Halo for Haiti

Most of you have probably heard about the disaster in Haiti by now, and people everywhere are doing what they can to raise money to help. Bungie, the developers behind the Halo trilogy, is no exception, and they've created a special edition Superintendant t-shirt available via the Bungie Store. For every shirt purchased, 100% of the profits will be donated to the American Red Cross.

This is a great cause, and I tried ordering a shirt however I was unable to select any shipping options or complete the order. I'm not sure why, and perhaps they simply don't ship to Canada.

So, for those people unable to order a shirt for one reason or another, Bungie is rallying their community to play Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST for the cause! This coming Wednesday and Thursday, change your Emblem to a Heart with a Circle background, red Heart, white Circle, and play either Halo 3 Multiplayer or Firefight in Halo 3: ODST and Bungie will donate money!

For every thousand gamers that participate, Bungie will donate $100.00 (US) to the American Red Cross up to $77,000 (US), and all you have to do to help make it happen is play Halo! Now that sounds like one of the best reasons I've ever seen to play a game, and I'll be putting in as much time as I can on Wednesday and Thursday.

For full details, including the proper way to change your Emblem, check out Bungie's Weekly Update here. For those looking to simply make a donation, you can do so with the Canadian Red Cross here.

Update: The Bungie Store ships to the US only, so those of us in Canada can not order a shirt.