charity

News

Operation Supply Drop Plays Games to Help Veterans

There are few groups of people out there that deserve to unwind with some video games more than those who serve. Be it active military personnel or veterans who have come home, these brave men and women are a big part of gamer culture. Those injured in combat are often left in a condition that makes enjoying things like video games a difficult task, while others make it home safe but find their return to civilian life a difficult transition. All veterans deserve to live...

News

(Updated) LevelSave and Insert Coin(s) Tag Team Operation Supply Drop

You may have heard about this little charity called Operation: Supply Drop, they take donations of video games, consoles and money to purchase video games and consoles. Care packages are then organized and shipped to our soldiers serving overseas. An enormous multi-city event called 8-bit Salute was created by Stephen Machuga, founder of Operation: Supply Drop. This event is taking place in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago and now Las Vegas on November 10th. Those...

News

Get Yourself a Piece of Warcraft History

Blizzard Entertainment Inc is lending a helping hand to children with cancer and other childhood diseases by auctioning off server-blade hardware, originally used in the early days of World of Warcraft. The proceeds are going to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Hewlett Packard® ProLiant server blades were, at one time, home to hundreds of realms. “World of Warcraft realms are like the virtual neighborhoods of the game’s community — they contain...