Starting this weekend, EA will be hosting their own E3 event called EA Play. To celebrate the occasion, they’re giving $1 million to charity through their new Play to Give program. The program will make donations to the following charities:
Code.org
Code2040
HeForShe
National Center for Women & Information Technology
SpecialEffect
The goal of the contributions from EA is to give back to the community, and support a more inclusive environment in gaming, along with helping future creators. To commemorate the event, EA is offering up some in-game challenges to allow you to show your support.
Games with challenges include FIFA 16 and Madden 16, with Battlefield 4, Battlefield Hardline, Star Wars Battlefront, and Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes representing the core audience. Each challenge will offer special rewards for their respective games. You can find a list of the games and their rewards below, via the blog post from EA. More details on the challenges will be revealed soon. You can get more information on Play to Give from EA’s website.
Battlefield 4™ and Battlefield™ Hardline
Earn a Gold Battlepack by providing supplies to your teammates in need. As a community,Battlefield 4 players are challenged with getting a 45 million total re-supply score and Battlefield Hardline players are challenged with getting a 5 million re-supply score from June 12-17. By achieving either of those goals, contributing players will get rewarded with an extra Gold Battlepack via Battlelog.
Star Wars™ Battlefront™
Players who complete any multiplayer match from June 12-14 can participate in the 3X Score Event, earning triple score and credits.
Star Wars™ Galaxy of Heroes
Deploy a squad of some of the most powerful female characters in Star Wars™ against the droids.
FIFA 16
Participate in the Play to Give Cup in FIFA Ultimate Team during EA PLAY. Win the tournament and you will receive an untradeable Rare Mega Pack. Any future tournament wins in the Play to Give Cup will get you a Premium Coins Pack.
Madden NFL 16
Play Madden Ultimate Team in Madden NFL 16 from June 12-19 and complete a short objective list to receive 2,040 coins and a Pro Pack.
It seems like EA really wants to support the community. It’s great to see that they’re interested in making gaming more inclusive. Will you be participating in any of the challenges? Let us know in the comments.