EverQuest Raises $20,000 USD For Charity

Sony Online Entertainment has donated over $20,000 USD to the Child's Play 2009 Winter Charity Drive, with help from players of the popular MMOs EverQuest and EverQuest II.

Each time a player of EQ or EQII bought a certain Child’s Play virtual item on the Marketplace with Station Cash, SOE’s recently introduced in-game currency, SOE donated $10 USD to the charity. The in-game items purchased by players are theirs to keep within the online virtual worlds. The fundraiser lasted for one month.

“The ability of our players to make a donation of this magnitude in these tough economic times is beyond anything we could have hoped for,” said John Smedley, president of Sony Online Entertainment.

“As we continue to diversify with programs like Station Cash we will be able to offer unique items that benefit not only our players, but other partnerships and organizations such as Child’s Play in this case.”

Child’s Play is a game industry charity that is dedicated to providing children with toys and age-appropriate games at more than 40 hospitals worldwide.