Ben-DutkaThese are the kinds of fireworks I'd want to see if I was stationed overseas! So cool.
Military gaming charity Operation Supply Drop hit a big milestone for their first annual 4th of July Donation drive, code-named "Pixel Fireworks." The result was some much-appreciated gaming goodies for our courageous troops in Afghanistan.
Twelve care packages loaded with approximately $30,000 worth of video games, consoles, and game-related gear were deployed across Afghanistan. One even went to an individual at Walter Reed national military hospital who is currently recovering from injuries. The $30k horde was gathered up between June and July and if you want to know what got sent over, click the link above. It's a huge list; Operation Supply Drop sent 3 250GB Xbox 360s, 1 60GB PS3, 1 250GB PS3 and a Wi-Fi PlayStation Vita. They also got a bunch of cool controllers, headsets and other accessories, as well as a boatload of games.
Those titles included a signed copy of Gears of War: Judgment , along with high-profile productions like Assassin's Creed , Halo 4 , Super Street Fighter 4 , Battlefield 3 , Uncharted: Golden Abyss , the Devil May Cry HD Collection , Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition , Need for Speed: The Run and many more. This is the kind of charity drive I can really get behind, you know?
Something about soldiers playing Devil May Cry makes me feel warm.
Those PS hoodies are cool
Awesome distraction for the troops but including military first person shooters? that is just wrong, or weird.Oh the irony!
They've donated over $300,000 worth of games and consoles to date and I can't think of a better way to express your support and appreciation for the work that these folks are doing. I you click on the link in the story, you can even go the site and make a donation via Paypal.