The earthquake that hit Japan on March 11th may no longer be at the forefront of gamers' minds, but the country is still reeling from the impact.
NCsoft and
CCP Games have both announced efforts to help aid the Japanese people with charitable donations, and it looks like
gPotato has decided to
encourage players to donate as well. The company has added new merchandise into the microtransaction stores for several games that, items that will grant players a unique look as well as donating all profits to the Red Cross.
Rappelz,
Flyff, and
Luna Plus are all offering capes for players, while
Tales Runner offers a shirt and
Iris Online offers a kitten hat. (Sadly, the cat in question is not
Maru.) One hundred percent of profits will be donated to the Red Cross to aid in relief efforts, and the items cannot be purchased with "free" currency. The items will be available until March 31st, so if you play the games and haven't yet donated,
now would be the time.
