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Bethesda has today announced that they want the sweet life juice that’s currently coursing through your veins. No, they haven’t become super evil and need your blood in order to sustain some ancient deity that lingers beneath their headquarters – they’re holding a charitable blood drive at this year’s QuakeCon!
The drive, which is said to be inspired by The Evil Within (because blood), will be held during the event on July 18 and July 19 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel and is a partnership between the publisher and the American Red Cross. Those that want to donate their blood to “The Good Within Blood Drive” merely need to stop by and meet the Red Cross’ requirements. If you’re going to the event, quit being selfish and donate some of your Mountain Dew spiked blood; it just might save a life.
I’ve donated blood before, and it’s not bad. I didn’t get any video game swag, like Bethesda will be offering in the form of a “The Evil Within chill pack”, but someone somewhere might have been saved by my contribution. Isn’t that worth something?
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS AND AMERICAN RED CROSS PARTNER FOR
THE GOOD WITHIN BLOOD DRIVE AT QUAKECON® 2014Gamers to Donate Blood During Gaming Festival this Month in Dallas
July 8, 2014 (Rockville, MD) — Bethesda Softworks® and the American Red Cross are partnering to host “The Good Within Blood Drive” during QuakeCon® 2014, North America’s largest Bring-Your-Own-Computer (BYOC) LAN party and gaming festival. The blood drive, which was inspired by The Evil Within™, out October 21 from Bethesda Softworks and Tango Gameworks™, will take place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas on Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19. Donors who take part in “The Good Within Blood Drive” at QuakeCon will receive an official The Evil Within chill pack to honor the donation.
“QuakeCon has a great group of attendees who we think will want to help the community by donating blood,” said Pete Hines , VP of PR and Marketing, Bethesda Softworks. “The American Red Cross is a terrific organization, and we’re thrilled to welcome them to QuakeCon.”
“The Red Cross is grateful for Bethesda Softworks’ invitation to host a blood drive during such a critical time,” said Jan Hale, External Communications Manager at the American Red Cross. “The summer months are a particularly difficult period for blood collections and being a part of this event gives us more opportunities to help save lives.”
QuakeCon 2014, the ultimate video game festival, will take place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas on Thursday, July 17 through Sunday, July 20. Attendees who would like to donate can sign up with American Red Cross representatives in the Topaz room l during blood drive hours: Friday, July 18, 2014 11 am – 5 pm and Saturday, July 19, 2014 11 am – 5 pm. **Donors must be at least 17 years old and meet American Red Cross requirements for donating blood, which can be found at http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/eligibility-requirements
QuakeCon is a free event open to general admission attendees thanks to the support of id Software and Bethesda Softworks, as well as the QuakeCon volunteer staff and the 2014 event sponsors and exhibitors. To pre-register for QuakeCon today go to: http://registration.quakecon.org. For more information on QuakeCon 2014 visit www.quakecon.org.
