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New EVE Online trailer highlights the player behind the space ship
Hot on the heels of today's announcement that EVE Online will soon be making its way to Japanese gamers, CCP released a new trailer for the Incarna expansion. Rather than focusing only on in-game action, the new trailer entitled "I was there" tells the tale of a memorable battle from the perspective of a player. Although the dialogue is pretty corny, the story and feeling behind it are things any player involved in gang or fleet warfare can identify with. We all carry stories of the epic fights we've turned around in our favour, and we all like to remember that we were there. The trailer highlights the very real rush of fleet warfare, the real bonds we form with the players behind the ships and the communities we build and defend together. That sense of community is even extended outward into the real world, as attendees at the annual Fanfest or any one of several unofficial EVE meet-ups find out every year. At the 2011 EVE Fanfest in March, CCP and EVE players in attendance raised $11,000 US for charity Get Well Gamers. Notable items sold included the official CCP Banhammer from the GM department, as seen in the company's absolutely not safe for work music video HTFU, and a tour of the CCP offices led by CEO Hilmar Pétursson. CCP Soundwave's impromptu art print auction raised a massive $1,500, bringing total donations up to the $11,000 mark. The money was delivered to Get Well Gamers this week and will go to help buy gaming systems for sick children to play during their stays in hospital. Skip past the cut to watch the new Incarna trailer, embedded in HD.
CCP auctioning off a special studio tour for charity
Are you heading to Iceland for the EVE Online Fanfest coming up at the end of this month? Have some spare cash that you'd like to see go to a great cause? As part of its charity events at Fanfest this year, CCP is offering a super-special VIP tour of its studios -- a tour that is currently being auctioned off via a silent email auction. All proceeds from the auction will be going to benefit Get Well Gamers, a charity that helps provide games and consoles to the childrens' ward at many hospitals. The lucky winner will get a personal dev tour into the inner sanctum of CCP HQ in Reykjavík led by CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson (aka CCP Hellmar). Along with the tour, the winner will be treated to lunch with the developers of EVE Online and given what the company describes as "a bunch of cool goodies." If you'd like to get a bid in, head over to the EVE Online site and read up on what you'll need to do to enter the silent auction. Good luck!
Sony gives games to charity -- breath of fresh air
Sony needs a smile, or give other people a smile... something about smiles or happiness. Well, they've done just that. Sony has given away 200 games, retailing over $5,000, to the charity Get Well Gamers. A nice touch, Sony. This foundation has brought electronic entertainment to sick kids for over five years now and we say: great idea. This isn't meant in disrespect, rather as a first-hand observation -- but kids need something to do if they're bedridden in the hospital and the TV's alone just don't cut it. Again, not being facetious, this is from experience. Hospitals are boring. Ryan Sharpe, President of the charity, also gives Sony the nod. "We are deeply grateful to the Sony Corporation for its wonderful generosity, especially with the holiday season upon us." Now, let's be fair. This is a very small step, but it is one worthy of a small pat on the back for our lumbering corporate friend. We'll also be fair -- Microsoft is also listed on the thanks page, so it seems to be pats on the back all around! Heck, if any of you feel like donating a couple of greenbacks, check out the charity site.
