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Play Halo 3 and "Be a Hero" for Haiti
Alex Tretrop
As many of our readers already know, Haiti was devastated last Tuesday by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that killed thousands and destroyed many homes and families. You can donate to many different organizations like the American Red Cross, but if you're a gamers you may want to help on a more personal level. That's why Bungie wants to contribute as well - launching a campaign called "Be a Hero!", which consists of selling a special version of one of their shirts, with 100 percent of the profits going towards helping Haiti. Not to mention from now until the beginning of the February, Bungie will donate 100 percent of its profits from the Bungie Store (excluding 3rd party things like TVs) straight to Haiti Relief via the Red Cross. More details after the jump
But that's not all, Bungie is also letting you donate in the easiest way possible - all you have to do is play Halo 3 or ODST Online! Yep, it's that easy. Just jump on Live next Wednesday or Thursday and wear a special emblem signifying your commitment and for every thousand people who participate Bungie will donate $100 towards Haiti, up to a maximum of $77,000.
As it says on the Bungie Blog, Here is how to participate in the event.
Here are the specifics:
1. Round up all of your friends and hop online with Halo 3 or ODST any time next from 00:01AM PST Wednesday, 1/20, through 23:59PM PST Thursday 1/21.
2. Edit your appearance settings so your character is wearing the RED HEART emblem.
a. Press START
b. Select “SETTINGS” / “APPEARANCE”
c. Select “EMBLEM”
d. Select “Hearts” ICON, “Circle” BACKGROUND
e. Back out to the APPEARANCES menu and select “COLORS”
f. Set “EMBLEM PRIMARY” to RED (or MAROON / BRICK / ROSE depending on which game you’re playing!)
g. Set “EMBLEM SECONDARY” to WHITE
3. Once your emblem is set, play! This can be a custom game or a matchmaking game, just make sure it’s played online, on Xbox LIVE, or we can’t track it.
So gather up some friends, and play some Halo on Wednesday or Thursday and help out Haiti! Or donate to one of the many charitable orginisations if you havent already!
