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If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you’re likely well aware that Australia is suffering from a massive breakout of bushfires, which are devastating the country’s land, animals, and citizens. Many have stepped up to offer aide, including numerous celebrities who are making donations to fund relief efforts and put a spotlight on this crisis so that others will do the same. We’ve assembled a list of various public figures who have contributed and where they pledged their money, and we’ve provided instructions on how to get involved yourself.

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Chris Hemsworth

Known for his role as Thor in the MCU, Hemsworth and his family announced on Instagram that they would be donating $1 million to help fight the Australian bushfires. “As you’re well aware, the bushfires in Australia have caused massive devastation and they continue to burn,” said Hemsworth, an Australian native. “I’m going to put forth a million dollars and I was hoping that all of you could contribute in any way, shape or form… dig deep, lots of love.”

Dacre Montgomery

Stranger Things star and Australian native Dacre Montogmery took to Twitter to announce a GoFundMe aimed at fighting the Australian bushfires, which has raised over $354,000 at the time or writing. “As you’re sitting there watching this video on your phone, I want to ask you for your help,” Montgomery said. “Australia is in dire need of your help… we’ve lost an area the size of Belgium to wildfires — we need your help.”

Elton John

The Grammy award winning singer, Elton John, recently pledged $1 million to the Australian Bush Funds during his Farewell Yellowbrick Road Tour which happened to be in Australia at the time. Announced at his concert and reposted later on Twitter, John said, “You should all be in awe of the work that the firefighters are doing… there are people out there who have lost their lives trying to save homes.” John continues, “As I said earlier, this is a magnificent country that I have been coming to since 1971, I love it here so much. To see what is happening here breaks my heart.”

Gordon Ramsay

Known by many for his brutal food reviews, the Food Network Chef and Australian native Gordon Ramsay has announced on Instagram he will be auctioning off an exclusive lunch to the highest bidder, which will be donated to the Australian wildfire fund. He recently followed up his initial announcements, sharing that he would be adding another seat to the lunch, which earned $100,000 in bids. “Thank you to everyone who bid… the Aussie spirit that I’ve seen firsthand the past few days is so inspiring,” Ramsay said.

Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio’s organization, Earth Alliance, recently announced that it would be donating $3 million to help provide aid and support to those fighting the bushfires in Australia. Earth Alliance aims to “help address the urgent threats to our planet’s life support systems,” and was founded by Leonardo DiCaprio, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Brian Sheth. In addition to his organization’s donations, DiCaprio recently saved a drowning man just outside of St. Barts.

Loserfruit and Fasffy

Popular Twitch streamers Loserfrut and Fasffy recently held a 24-hour Twitch stream to raise money for the Australian bushfires. With an initial goal of $15K AUD, the two streamers hit their exceed this in just 52 minutes and ended up raising a total of over $318,000 AUD, which equals around $220,000 USD. “The stream over the weekend really highlights the power of influencers and their ability to mobilize their audiences to make a real impact,” said Grace Watkins, the co-founder of Click Management, the company which manages Loserfruit.

Rebel Wilson

The Pitch Perfect star and comedian Rebel Wilson auctioned off an exclusive lunch in her home to two fans who donated $100,000 to the Australian wildfire fund. Wilson told bidders that they’d “be the first ones to christen my new dining table,” which was enough to quickly earn two separate $50,000 bids.

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe, who recently won a Golden Globe for his performance in The Loudest Voice, announced that he would be donating $105,000 to help fight the wildfires in Australia. Crowe took to Instagram to share that he would be delivering 19 different checks, totaling $105,000 that would go towards various wildfire relief funds. Crowe also elected to stay home with his family in Australia instead of attending the Golden Globes. His acceptance speech was given by Jennifer Anniston and can be viewed on YouTube.

Where to Donate for Australian Bushfires Relief

If you would like to help join these celebrities in donating to the Australian bushfire fund, you can do so through the Australian Red Cross. By donating through this link, you can ensure that your funds will go directly to the men and women who are hard at work on the ground in Australia fighting the fires day in and day out. Every dollar you are able to donate will help go towards ending the awful tragedy in Australia.

It’s a new year and Infinity Ward offered a quick update on what players can expect from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in 2020. While the developers didn’t reveal too many specifics, Infinity Ward announced that a 3v3 version of Gunfight will be coming in the future.

Infinity Ward rolled out a Gunfight 1v1 playlist this week but said that it was working on Gunfight 3v3 as well. The developers previously said 3v3 was in the cards back in December, but now the Infinity Ward blog confirmed this as well.

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Gunfight is a new mode in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare where teams of two battle it out on a map with randomized weapons. One quirk of the Gunfight mode is how there are no respawns, so if you are killed you have to sit out for the rest of the round. The first team to six wins takes the game. Gunfight began with a 2v2 mode, but a 1v1 mode was introduced and soon there will be a 3v3 mode.

Additionally, Infinity Ward says it will be adding more loadout slots over the coming weeks, increasing the current limit of five.

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Other announcements from today’s community update include more Gunfight Tournaments, more 2XP events, and some bug fixes. The developer says it will keep updating players with regular bug fixes, patch notes, and behind the scenes blogs in 2020.

Check out IGN’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare review for our take on the latest military shooter from Activision, or check out our Call of Duty: Modern Warfare guide for tips and walkthroughs.

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Nintendo is notorious about rarely discounting its games, even years after release, and it’s even more rare to see a large sale with hundreds of great games marked down at once. But it’s a New Year’s miracle for gamers, because there’s a massive sale going on in the Eshop right now with over 1,000 games marked down. The sale includes some first-party games down to $42 and some of the platform’s best indie titles, so you don’t want to skip out on this one.

If you prefer to shop at other stores, you’ve now got some options. Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, GameStop, Target, and Humble Bundle are all price-matching a handful of Nintendo’s deals, offering their own markdowns on some of the same digital titles. So if you have a membership at one of these stores or just prefer to shop at one of them over the Eshop, you can now take advantage of this fantastic sale at nearly any store of your choosing. Because these are digital downloads, you’ll still get Nintendo Gold Points when you redeem codes in the Eshop.

The New Year’s game sales will run through January 16, so you have about a week to take advantage of the deals you want. We’ve outlined all the best Eshop deals in another story, but below you’ll find the best deals available elsewhere. The same collection of game deals is available at all major retailers, but there are a few games not on sale in the Eshop, such as Octopath Traveler and Baba is You.

However, you’ll still want to check out the Eshop for the full offering of deals, including discounts on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition, Mortal Kombat 11, Okami HD, Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection, Stardew Valley, and more.

Best Switch Game Deals

*not on sale in the Nintendo Eshop

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Nintendo Switch New Year’s Game Sales

For more deals, you can check out all the Nintendo Switch New Year’s sales going on right now below.

You’ve got a few more days this weekend to plug away at completing bounties in Destiny 2‘s The Dawning holiday event–which means you still have some chances to use recipes to bake holiday treats and earn the event’s special rewards, like an Exotic sparrow. If you want a reward that’s a little easier to get, though, it’s also that Xur time of the week again.

Visiting Xur is a great way to get new Exotics that can help you work your way through the Season of Dawn’s activity, the Sundial, since you can now get the season’s latest Exotics from the Agent of the Nine–provided you can afford them. Here’s where to find Xur and what he’s carrying this weekend.

Xur Location

Xur is located on Titan on The Rig this weekend. His Exotic weapon this week is Black Talon. Hunters can get the Lucky Pants leg armor; Titans get a chance at the Eternal Warrior helmet; and for Warlocks, there’s Transversive Steps leg armor.

To find Xur, spawn in at the transmat zone on The Rig and jump on your sparrow. Head north under the scaffolding until you come out on the other side and look for a small, low building on your left, near the edge of the area. You’ll find Xur waiting inside.

Xur Inventory

Black Talon is the headliner of Xur’s haul this weekend, and the only Year Two Exotic in his bag. If you like swords, though, you’re going to want this one–it fires off a powerful projectile that turns it into a ranged weapon as well as a formidable blade. None of the rest are necessarily must-haves, but with the new Armor 2.0 system, they each have potential to help you make interesting character builds.

If Xur’s wares aren’t compelling, you can always roll the dice on the expensive Fated Engram he brings with him. This gives you a single Exotic from the limited pool of ones you haven’t already earned, for the price of 97 Legendary shards. If there’s something you’re missing from your collection and you want it sooner rather than later, it can be a good deal–starting with the Season of Dawn, all Exotic Engrams are Fated Engrams, but you’ll have to level up your Season Pass or wait for a random drop to get some. Be sure to purchase it on the character who’s missing the Exotic, and note that you can only get one per week, so choose wisely which of your characters makes the buy. If you’re a PC or Xbox One player taking advantage of cross-save, you can now potentially get Wavesplitter from the Fated Engram as well, thanks to the fact that it’s no longer exclusive to PS4.

Xur Item Lineup (January 10-14)

• Black Talon (Exotic sword)
• Lucky Pants (Exotic Hunter leg armor)
• Eternal Warrior (Exotic Titan helmet)
• Transversive Steps (Exotic Warlock leg armor)

Black Talon

The Forsaken expansion included a bunch of cool Exotics, and Black Talon is something of a sleeper hit among them. It’s a sword without the limitations of a sword: when you hit the heavy attack button twice, it fires off a cross combo projectile that’s formidable in both PvE and PvP. If you’re itching to use a sword more but don’t like the limitations of close combat, Black Talon is for you.

Lucky Pants (Hunter)

Xur’s offering for Hunters this week is all about making your Hand Cannons more useful. The armor makes your Hand Cannons ready faster and fire more accurately when you swap to them, and landing precision hits with other weapons reloads your stowed Hand Cannon. The trick is to pair this Exotic and a Hand Cannon with another trusty gun like a sidearm and to be constantly switching. Try Durm and Strang, or maybe pair your favorite Hand Cannon with the new Devil’s Ruin Exotic.

Stats:

• Mobility: 7
• Resilience: 7
• Recovery: 10
• Discipline: 12
• Intellect: 6
• Strength: 6
• Total: 48

Eternal Warrior (Titan)

If you’re a Titan who uses Fists of Havoc, especially in the Crucible, Eternal Warrior can be a very useful Exotic. It grants you an overshield when you activate your Super, which can allow you to close the gap on a group of enemies or save you in an emergency.

Stats:

• Mobility: 6
• Resilience: 12
• Recovery: 6
• Discipline: 6
• Intellect: 12
• Strength: 6
• Total: 48

Transversive Steps (Warlock)

For Warlocks who want to be speedier, consider Transversive Steps. The leg armor increases your sprint speed, which can be handy in just about any mode. You get the added bonus of sprinting reloading your equipped weapon after a short time, which can get you back into the fight more quickly after an emergency, and give you an edge in battles in the Crucible.

Stats:

• Mobility: 17
• Resilience: 2
• Recovery: 7
• Discipline: 6
• Intellect: 10
• Strength: 6
• Total: 48

The action-RPG Magic: Legends was announced at The Game Awards, but the cinematic trailer didn’t give much idea of how it would actually play. Now we have much more detail on that front, due to the February Game Informer cover story on the upcoming game.

As an isometric action-RPG, at a glance Magic: Legends looks very Diablo-like. But according to the story, it pays homage to its roots with some very CCG-inspired mechanics. You’ll have a customizable deck that you’ll use to determine your spells, complete with colored mana pools to cast them.

You build a deck of 12 cards, and hold 4 spells in hand at any time. Whenever you use a spell, it gets replaced by another card from your deck. You can mix up to two colors, just like in traditional Magic, but your mana pool with generate automatically and proportionate to your deck color. So if you have half-red and half-black, it will generate equal amounts of both, but if you skew heavily in favor of red, that will generate much faster than black. Your deck also feeds into the loot grind, as enemies will drop shards that you can use to upgrade your cards.

These deck customization options are on top of class loadouts like GeoMancer and Mind Mage, which come with their own passive buffs. You’ll also have access to summon points, which can be spent on foot soldiers or fewer (but much more formidable) monsters.

In the game, you’ll use these powers to take on enemies that are determined by a smart AI director, which will respond to player skill and performance to keep the challenge ebbing and flowing naturally. You can take on full-fledged campaign missions, or smaller “Ordeals” that offer a quick 10-minute loot loop. You’ll also be able to play against your friends with best-of-three PvP duels.

Magic: Legends is coming from Cryptic Studios and Perfect World, and you can sign up to try the beta through the official site.

Our month-long IGN First coverage of Disintegration continues today with a behind-the-scenes look at some of the conceptual illustrations of key figures, locations, and elements V1 Interactive has built into its upcoming universe.

In the gallery below you’ll find artist renderings and illustrations of the massive, hovering Iron Clouds, the resistance’s own out-of-commission ship, Old Meg, and early imaginings of locations and characters. In addition, we’ve included a ton of in-game screenshots taken directly from an early build of the game to give you a sense of how these environments will look in-engine.

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And if you’re looking for more you can check out our comprehensive Disintegration hands-on preview after playing a sizable chunk of V1’s upcoming shooter, or watch an entire Disintegration story mission from start to finish.

We’re covering Disintegration in-depth all month long as part of IGN First, so stay tuned for much more in the coming days and weeks.

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Brandin Tyrrel is a Senior Editor at IGN. You can find him on Unlocked, or chat over on Twitter at @BrandinTyrrel.