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The struggle to populate your Animal Crossing: New Horizons (opens in new tab) with great villagers like Raymond is real.  That struggle has naturally created a black market whereby players can spend IRL money for amiibo cards (at the time of writing, there’s not even an amiibo card for Raymond). …

Sucker Punch explained some of the finer points of Ghost of Tsushima (opens in new tab)‘s combat system in a new blog post (opens in new tab) focusing on its principle design philosophies.  Studio co-founder Chris Zimmerman highlighted three core ideas for combat in Ghost of Tsushima: speed, sharpness, and …

A million dollar demo for an unmade Lord of the Rings game offers an impressive look at what could have been. Jon Burton, the retired founder of Lego game studio Tt Games, shared footage of the demo and the story behind it on his YouTube channel (opens in new tab). …

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (opens in new tab)‘s dimension-hopping gameplay was made possible by PS5‘s commitment to ending load times. While the next game in the Ratchet & Clank series will naturally make new advancements in the field of lombax fur graphics, Insomniac Games creative director Marcus Smith paid …

Microsoft is shuttering Mixer and bringing its streaming ambitions to Facebook Gaming.  The company announced (opens in new tab) its decision today, and while this transition is already underway, Mixer won’t be fully shut down until July 22. At that point, all Mixer apps and links will redirect to Facebook.  …

Take a trip back to Warhorse Studios’ gritty realization of 15th century Europe, and don’t pay a dime for the experience until the end of the weekend. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is free to download and play on Steam (opens in new tab) from now until Sunday, June 21. If you …

EA has teased next-generation PS5 (opens in new tab) and Xbox Series X (opens in new tab) releases for a number of titles, including potential early looks at Dragon Age 4 (opens in new tab), Battlefield 6 (opens in new tab) – or whatever either are eventually called – and …

There are The Last of Us 2 trading cards everywhere if you know where to find them. They’re the main collectible and feature a variety of tongue-in-cheek references to the game’s developers through the Society of Champions, a trading card set with different factions, heroes and villains. These cards are …

Following a not-E3 season that’s felt about 17 years long (and is still ongoing, apparently? Please nobody ask us what month it is), both Microsoft and Sony have finally shown their hands – or, rather, consoles. But while last week’s PS5 event showed off a plentiful lineup of PlayStation 5 …

Pokemon Snap is coming to Nintendo Switch through a new game appropriately titled New Pokemon Snap, developed by Pokken Tournament creator Bandai Namco.  New Pokemon Snap was announced during Nintendo and The Pokemon Company’s big June 17 Pokemon Presents show. It’s still very much a work in progress, so the …