Month: June 2020

After protests erupted in cities all over the United States in response to the police killing of George Floyd, a large number of studios and other game companies have made donations to the Black Lives Matter and other organizations like the NAACP and Color of Change. Companies from all corners of the industry have made contributions while encouraging others to do the same.

Pokemon Go developer Niantic is donating proceeds from Pokemon Go Fest 2020 ticket sales, committing to a minimum of $5 million, to “Black gaming and AR creators that can live on the Niantic platform” and “US nonprofit organizations that are helping local communities rebuild.” It is also donating $100,000 to the Marsha P. Johnson Institute while also matching employee donations up to another $50,00.

EA is donating $1 million to the Equal Justice Initiative, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, and other organizations in the future. It is also double matching any funds people donate through their YourCause program during the month of June.

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Guerrilla Collective–a new organization made of developers and publishers looking to promote their games in an E3 replacement event–chose to postpone its primary announcement stream to June 13, but it has a replacement today focused exclusively on black game developers.

Today at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET, the Black Voices in Gaming stream will allow developers to talk about their game development experiences. In addition to black game developers, the stream will also feature black protagonists.

Featured developers included Decoy Games, Gameheads, Waking Oni Games, and Jesse Wright, among several others. It will be streamed on the official Guerrilla Collective Twitch channel, which we’ve also embedded below so you can watch the stream here.

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has an interesting economy, to say the least. If you’ve been playing the game for at least a few days, you’ve likely sold fruit, bugs, fish, and various random items to make a quick bell. This will get you by for a bit, but you’ll need to get better income sources as your house payments start to balloon and you have to make larger infrastructure improvements around town. That’s where the “stalk market”– the game’s take on the stock market–comes into play. Animal Crossing: New Horizons lets you trade in a high-risk and high-reward speculation system, and with interest rates recently reduced for savings, you’ll need to make the most of it.

Named for the turnips you’re buying and selling, the stalk market is a finicky thing. But you can stand to make major profits if you keep an eye on Timmy and Tommy’s prices and know when to sell. We’ve rounded up everything you need to know about Animal Crossing’s turnip trade, from how to buy turnips to the types of stalk market patterns you should look out for and our best tips.

For more financial tips, check out our guide to making money in New Horizons.

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