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Auction: Miyamoto/Kondo/more Autographed DS

PFJ coordinator Meagan Marie has put up this original red Nintendo DS, adorned with a Mario Kart sticker, for auction through eBay Giving Works. What makes it even more special is that it’s been autographed by Nintendo luminaries Shigeru Miyamoto, Koji … Continue reading

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The Play For Japan Auction Program

Hello! We have just added two pages to the site that explain how we’ll be coordinating our auction program. If you’re interested in contributing — and we’ve already heard from a lot of you who are — please review the … Continue reading

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Nexon In-Game Item Sale

More social game social awareness: From now until Sunday, March 20th, Nexon is donating the proceeds from the following in-game items to the Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami relief effort: MapleStory: All items save those in the Cash Shop’s … Continue reading

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Zynga Social Games Campaign

Zynga has rolled out multiple in-game fundraisers throughout their stable of social games, with proceeds going to Save the Children. FrontierVille (Kobe Cows) FarmVille (Daikon Radish) CityVille (Sweet Potatoes) Cafe World (Japanese-themed decorations) Zynga Poker (VIP Club membership proceeds) Words … Continue reading

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Bungie Wristbands & Store Profits

Bungie is selling special “Quake Relief” wristbands through their online store for $5, with all proceeds routed to the Red Cross. In addition to that, Bungie will be donating the profits from all purchases made through the Bungie Store from now until … Continue reading

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Aksys Japan Benefit Sale

  Through March 24th, Aksys is holding a pretty thorough game sale at their online store, including BlazBlue, Record of Agarest War, and 999 for DS. (There’s much more than that, too.) Aksys CEO Akibo Shieh had this to say on … Continue reading

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Contribute within EVE Online

EVE Online developer CCP Games has used a program called “PLEX for Good” in previous disaster relief campaigns, and is bringing it back for the Japan earthquake/tsunami efforts. PLEX is EVE Online’s in-game currency, and through the program it can … Continue reading

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GameZone’s Mystery Auction Fundraiser

William Haley at GameZone has sent word of some live auctions that should be of definite interest! They’ve assembled three mystery boxes filled with promotional swag in addition to game/gear donations from Square Enix, Capcom, and THQ. The Square Enix … Continue reading

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PlayFish Fundraising Effort

PlayFish is teaming up with Mercy Corps, who is partnered with Peace Winds Japan. This is an ongoing fundraising campaign: Send in a donation today and it will be used to help provide balloon shelters to accommodate up to 600 … Continue reading

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Sonic and Football Manager iOS Sale

From now until March 20th, Sega is offering the following iOS games at a discounted price, with all proceeds going to the Red Cross: Sonic the Hedgehog ($1.99) Sonic 2 ($2.99) Sonic 4 ($3.99) Sonic Spinball ($0.99) Football Manager for … Continue reading

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