We’ve highlighted a number of ways for gamers to support Japan since the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the country just over a week ago. 1UP and many others in the industry are now supporting Play For Japan, a videogame industry initiative to raise money for the ongoing relief efforts.
Auctions are being conducted through eBay for a variety of rare videogame items, with all proceeds going to charity. We’ve posted three of our own items today:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Hardened Edition for Xbox 360 – Signed for our own Tina Sanchez by the entire Infinity Ward studio prior to the departures of studio heads Jason West and Vince Zampella. Auction link
- Metal Gear Solid 2 for PlayStation 2 – Signed by director Hideo Kojima. Auction link
- Katamari Damacy for PlayStation 2 – Signed and doodled on by lead developer Keita Takahashi. Auction link