Saturday, March 19, 2011

Japan

NCSoft, the parent company of ArenaNet, has donated $6.3 million dollars to help with the catastrophe in Japan:
(Image pulled from Andrew Sullivan)
NCsoft senior executive Sung Joon Park stated, "In order to support those who have suffered from the earthquake and to help restoration, we decided to donate 500 million Yen, which corresponds to one month of sales." He also added that, "We'll maintain the service with the minimal electricity and personnel. Maintaining daily life is also important; therefore, we plan to uphold the service." NCsoft's Vice-President, Corporate Communications Jaesung Lee added from headquarters in Seoul, South Korea that, "We sincerely hope Japan can overcome the current difficulties as soon as possible."
The full press release, and other charities taking donations, may be found here.

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