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UK-based digital retailer Green Man Gaming has officially launched as of today.

Green Man is another PC digital retailer, with the twist being that customers will be able to sell games back to the store for credits. Credits will be a currency in the Green Man Gaming store that can be spent on any other title, with the difference made up by real money if need be.

They’re able to have such a service by using a client system, called Capsule, for all game transactions. All games must be downloaded and installed through Capsule, with a SecuROM layer used for game activation/deactivation. Since the game has to be deactivated and uninstalled before it can be traded back to Green Man Gaming, this helps to ensure that someone can’t sell them back a game while still maintaining an active copy on their system. Once installed and activated, the games do not need to run through Capsule.

Once you create a user account, the site will use either British pounds, US dollars or Euros depending on where you’re signing in from. As of now, credit or debit card are the only available methods of payment.

Currently, the site has 89 games available, with more to be added over the coming days and weeks. As a launch deal, several games are being made available for a British penny apiece.

As for why that green dude in the logo is so angry and heavily armed, that remains a mystery.