Square Enix donates US $1.2M to disaster relief

[Mikita]

I posted this a bit earlier in the "Supporting Japan's rebuilding process" thread, but thought that maybe it is worth its own post.

A Yomiuri Shimbun article this morning mentioned that Square Enix is donating 100 million yen (approximately US $1.2 million) to aid in disaster relief.

Here's the press release (Japanese) on the Square Enix corporate site:
http://www.square-enix.com/jpn/news/2011/html/8ff6e79d3ba0894f50d2189db4fa0e67.html

In addition to the donation, the press release also says that they are collecting voluntary donations from employees, and will be setting up ways for people to contribute through their SE accounts and other online services.

[Reika]

I am so glad they did not write most of that in broke and un-translatable Japanese ^^. Good job to Square Enix.

[Keith_Dragoon]

Well hopefully all those "We should pay for XIV to supprt Japan" topics can stop once SE sets this up. I have already given a HUGE chunk of my personal spending money ($50 i was gonna buy a new game with) to Red Cross.

[Reika]

They mentioned something about donating using crysta purchased from SE accounts too I think. I will do that.

[Laughlyn]

Great, i cant read japanese, nvm.
I got some crysta on my account, been there since release lol.
So sure i'd be game to donate it to help the Japaense / SE, atm its of no use for me.

[PepperMint]

Well hopefully all those "We should pay for XIV to supprt Japan" topics can stop once SE sets this up. I have already given a HUGE chunk of my personal spending money ($50 i was gonna buy a new game with) to Red Cross.

You don't need a new game when XIV is back up, but good job! You made a noble choice!

[Seif]

Can't believe they can afford to do this after the massive financial loss the company took during last year.

[Keith_Dragoon]

You don't need a new game when XIV is back up, but good job! You made a noble choice!

True but right now all I have to do is camp the XIV forums while listening to FF music. That new game could have kept me busy til servers are back but someone in Japan needed whatever that $50 goes towards to save/maintain their life so I made a noble sacrifice, my boredem to save a life or 2 totally worth it. And if I had another $50 i'd do it again!

[Reika]

Can't believe they can afford to do this after the massive financial loss the company took during last year.

"Selfless Service"

[Andra]

Thanks Mikita! I took your message and posted it on the german forums as well, since some people there already suggested that SE should find a way that players can donate. Some suggested that FFXIV should be with costs right away, and the monthly fee should be taken as donations and go right into the disaster relief. But this works too, {Good Job!} SE! =)

I want to point out that other game developers are donating too!

{link} Japanische Videospiele Unternehmen reichen zahlreiche Spenden ein

I know most of you can't read german, but the list dosn't need a translation, since the company names are the same all around the world!

Also, if you're familar with flash-based browser games and App's and might have heard names like "Zynga" and/or "Playfish", those also offer donations again. Like they already did when the earthquake striked Haiti. Now again, you can purchase special InGame stuff and the value of those will go directly to the disaster relief. For some you've to play the games to donate, for some you can donate directly.

{link} Join Playfish in Helping Survivors of Japan’s Earthquake

{link} Make a difference. Help Japan!
{link} Donate to the Japan Earthquake Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund

Now, there should be enough ways to spend. Even if it's just 1$! But i'll probably wait for SE to open their donation-option. =)