CCP converting EVE PLEX to currency for storm relief

by Jef Reahard on May 3rd 2011 2:30PM

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CCP has a long history of lending a helping hand during times of crisis. Whether it's the Haiti earthquake, the Japan tsunami, flooding in Pakistan, or most recently, the severe storms in the southeastern United States, the developer of EVE Online and World of Darkness is usually at the forefront of gamemaker disaster relief efforts.

Today, CCP Fallout outlines the latest such drive on the EVE Insider dev blog. Plex for Good: Storm Relief is designed to provide aid to those devastated by the tornados that ripped through portions of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee last week. The drive starts today and runs through May 16th, and each player-made PLEX donation "will be converted into cash currency and donated to the Red Cross." Players should contract their PLEX to the "CCP PLEX for Good" character, and because it's EVE, the dev blog mentions that any scams relating to the relief effort will be met with swift and harsh punishments.

Head to official EVE website to learn more.

Source: EVE dev blog

Tags: ccp, ccp-fallout, ccp-games, charity, donations, eve, eve-online, mmo-industry, plex, plex-for-good, red-cross, sci-fi, storm-relief, tornado-relief

Reader Comments (3)

I'm 100000000% for this.

I've been baffled how quickly people forgot about what happened or just didn't hear about it. I don't blame the actual people though as much as I blame the news outlets. Like the day/day after this happened, the wedding and the whole PSN thing were taking the news by storm. It felt like this story was barely being covered. I'm glad to see CCP hasn't forgotten and I'll do everything in my power to help out.