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‘On a case-by-case basis’ If you’ve been part of theAnimal Crossing: New Horizonscommunity for a bit, you’ve probably heard of the real-money transaction (RMT) ring that is currently running rampant. In short, if people want a certain villager, sellers offer the ability to either buy them with in-game money (either millions of bells or Nook Miles Tickets) or real-life money. The median price range is $10 (these are sold listings by the way), but popular villages like Raymond (in the center, above) can go for as much as $25 or more in package deals....

It could be an episodic open-world game like Skyrim Obsidian’s CEO Feargus Urquhart recently spoke withRock, Paper, Shotgunon the studios plans for another Kickstarter project. The company is already working onPillars ofEternity, but they don’t want that to be the only classic role-playing game they work on. Obsidian would like to use its new engine fromPillars of Eternityto create another game, similar to howBaldur’s GateandIcewind Daleshared an engine, but were very different games....

If you loveWorld Trigger, then dive intoProject Triggerwith every feature in the game at your fingertips using their Trello. It’s a community wiki of every feature in the game, from your races and side effects to gameplay mechanics. Here’s theofficialProject TriggerTrello and Discord. Project Trigger Trello and Discord Guide Here are all the community hubs you’ll need forProject Trigger: I highly recommend checking out the Trello board first as a beginner because it almost acts as a starter guide....

Game Over In videogames, andMariogames especially, we rarely think of death in the same way we would in a real world context. Touching goombas may be hazardous to an Italian plumber’s health, but even after all lives are lost and the dreaded words “Game Over” appear on screen, there’s always the reset button. Not so in this piece by deviantART contributorKordian Lewandowski. Forever carved into styrofoam is a scene of Peach, cradling her beloved’s limp corpse after one too many fall into a lava pit or Bullet Bill to the face....

Master of the smug chuckle The first of the two trailers starsPersona 3’sShinjiro Aragaki. Rarely seen without a hat, and perpetually pissed-off (I can relate) Aragaki turns out toactuallybe a kind and caring person! Shocker! Aragaki is seen here on the floor with fellowPersona 3star, Akihiko. RepresentingPersona 5is the maddeningly unlikable Goro Akechi. The smug-as-fuck junior detective busts a graceful groove with a confidence unbefitting of a guy who has never been invited to anyone’s party....

This game is going to hit the spot Planet Zoolooks like a dream for those of us still clinging onto fond old memories ofZoo Tycoon. Frontier’s latest management simulation game is starting to feel more and more real with each passing video, and today’s is substantial– it’s a slice of an early zoo-building scenario from the campaign. The story will touch on real-world topics like welfare and conservation, but the developers are striving to keep things “lighthearted....

What can you do in 16 seconds? It’d be disingenuous to sayPUBGis getting C4 today. Since its launch in January, the ultra-smallKarakinmap has had “sticky bombs” littered all around it. They’re meant for breaching walls, but enterprising players will chuck them at others with hopes that the extremely small blast radius will cause some damage. But,PUBGis getting a different spin on C4 today, one that’s a lot more powerful and a lot more latent....

Following itsannouncementin June, a date is in place for the new take on Atari’sHaunted Housegame. As busy as next month may be, this one is looking to carve a chilling name for itself when it launches on June 21, 2025. Developed by Orbit Studio, theHaunted Houserevival will be available on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Atari VCS. Atari shared a new trailer that shows off more of the isometric action....

Let’s get physical After animmensely successful run on PC, the virtual reality rhythm gameBeat Saberis coming to PlayStation VR on July 02, 2025. Using dual swords, players slash incoming blocks that are synced to the beat of the music. It’s a simple but engaging premise that has proven very popular. The PlayStation VR port ofBeat Sabertook longer than originally expected, but it’s launching with a few new features like a campaign mode and five exclusive songs....

What’s more disturbing? The way John Romero talks or the way he looks? Ready. Set. Debate! If you can actually sit through Mr. Romero pimping his new game calledSeverity, then enjoy his chatter about a FPS that is designed specifically for the Cyberathlete Professional League and probably other competitions. FromKotaku: Severity is a multiplayer first person shooter (FPS) focusing on team-versus-team and one-versus-one play modes. Additionally, the game offers unprecedented support for gamers worldwide playing in online and live competitions both casually and professionally....

Whoa! I knew people likedRuneScape, but 200 million registered accounts? That’s obscene, even for a free-to-play MMO. To celebrate, Jagex has put together an infographic that has such tidbits as “players catch more than 8 billion fish every year.” These are the things I like to know about. “When the game was first released, nobody could ever have expected it would reach such high levels of popularity largely by community word of mouth,” said Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard....

Modern teen kicks ass on dragon At today’s gamescom press briefing, we got our first look atScaleboundgameplay footage and it looks really bloody cool. At the press conference we not only got to see five minutes of gameplay footage, but we also learned that our Beats-wearing hero can play alongside his friends in four-player co-op. So, what did we learn from the gameplay? Well, you’re some modern headphone-wearing badass with a sword and bow, and dragons think you’re rather awesome....

Dreams, nightmares and realities with Hancock and Holmes! When it comes to writing aboutSmash Bros, I’m a control freak. If Destructoid goes more than a day without posting about the series, I get impatient.Smash Brosis actually a big reason why I got started here. Back in 2007, the great Adam Dork hosted a weeklySmash BrosDojo contest where readers were invited to guess what the dailySmash Brosnews would be for the day....