected to notably increase as the game becomes available on previous-generation platforms.

Talking as part of the company’s earnings call earlier today, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said: “Hogwarts Legacy has amassed more than $1 billion in retail sales and over 15 million units sold worldwide to date, and today the team is launching the game on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms.”

The sales numbers make Hogwarts Legacy WB’s fifth $1 billion-plus gaming franchise, putting it in a stable with LEGO, DC, Mortal Kombat, and Game of Thrones.

But sales are expected to keep growing. Not only does Hogwarts Legacy launch on PS4 and Xbox One today, but a Switch version will arrive in July. JB Perrette, CEO of global streaming and games at WB Discovery, noted during the earnings call that that the Switch version was important for sales.

“We see that as probably a much bigger install base and a fan base,” he said, noting that Nintendo has a huge install base in Japan, where Harry Potter “skews very strongly in terms of popularity”.

“We see a much bigger upside probably from that release, certainly than the [PS5 and Xbox Series release]” he predicted.

Hogwarts Legacy was previously the best-selling game of February 2023, and remains the highest seller of the year so far. Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will likely give it stiff competition, but with the current-gen and Switch releases it seems likely that Hogwarts Legacy will end up as the year’s biggest game. Of course, that popularity has been in direct opposition to the controversy surrounding Hogwarts Legacy and the author of the original Harry Potter books, J.K Rowling.

For those playing today, a new patch that includes a new arachnophobia mode and a variety of bug fixes is now available.

Matt Purslow is IGN’s UK News and Features Editor.

Ice hockey goes roguelikelike in this early access indie game

Arcadey ice hockey action slams into roguelikelike runs with Tape To Tape, out now in early access. Imagine ‘NHL 94 meets Hades’ and you have a vague sense. Across a run, you travel a strange land playing hockey matches and earning upgrades to boost your team with better stats and whole new abilities. It’s an interesting idea and quite a silly game, with a daft tone and some cheery ultraviolence.

After being invaded by Thargoids at the end of last year, Elite Dangerous is now letting its players fight back in its next update. Update 15 introduces a new tool to help players finally get inside the mysterious Thargoid Maelstrom clouds that have been cropping up across the galaxy ever since the invasion began last November. However, there are also new enemy classes and Thargoid vessels to encounter, and one in particular – the Hunter-class Glaive – looks very nasty indeed.

Random: Pokémon Anime Shows What It Might Look Like Inside A Luxury Ball

Relax-ly like Quaxly.

For many of us, first laying eyes on a Poké Ball brought two thoughts immediately to mind: 1) I want one of those, and 2) what does it look like in there? While many will have spent varying amounts of time and money to achieve the former (not writing from personal experience, of course *ahem*), the new Pokémon Horizons anime might have just given us an idea of the latter.

The series is currently airing in Japan and is yet to be given a release date out West, that being said, Serebii webmaster @JoeMerrick has taken to Twitter to show one particular revelation from a recent episode which shows what the interior of a Luxury Ball might look like.

Read the full article on nintendolife.com

Next Week on Xbox: New Games for May 8 to 12

Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more details on these upcoming games below and click their profiles for further info (release dates subject to change). Let’s jump in!

Weird West: Definitive Edition – May 8 – Game Pass

Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an action RPG from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey. Discover a dark fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures. Form a posse or venture forth alone and make each legend your own.

Boss Rush: Mythology – May 9 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

Take on the role of a mysterious knight who travels across different worlds in search of the most difficult opponents. Fight famous enemies from Greek, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Egyptian mythologies and show everyone who is the strongest warrior.

Size Matters – May 9

In Size Matters you take on the role of a scientist who has unintentionally ingested a chemical which causes him to shrink every second. As you shrink, getting around the laboratory gets trickier, with the game essentially turning into a platformer as you figure out ways to climb up onto where the equipment and ingredients are located.

After You – Level Escape – May 10 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

You are Aron, a man who wakes up in his room and realizes that he is alone — his family and his neighbors are missing. From here, he will begin a journey to try to understand what has happened. After You – Level Escape is a game full of difficult, narrative puzzles with gameplay focused on exploration, reading notes, and deduction.

Garden Simulator – May 10 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

With Garden Simulator you’ll get your own patch of land, place decorations, and nurture the plants before you harvest them. The richer your yield, the more you can sell and the more money you can spend to enhance your piece of paradise. With countless unlockable features and additional content, your green thumb will be challenged to the max.

90” Soccer – May 10 – Xbox Play Anywhere

Choose your team and face your opponents on quick and wild matches to claim victory where you only have 90 seconds to win.

Sudocats – May 10

Cats are wonderful creatures, but you better not put them together without a proper introduction. Plan ahead and display them in the right order so that they get along as you relax while playing this unique version of Sudoku.

Urbek City Builder – May 10

In Urbek, you will be able to build a city of your own design! Manage its natural resources, improve the quality of life of the population, and build its neighborhoods in your own way.

Blacksmith Forger – May 11

Craft gold and iron ingots as well as weapons and shields while your customers wait for you to complete your work. If they wait too long, they get bored, so you need to deliver your weapons and shields to the customer as fast as you can.

Death or Treat – May 11

A 2D action-roguelite and hack & slash, with hand painted environments and traditional animation. Explore all the worlds and defeat hordes of enemies using different weapons and skills.

Filthy Animals | Heist Simulator – May 11

A chaotic multiplayer heist game for one to four players, spanning across eight different chapters featuring a total of 21 unique heist levels! Take on the role of mutant animals following the orders of Tony, the Filthy Animal Bossman Criminal Mastermind. Wreak havoc through a series of heists starting with a convenience store, a bank robbery, then break into a super-secret military base, with missions ranging all the way into outer space.

Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 – May 11 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery / Game Pass

Available on day one with Game Pass! This turn-based RPG is back with a ramped-up battle system for more strategy, as well as a brand-new event system that gives you more thrilling choices to affect your experience! Playable on Cloud, Console, and PC.

TT Isle Of Man Ride On The Edge 3 – May 11 – Optimized for Xbox Series X|S / Smart Delivery

The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is the most epic, most dangerous, and most spectacular race in the world. It is a course of over 60 kms on the roads of the Isle of Man, includes 264 bends, and requires high-powered bikes specially prepared for the race. The riders who compete in it train their whole lives for the chance to win the ultimate accolade: being crowned champion of the Isle of Man TT. The game includes all the official content of the latest TT (riders, bikes, teams, course) for a unique and true-to-life experience.

Herodes – May 11

It is the year 2197. Humanity has never been closer to immortality. There is no disease that can’t be cured, no virus that can’t be defeated. Until now. You will use cutting-edge technology to shrink yourself down and hunt down a new and mysterious virus that can’t be defeated by any other means.

MathLand – May 11

An evil pirate, Max, has stolen the sacred gems and has cursed the islands filling them with obstacles and traps. Help Ray, our pirate, find the gems and restore the natural order of things by completing fun math games to get to them.

Nightmare Reaper – May 11

Progress through the cursed depths of a nightmare while finding an arsenal of powerful weapons and improving your abilities along the way. This retro-inspired FPS with looter shooter and rogue-lite elements breaches the wall between classic and modern gameplay.

Gnomes Garden 5: Halloween – May 11

Vampires, werewolves, and zombies need your help! Jump in with the princess and her friends to a whole new world of adventure! Mysterious, mystical beings and unexplainable events await in the thrilling causal fantasy strategy game Gnomes Garden: Halloween.

Little Disaster – May 12

Help this little disaster to reach the shiny crystal on every level in this explosive puzzle platformer. Watch the timing of your explosion-meter, otherwise you can destroy everything around you! Use your brain to solve each puzzle and complete more than 70 increasingly difficult levels across four different environments.

Kargast – May 12

Kargast is a dark narrative exploration game with light RPG elements and branching endings. It tells a surreal and semi-satirical story of an unwell child on the brink of death, and his adventures through his surreal, cryptic surroundings.

Author: Game Infliction