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Yep, that’s Onett In just a few short weeks,Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers have managed to re-createHyruleandPokemon‘s Pallet Town. It’s just incredible what people have done thus far, but this creation from Twitter user koumepo is yet another S-tier level triumph. As a lot of old school JRPG fans might recognize (or newcomers by way of the eShop, or evenSmash Bros.fans), the below clip showcasesEarthBound‘s Onett in all its glory. The creator even went above and beyond, wearing Ness cosplay while running around the majority of the town they crafted, showing us the 1:1 re-creation of the road (and details like stop signs and manhole covers) with some Easter eggs to boot (I see Sans hiding in there!...

It begins! It’s that time of year again.Steam’s summer sale is a go, which means your wallet will probably be weeping sometime between now and when the promotion ends on June 21. “This year’s sale features more games than ever before, including a special highlighted section showing off games on a customer’s Wishlist,” Valve announced in a statement. “The promotion will also include a playable Monster Game, allowing users to level up and gain new abilities, earn Steam Trading Cards, and achieve community milestones to unlock additional discounts....

The power of the indie spirit Securing a job in the videogame industry is a lifelong goal for a lot of people. Some eventually get there; many of them never do. Eric Doty got there a few years ago. He’s worked his way through the ranks of the Microsoft Xbox team on the community side. But Doty’s not content to simply “get there.” He has a deep-burning passion that doesn’t exactly parallel his day job....

Well, they got me to talk about the game… If you only watch one trailer today, make it this one forDoodle Jump. I don’t say that lightly. The popular mobile game has made its way to Xbox 360, of all places, and requires Kinect because it seemed like a good idea at the time. A family-friendly game for a device that families apparently love? Makes sense. But it wasn’t a good idea....

I see a market and I want it painted black One of the newest features inOctopath Traveler IIis its day and night cycle. With the press of a button, you can instantly transition between the two times of day. From the moment you finish your protagonist’s initial chapter, this mechanic will become essential to completing quests and uncovering secrets. One notable example of this is the black market. The black market is a set of secret shops located on the eastern continent....

[Update:Contest over! Grand prize winner is JDer! Second place winner is Gaby000. Third and fourth place winners are Pitstain and Vanilla Gorilla. Thanks again to everyone that entered and to Rockstar for all the prizes!] Grand Theft Auto IIImade waves when it was released on the PlayStation 2 ten years ago. Rockstar changed our notions of what videogames can do and they’re doing it again by bringing the open-world sandbox game tomobile devices like the iPad 2....

Hands on the PAX demo I’ve actually never played aDragon Questgame before. I know of the series and some of its creatures, but my largest piece of knowledge is about how an elderly Japanese actress wanted to playIXbefore she died. To say I walked into my demo session withDragon Quest Heroes 2totally blind would be an understatement. I am a fan ofDynasty Warriors, though, so I sort of knew what to expect....

A $50 savings The newest version ofGameMaker Studiohas been released to Steam today and brings with it a little something extra for those interested in making their own games. The “Standard Edition” of the software lifts resource restrictions present in the free version, making it a much more functional tool for making games. Normally sold for $49.99, the upgrade will beoffered free for a limited time. Actually getting the upgrade seems to require a bit of effort and patience....

Rare console pre-order discount You’ve been able to “pre-order” games on eBay for some time, but usually, the reason would be to find a sold-out collector’s edition offered at marked-up prices. Today, we’re looking at a straight-up discount on an upcoming title. At Antonline’s eBay page (an authorized Sony distributor), they have copies ofUncharted 4: A Thief’s Endfor only $49.99 with free shipping. Along with the $10 off discount, you’ll save on sales tax provided you don’t reside in California or Georgia....

Mind poppin’ deals Summer Sale iscoming to an endat digital retailer Green Man Gaming and they are tossing out some of the best deals of the year to close out their “encore” phase of the sale. WhileFallout 4isn’t dropping back down to its previous low price of $11.24 (hence the sweet headline image), you can still pick it up for $12. Not quite $11, but still a sweet deal in our opinion in a game that Bethesda will undoubtedly remake again and again alaSkyrim....

The game is already free-to-play, now it is free to play [Update:Blizzardhas extended the free hero period to April 13.] As publishers continue to fight for the attention of everyone currently quarantined due to coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns,more and more “free” offers are popping upon various games. This one concerns a game that’s pretty near and dear to my heart:Heroes of the Storm. I’ve playedHeroesnearly every week since the alpha period for the game, roughly six years ago....

Companion to 0h h1 Late last year I was turned on to0h h1, a free digital version of the Japanese logic puzzle Takuzu. Developer Martin Kool of Q42 is at it again.0h n0is another adaptation, this time taking the puzzleKuromasuand giving it the procedurally generated, simple red/blue art treatment. In0h n0, each numbered blue circle can see that many other blue circles in the same row or column as itself, but its line of sight is blocked by red circles....

Terrible In the grand scheme of things, achievements don’t really matter a whole lot, but if they’re included in games, you probably expect them to…work. Well that wasn’t the case with eight achievements inHalo 4, which were completely bugged out. Developer 343 Industries noted eight months ago that they were having problems with said achievements, and were basically silent on the issue until now. Yesterday on Twitter we get an update saying that the patch is up, and an “apologies for the delay....