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I rarely talk about MMORPGs (massively multi-player online role playing games) because I don’t play them. The idea with this article isn’t to talk about the game itself, but about the initiative the game developer (PerBlue) is running, allowing some 800,000 Parallel Kingdom players to turn virtual food into real meals for the upcoming Thanksgiving Day.
Under the program, players can purchase their choice of Food Basket Hats, an avatar enhancement, with Food, a purchasable and tradable in-game commodity, which will result in a cash donation to help combat homelessness and hunger in the United States. There are two limited edition Food Basket Hats to choose from: the red Food Basket Hat for 750 Food and will provide a Thanksgiving meal to one homeless child; and the golden Food Basket Hat that can be purchased for 6,000 Food and will provide a Thanksgiving meal to an entire family.
Love the idea and yes we at IntoMobile encourage all the Parallel Kingdom players to buy one Food Basket and make the Thanksgiving that much better for someone.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
