Since January 7, Forest fires have made their way through Los Angeles. The sequelae are devastating, with more than 16,000 houses destroyed, contaminated with drinking water and more than two dozen murdered people. As residents have long tried to rebuild, relief has emerged in all forms, from donations made to the American Red Cross to the people who give the Gofundme efforts of individual families. Soon, those who seek to help will have a new way of giving: buying a video game pack.
The Bundle de Alivio de Fuego de California is the work of the indie studio necrosoft games and a collection of volunteers that the company’s director, Brandon Sheffield, organized to compile the package. From January 12 to 19, 422 games, including popular titles such as Sayo, Octodad: Dadliest Catchand Hoa—On Independent Game Platform Itch.io. Of these, says Sheffield, the group aims to create the Bundle of Fire Relief of California, which will sell for about $ 10 per pop, a good price for hundreds of titles. The gains of the package, which Sheffield aims to launch “as soon as possible”, will go to help efforts destined to help residents of the Los Angeles area to recover financially.
“I have seen many [people] Get a price because it can be an expensive place to live, ”says Sheffield, a native of California. “Then, when a fire like this reduces total housing, inspires owners to make price walks, and people are unleashed in even more vulnerable positions, it seems that those of us in stable life positions should do what we can “
Los Angeles occupies a special place in the heart of the video game industry. It is home to hundreds of developers and studies such as Riot Games, Naughty Dog and Santa Monica Studio. Before E3 closed, the center of the era the house of the conference for a long time. It is the location of the game awards and the place for many smaller annual events. Sheffield says that it is partly due to that association that developers everywhere are intervening to help.
But there is another reason: climate change. A world of warming is increasing probability of forest fires in California. The same is true for hurricanes and other natural disasters. For video game developers, whose work has its Own carbon edge of ConbresThese environmental impacts are “a big problem for all,” says Sheffield.
“This crisis has deeply affected our teams, with some uproar by losing their homes and many others still evacuated,” Riot wrote in a statement About fires. The Game Company also announced its own fund collectors in the game that will be held within Value and League of Legends. Other video game companies such as Activision and Sony They are also donating help efforts.
According to a recent report by the organizers of the Game Developer Conference, 16 percent of the developers surveyed said they had been affected by natural disasters in the last year. Seventy -three percent of respondents to the “state of the game industry” reportFor which the organizers surveyed more than 3,000 people, specified that they were affected by water -related incidents, including hurricanes, floods and storms. “Hurricane Milton caused some damage to my office at home, causing me many unexpected financial difficulties,” wrote a developer in Florida. “I can’t pour money into my business as much as before.”