Earth Day is coming up, but how are you supposed to celebrate when we’re all supposed to stay indoors? The pandemic means that large gatherings outside are frowned upon, if not outright banned, and that means the big tree-planting efforts are hard to participate in. Though let’s be honest, most of us gamers were just going to donate money from the safety of our own homes anyway. Whatever the case, Shaw chose the perfect time to unveil a new Earth Day initiative: the Tree Spree Challenge. All you have to do is plant a tree in a game of your choice, screenshot it, and post the pic on social media with #ShawTreeSpree, and the internet giant will match it with a real tree.

Gamers, this is our moment! If you’ve ever wanted to give back to the planet, prove that you’re better at planting trees than anyone else, or just an excuse to decorate your Animal Crossing island, Minecraft homes, or Stardew Valley farmsteads, now is the time to do it. Flood Twitter with the evidence. Let’s get as many trees out there as possible. Last time, the challenge ended with a total of 4,000 trees, but we think you guys can leave that number in the dust.

The event’s call to action states that: “People can post a screenshot of their in-game tree on social using the hashtag #ShawTreeSpree, and Shaw will plant a tree in real life for them, too. The initiative will run until the end of Earth Month(April 30th) and is open to any game where you can plant a tree.”

How many games can you plant trees in, we wonder? Now is an excellent time to find out.

The Shaw Tree Spree Challenge will run from April 22nd (Earth Day) to April 30th, 2021.

How many trees did you plant? Let us know down in the comments, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook.

SOURCE: Press Release

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We only have a few days left of 2020, but it looks like the year has saved its strangest news for last, with the revalation that an earlier trailer for the KFConsole was for a real product.

The future of gaming is here.

Introducing the KFConsole. #PowerYourHunger pic.twitter.com/ssUrX41Ab1

— KFC Gaming (@kfcgaming) June 12, 2020

The KFConsole – and yes, that is the real name – is essentially a VR ready high-end gaming PC which comes equipped with – and I cannot possibly stress how much I am not lying about this because, quite frankly, it sounds insane – a chicken heating mechanism. Whether or not using said warmer for other foodstuffs would void the warranty remains to be seen because, once again, this is a gaming console which lets – nay, encourages – the user put food inside it. Presumably a few stray crumbs might occasionally sneak their way into the games console part, which leads to the frankly hilarious thought that someone will need to confirm whether any of the food particles come from non-avian sources if you send your console back to KFC – the actual chicken place – for repairs.

KFC PR Boss Mark Cheevers had this to say: “Moving forward from our initial teaser campaign earlier this year, we’re so pleased to finally give the fans exactly what they wanted; making the KFConsole a reality. We all know the console war is vicious, but we’re very confident in the KFConsole as our flagship entry. This machine is capable of running games at top-level specs, all on top of keeping your meal warm for you to enjoy during your gaming experience… what’s not to like? If Sony or Microsoft want any tips on how to engineer a chicken chamber for their efforts next time, they’d be welcome to get in touch.”

The console wars are ????.

Introducing the KFConsole. #PowerYourHunger pic.twitter.com/k7AM6g61Ip

— KFC Gaming (@kfcgaming) December 22, 2020

Do you think KFC can take on the big wigs like Sony and Microsoft, or do you think that this weird piece of news is just a hoax?? Let us know in the comments, on Twitter, or on Facebook.

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