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Naughty Dog charity stream rescheduled following DDOS attack
Naughty Dog has rescheduled its plans to participate in the Operation Supply Drop charity drive after a previous attempt was cut short by a DDoS attack, announcing that the event will now take place this weekend. Operation Supply Drop's 8-bit Salute is a charitable streaming marathon that aims to supply U.S. military troops stationed overseas with video game care packages. Naughty Dog will award prizes to top donators after its event wraps up; donators from last week's aborted stream are encouraged to send PayPal receipts to Naughty Dog in order to remain eligible. Naughty Dog's Operation Supply Drop stream will showcase gameplay from its PlayStation 3 catalog on May 24 and 25. A schedule of events is available at Naughty Dog's website. [Image: Naughty Dog]
DDoS attack wounds Operation Supply Drop charity drive
Clearly, no good deed goes unpunished, as hackers have targeted Operation Supply Drop, a charity effort to send games and gaming-related items to American soldiers overseas. "Well, that took 26 minutes, but the Operation Supply Drop website is already down," wrote the fundraiser's organizers on the Operation Supply Drop Facebook page following what appears to be a distributed denial of service, or DDoS attack. That Facebook update was posted at about 9AM ET, after which the Operation Supply Drop website returned briefly, but was then shuttered by organizers anticipating further attacks. "Odds are this will happen again over the next 24 hours," they explained in a letter to donors. Unfortunately, the Operation Supply Drop website serves as the main hub for those wanting to donate. While it remains down, the fundraiser will continue, but those hoping to aid the cause should send PayPal donations to donations at operationsupplydrop dot com. Alternately, if you'd rather receive something for your donation, you can pick up this Operation Supply Drop poster, designed by the Halo auteurs at Rooster Teeth. All proceeds from the sale of those posters will go directly to Operation Supply Drop. [Image: Operation Supply Drop]
Twitch teams with Operation Supply Drop for military charity
Video game broadcasting platform Twitch is partnering with Operation Supply Drop for the 24-hour charitable game streaming marathon 8-Bit Salute. The marathon is entering its third year and will be held May 17 - 18, with donations raised during 8-Bit Salute used to fund video game care packages for both combat-zone deployed troops in the military as well as those recovering in military hospitals. Past funds from Operation Supply Drop include Operation: Dragon Punch in September 2011, which aided a squad Northern Afghanistan. Twitch will promote the event and encourage its "top broadcasters" to participate as well. The announcement mentions a few Twitch partners that have already pledged their support of 8-Bit Salute, such The Last of Us developer Naughty Dog and gaming headset manufacturer Astro Gaming. Viewers will have the opportunity to win prizes during the marathon via Operation Supply Drop's website. Those looking to participate in this year's 8-Bit Salute event can register here. [Image: Operation Supply Drop]
Operation Supply Drop sends games to overseas troops
As many of you in the U.S. enjoy your day off from labor, spare a thoughtful moment for your troops overseas. When your fighting men and women aren't irritating Sarge or stuck on KP duty peeling potatoes*, they'd like to be out there collecting coins or blasting Covenant ships right along with you. Front Towards Gamer's Operation Supply Drop is making it happen, collecting money to buy consoles and games and sending them to troops stationed across the globe. Above you see the 18th Airborne Corps and the huge bundle of joy they recently received as a result of Operation: Grease Gun. Next up is Operation: Dragon Punch, which will soon be shipped out to MEDEVAC Blackhawk pilot Ryan and his team stationed in Northern Afghanistan. If you'd like to help the troops win the war against boredom, you can donate via the Chipin link here. And get this: A $30 donation will net you 1600 MS points! But, of course, you're not giving for that reason. No, we'd never think that. Never. *Ed. note: the sum total of our military knowledge is lifted from Beetle Bailey strips.
