Hurricane Katrina and Gaming
Although this is not really portable gaming related I just wanted to point out that Sony’s Everquest II has added a command in game that let’s you donate to the Red Cross. Not in game money either but the real deal. Check out the full letter below that they sent their players. Pretty cool in my opinon.
Please Lend a Helping Hand In the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina has left an incredible wake of destruction across the Mid-Atlantic States. Sony Online Entertainment would like to ask you to take a moment to make a donation to the American Red Cross in order to help alleviate some of the suffering.
In EverQuest II we have added the /donate command, type in /donate to be taken to the American Red Cross’s Hurricane 2005 relief page. For those members of SOE Communities in other games, you can contribute using this link, American Red Cross. The American Red Cross will process your donation and make sure that it is put to maximum use to help those whose lives have been affected by the hurricane.
Additionally, for our 13,000+ players actually in the affected areas, we will be suspending billing until such time as they are able to play again. In addition, any items or structures in any of our games, which decay over time, will be preserved until the user’s next login.
Thank you in advance for your support and generosity.
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Hmm. I thought it was interesting because usually the in game worlds of these games don’t ever reflect reality. People play these things to escape.
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I mean, it’s nice that they’ve done this but big deal?! all it does is take people to the red cross home page…hardly newsworthy.