The fireteam needs your help Australia is in dire need of help right now as it’s ravaged by bushfires that threaten both the human and animal population. Since September,an estimated 10.3 million hectares have burned, resulting in the deaths of 27 people and the estimated deaths of approximately half a billion wild animals. There’s no sign of the fires slowing down, as this weekend’s primary threat in the southeastern portion of Australia is a “mega blaze” where two fires merged into one....

SincePhasmophobiatook the indie world by storm with its co-op ghost hunting mechanics, there have been a few imitators. Some of them, likeGhost ExileorDemonologist, have kept the basics of developer Kinetic Games’ formula, but put their own spin on it. Even things likeLethal Companyare going for a somewhat similar vibe. But Mirowin’sBureau of Contactsis trying something a little bit more advanced. Very much taking cues from the likes ofPhasmo,Bureau of Contactsis, on the surface, a ghost hunting horror game for up to four players....

Swede King Not to be outdone by andWendy’sandKFC’srecent announcements about breaking into the games industry, long-time monarch of asinine fast-food promotions in video games Burger King is back at it, this time “adding” the feature of creating a Whopper toRed Dead Redemption 2. Yeah, really. In a promotion put on by Burger King Sweden, players must slaughter a cow and a pig and collect a cheese wedge and bread roll and scan their inventory on the hilariously on-brand website,craftawhopper....

Let’s go ape! Announced back at Shanghai’s ChinaJoy 2017 gaming event,Monkey King: Hero is Backis officially coming west on PlayStation 4. Based on the movie of the same name (which in turn is based onJourney to the Westlike everything else),Monkey Kingis developed by Chinese developer and publisher Oasis Games, who is working with Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan and October Media Group to create it. I’m looking forward to seeing AAA Chinese titles and what that huge market can create besides browser and mobile games....

The next game from Copenhagen-based independent studio Playdead sounds like it will be worth a look for generally anyone who dugLimbo, but details have been scarce so far. The project is seemingly years away from completion at this point, and founder Dino Pattihas previously commentedthat the team doesn’t want to burn would-be players out by revealing too much information about the title prematurely. Naturally, we’re going to jump on any and all info we can find, even if it has to come from agrant listingby the Danish government....

March 10 release date announced Cave’sDeathsmilesis coming to Steam for Windows PC on March 10, publisher Degica Games has announced. The entrancing gothic shoot-’em-up first appeared in Japanese arcades in 2007 before later spreading to the rest of the world on Xbox 360, iOS, and Android. This will be the second game Degica helps Cave bring to PC. Just a few months ago, back in November, the companies portedMushihimesama(Bug Princess, if you’re nasty) to the platform....

Bungie is on board As the Google Stadia Connect presentation was coming to a close, the tech giant teased “one more big surprise,” and it’sDestiny 2related. Basically, now that developer Bungie has jettisoned themselves from Activision, they have control over where they go: as of today, they’re choosing to go to Stadia. Google confirms that they’ll actually be partnering up with Bungie to really makeDestiny 2a marquee game on the platform....

Next year’s show is in the same place With the last day of E3 2016 nearly wrapped up, the ESA has announced plans for next year’s show already. It will be held from June 13-17, 2017, in the same location — the Los Angeles Convention Center. The venue is pretty much perfect, and I’m glad they’re locking it up yet again (that Denny’s on Figueroa Street has seen some shit)....

British producer Mykah drops a triple dose of Final Fantasy goodness OverClocked ReMix released the absolutely bonkers five-discFinal Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruinlast week, and as good as it is, I imagine a few people went, “That’s too much music, dammit!” I’m sure those people would prefer something a little smaller, more focused, and more concentrated. Mykah’sTriple Triad, a new GameChops-published work, popped up yesterday. The 12-track album dishes out electronica remixes of tunes fromFinal Fantasy VI,VII, andVIII, including Kefka’s theme, “J....

Get a look at the game’s three classes The Mighty Quest for Epic Lootreally caught my eye at E3 this year, being one of the few games with a splash of color and a sense of humor. The same silliness we saw at E3 is prevalent in this brand new story trailer. Here we get a better look at the world and the characters, with some nice gameplay thrown in. I’m really looking forward to giving this one a go....

Ticked Off We are just several weeks into the era of “Elon Musk owns Twitter”, and already there are major new issues involving the validation and verification of genuine accounts — Yesterday saw an early example of the chaos to come as fake “Verified” accounts popped up for major gaming companies such as Nintendo, Twitch, and Rockstar Games. Perhaps the most notable and egregious of these was the “@nintendoofus” account, which simply posted a surprising render of Mario flipping the bird....

The ‘Link’ add-on enhances online play Readers know that I’ve been clamoring for an international release ofFantasy Lifefor quite some time. As aroaring successin Japan, Level-5 has already seen fitto update the game, calling the enhancementFantasy Life Link! Most of the upgrades are online-centric, adding four player online co-op, a new Link Mode (messaging), an all-new website with game statistics, and a brand new island with more content. The upgrade will launch on July 25th for 4,980 yen....

What are you doing this upcoming November 24? I’ll be cooking and serving and baking pies and sh*t. And eating. Have you tasted my cooking? It’s outstanding. Like, my baked goods are good, but my entrees and such are really nice. I may weigh somewhere in the 140s, but the inner me is a 350lb beast. If you’re not a cook and you’re waiting for others to cook for you this Thanksgiving, you’re able to get down with the freeGears of War 3DLC, Versus Booster Map Pack....