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Pick Up A Black Ops III DLC Pack, Help Out A Veteran

Ben-Dutka 0 Comments

It's that time of year when we're supposed to think of others, especially those who serve our country.

Activision has announced a new Call of Duty: Black Ops III campaign to help raise money for the publisher's military-centric charity organization, the Call of Duty Endowment .

This involves the C.O.D.E. Warriors Personalization Pack, which includes three reticles, a calling card and custom weapon camo. The price is $4 and profits from the sale of this DLC will go toward the Endowment, which helps veterans find careers after they leave the service. The Pack is currently available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC so if you'd like to help out a little this holiday season, go ahead and snag it. Said Call of Duty executive Rob Kostich:

"This is a great way to honor and assist our heroes as they return to civilian life. The personalization pack lets the Call of Duty community help veterans, while playing a game they love. We're grateful to our players and our platform partners for helping."

The Endowment was established in 2009 by Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick and thus far, they've managed to fund over 17,500 job placements for military veterans, which means they're well on their way to achieving their goal of 25,000 job placements by the end of 2018.

Related Game(s): Call of Duty: Black Ops III

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Activision Gives $3.7 Million To Call Of Duty Endowment Fund

John-Shepard 6 Comments

They've got the money to do it, so they may as well contribute.

Activision Blizzard has announced that they've donated another $2 million to the Call of Duty Endowment, a nonprofit organization designed to help our country's veterans.

Furthermore, Activision Publishing revealed that it raised $1.7 million for the Endowment through the sale of limited edition dog tags. These were available last holiday season and were priced at $5 apiece; they could be found at over 12,000 stores across the nation and obviously, a great deal of people ponied up.

Said Activision CEO Bobby Kotick:

"We are committed to our veterans. They put their lives on the line for our freedom and security. They all have unique experiences, skills, and capabilities that should be highly desirable to any employer."

Call of Duty Endowment executive director Dan Goldenberg added that the combined $3.7 million will go to support the organization's newly announced "chapterization" initiative, which awards grants to veterans's groups so they can expand and open new chapters that offer employment services. It's all a very noble cause, we think, even if it's driven by the sale of a franchise that doesn't exactly have the greatest reputation among all hardcore gamers. Hey, helping vets is a good thing, no matter how you slice it.

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Call Of Duty Endowment Donates $1.1 Million To Charity Growth

Ben-Dutka 6 Comments

They've made billions on the Call of Duty name, so now it's time to give back a little.

The Call of Duty Endowment fund has announced $1.1 million in new grants to help local veterans' charities grow. These funds are thanks to the organization's new "Chapterization" strategy where grants are given to veterans' groups that can expand by opening new chapters, which in turn offer military vets employment services.

This comes hot on the heels of a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics 2012 Employment of Veterans report, which shows that over 20% of veterans between the ages of 18 and 24 are unemployed, which is 5% higher than their non-veteran counterparts. Said Activision CEO and Call of Duty Endowment founder Bobby Kotick:

"Our new chapterization strategy allows us to continue to have an impact on this important national issue by applying sound business principles to the veteran employment effort–and can be a model for the non-profit world. We want to support organizations that have proven business models and that are able to apply those best practices in targeted markets where the most veterans have the most need. By providing the funds to open new chapters in these targeted areas, we believe that goal will be accomplished."

The first five Endowment grants are going to Hire Heroes USA, Veterans Green Jobs, AMVETS, Still Serving Veterans and the National Chamber Foundation. Well, that's a start, at least.

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