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Proceeds from today's PopCap sales go to Haiti recovery efforts
by Griffin McElroy 
on Jan 16th 2010 11:30AM
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Reader Comments (54)
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 11:36AM (Unverified) said
Is it to early to talk about haiti or shall we let the dust settle?
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 11:41AM Shadowbender said
Is it just me, or did this Haiti incident come as a really fast surprise. Just sayin...
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:15PM Shadowbender said
Eh, I don't know. What I meant was that I look on Yahoo and BAM! Haiti earthquake. And then BAM! Numerous people help out. It just came in a flash is all I'm saying.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:16PM (Unverified) said
@ripslymemc
A memo is always expected otherwise you'll forget to put the new cover sheet on the TPS reports.
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A memo is always expected otherwise you'll forget to put the new cover sheet on the TPS reports.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:32PM Shadowbender said
Not really, can't they predict some earthquakes.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:43PM 831 Son said
Actually, I read a story on CNN.com where some smug scientists were taking about a report they sent in like 2005 where all it said was "That area is likely for an earthquake". No specific dates or anything, just a vague warning and they had the nerve to go to CNN to flout their knowledge.
Anyways, even if Haiti did have an actual accurate warning, what do you want them to do? They aren't a rich G-8 nation and can take preventative measures.
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Anyways, even if Haiti did have an actual accurate warning, what do you want them to do? They aren't a rich G-8 nation and can take preventative measures.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 2:16PM EatMoreBread said
I've been hearing similar reports that the Memphis area is due for a really nasty earthquake sometime in the future; it's been a long time since their last one in the 19th century, and apparently that one was pretty bad. But what are they to do? I think the reality is that nobody is going to want to spend all that money to reinforce all those buildings for an earthquake that MIGHT come.
I doubt the people of Haiti were able to do anything about any earthquake warnings they may have received.
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I doubt the people of Haiti were able to do anything about any earthquake warnings they may have received.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 11:49AM Slaziman said
That's a pretty cool move PopCap, but is it enough to compensate for all the digital crack distribution?
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 11:58AM Raiki said
I'm glad they're giving all proceeds to charity. I'm sick of other companies using this as a marketing scheme.
Does this work with Steam you think? I just don't buy PC games that aren't compatible with Steam anymore.
Does this work with Steam you think? I just don't buy PC games that aren't compatible with Steam anymore.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:01PM Jerkamie said
Haven't they got enough money already?
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:10PM (Unverified) said
Probably, who knows. I just think it's sickening how we rushed to their help in less than 2 days, when we let our own people in New Orleans drown and die for at least 5 days after the hurricane before even attempting help.
All this, and like usual when it's over they'll go back to hating America. Just like everyone else does after we help.
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All this, and like usual when it's over they'll go back to hating America. Just like everyone else does after we help.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:28PM EatMoreBread said
Guys, the almost the entire city of Port-au-Prince was destroyed, and anywhere form 50,000 - 100,000 are dead, and that's not even counting injuries. Over 3 million people were affected by this 7.0 quake that happened not 10 miles from the most densely populated city in the western hemisphere. Have a heart.
This is a big deal.
And for the Katrina comparisons, it's better to be right once than wrong twice. Just because we failed with Katrina doesn't mean Haitians should get screwed.
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This is a big deal.
And for the Katrina comparisons, it's better to be right once than wrong twice. Just because we failed with Katrina doesn't mean Haitians should get screwed.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:42PM (Unverified) said
You take care of your own people first, no matter what. I'm tired of my country being the white knight riding to the rescue all the time, and then having these ungrateful countries spit in our face as thanks.
Since I live in Florida, I know what it's like. I saw areas of the state last year that were just starting to recover from the barrage of hurricanes we saw back in 04-05 (I forget exactly what year). People from Katrina are still living in FEMA trailers.
But no, let's continue funneling tens of millions to a country that was already piss poor to begin with. Not like we could be using that money to buy displaced people in our country some new homes.
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Since I live in Florida, I know what it's like. I saw areas of the state last year that were just starting to recover from the barrage of hurricanes we saw back in 04-05 (I forget exactly what year). People from Katrina are still living in FEMA trailers.
But no, let's continue funneling tens of millions to a country that was already piss poor to begin with. Not like we could be using that money to buy displaced people in our country some new homes.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:54PM HighFiveJesus said
well its already one of the poorest nations in the world. don't care how they got there, and i am not making any long term donations. however, despite all that, god seemed to bite them in the ass, and its just a nice thing to do. you STILL can donate to katrina stuff i'm sure, but this JUST happened.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:55PM EatMoreBread said
Sorry, but that's just an awful thing to say. Somebody needs help, you help them out because it is the right thing to do. It doesn't matter if they're poor.
It's terrible that we did so little for Katrina victims, it really was, but Haitians shouldn't be punished for that. Why help them out? Because we can, and it'd be awful not to for a catastrophe of this magnitude.
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It's terrible that we did so little for Katrina victims, it really was, but Haitians shouldn't be punished for that. Why help them out? Because we can, and it'd be awful not to for a catastrophe of this magnitude.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 1:05PM (Unverified) said
We can also help people still recovering from Katrina, but we're not. So we shouldn't be sending a penny to any other country's disaster recovery effort until all of our victims are dealt with. If I was one of the people still living in a FEMA trailer, words wouldn't be able to describe my anger towards the government from this (although they were probably already super pissed off).
This whole thing just pisses me off. We really need to change our priorities around and quit shafting our own people.
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This whole thing just pisses me off. We really need to change our priorities around and quit shafting our own people.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 1:14PM (Unverified) said
No, ignoring our own people gives America a bad name. But I'm done arguing about this. The topic alone makes my blood boil.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2010 1:20PM (Unverified) said
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Posted: Jan 16th 2010 1:30PM (Unverified) said
Oh yeah, wish death on people. That makes Americans look great!
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Posted: Jan 16th 2010 2:06PM EatMoreBread said
I originally didn't want to "feed the trolls" by responding to these people, but I felt it more important that people know that those who make hurtful, ignorant, xenophobic statements like tmac aren't the majority of Americans; they give Americans a bad name. America has a long history of intolerance and ignorance, and it's important to stamp it out. There are people who care when lives are lost in a great tragedy, and I wanted to stand up to be counted as one of them.
The danger we face when we hear of these catastrophes happening overseas is we risk dismissing them as "normal" or "regular" because we believe the stereotype that because they're just poor foreigners, massive amounts of deaths aren't important. But how would we react if 50,000 - 100,000 Americans died in a similar tragedy? The people who died in this earthquake are not some sort of bugs, they're people.
When people die in a great tragedy, we need to remember that, poor or rich, we're all human beings, and we should help each other out whenever we can. That's why so many countries across the globe band together when tragedy strikes, and it's why it's important for everyday people to contribute in some way to help victims.
Sorry for the long comment.
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The danger we face when we hear of these catastrophes happening overseas is we risk dismissing them as "normal" or "regular" because we believe the stereotype that because they're just poor foreigners, massive amounts of deaths aren't important. But how would we react if 50,000 - 100,000 Americans died in a similar tragedy? The people who died in this earthquake are not some sort of bugs, they're people.
When people die in a great tragedy, we need to remember that, poor or rich, we're all human beings, and we should help each other out whenever we can. That's why so many countries across the globe band together when tragedy strikes, and it's why it's important for everyday people to contribute in some way to help victims.
Sorry for the long comment.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:02PM (Unverified) said
Plants, zombies, Haiti... ermkay?
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:10PM (Unverified) said
when these generous souls are donating 100%, i can see why child's play rejected that one company's 5%, albeit these are both for extremely different causes but i think the comparison is still relevant.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:14PM Katana Master said
Bungie (makers of halo) is doing the same thing. Check here for info: http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BeAHero
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:21PM 831 Son said
Gee, Joystiq, couldn't disable comments for a story like this? I'm sure your blogging software can. You're just asking for political comments and trolling about Haiti, as opposed to feel-good comments,
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 1:09PM technoKyle said
Yeah, just assuming that most people can't have a serious discussion about this sort of thing is worse than a few misinformed posts.
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Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:53PM ArchiGamer said
Nice to see some empathy and human compassion during such a horrible event, and though political and personal beliefs can get in the way, its still nice to know that at least there someone there, I guess.
And addressing Tmac's, I guess frustration over these countries eventually returning to their hate of us, you know, I rather give and not be thanked, than not to give at all.
And addressing Tmac's, I guess frustration over these countries eventually returning to their hate of us, you know, I rather give and not be thanked, than not to give at all.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 1:01PM Organic Jerk said
"I rather give and not be thanked, than not to give at all"
I commend you
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I commend you
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:55PM HighFiveJesus said
its nice to see some complete 100 percent donations from companies. I already have made several in the past week, but its nice to see more.
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 2:10PM EatMoreBread said
After seeing the runaway success of Child's Play, I'm constantly amazed at how generous and caring the gamer community can be, even game developers and companies!
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Posted: Jan 16th 2010 12:56PM Diodax said
Jerkamie, Haiti doesnt have the resources to recover from a tragedy like this. Hell, there are like 1 million of ilegal Haitian residents here in Dominican Republic because compared with the extreme poorness in Haiti, this is "better".
Tmac, can you explain me how Haiti is "spiting in your faces" as thanks? I REALLY want to know
Tmac, can you explain me how Haiti is "spiting in your faces" as thanks? I REALLY want to know
Posted: Jan 16th 2010 1:44PM Dlord said
@ Tmacairjordan
You had one big smorgasbord of stupidity and arrogance running our great country at the time. Michael Brown is just one example of the offspring spawned by the defective governing taking place at the time. He screwed up, bad. That is why those people drown.
You had one big smorgasbord of stupidity and arrogance running our great country at the time. Michael Brown is just one example of the offspring spawned by the defective governing taking place at the time. He screwed up, bad. That is why those people drown.
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