While searching for information about the new Bloodborne themed PS4 (for reasons), I stumbled upon something very entertaining. According to Geek.com, GivBlod Denmark is pairing up with Sony, to give away free copies of Bloodborne and other games for those who donate blood on Monday, March 23rd. Not only that, but you can even be entered in a drawing to win a themed PS4. This is all to encourage more people, including gamers, to donate blood in the future, and was brought about by the steady decline in donations over the recent years.
Bloodborne, for those who haven't heard about the game yet, is the third installment to come from Hidetaka Miyazaki, the creator of Darksouls. The main characters journey leads you on a pilgrimage to Yharmam, because of its history for holding medical remedies for any aliment. Upon reaching the city, you notice much more than just the Gothic feel of each building, but the fact it is crawling with endemic illnesses that have transformed most of the citizens and travelers into bestial creatures. While fighting for your life, you discover a wide variety of weapons that each have hidden abilities in an effort to complement different gaming styles. There is only one major rule to this plot: You must survive, at any means necessary.
Some are claiming this patch is to counter any attempt at DDoS attacks and help stabilize their servers. Over the past few weeks, Sony admitted to a steady increase of attacks and this should help with any issues on the games release.
So let's try to bring this full circle. If you live in Denmark, donate some blood and get a free game, and again: Don't be alarmed when the PSN goes down on the 23rd.
Yes, it is a PS4 exclusive, but why not try to win one if you live in Denmark. For those who don't live there (like me), the game is set to be released on March 24th, 2015.
Along with the release, PSN confirmed that it will be going down on March 23rd, by making a post stating,
'We wanted to take a moment to inform you of a network maintenance, currently scheduled for Monday the 23rd, from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM Pacific Time (12:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern Time). We expect this maintenance to last approximately 2.5 hours. During this time we will deploy a series of back-end improvements to the network.'Some are claiming this patch is to counter any attempt at DDoS attacks and help stabilize their servers. Over the past few weeks, Sony admitted to a steady increase of attacks and this should help with any issues on the games release.
So let's try to bring this full circle. If you live in Denmark, donate some blood and get a free game, and again: Don't be alarmed when the PSN goes down on the 23rd.
Happy Hunting.
-Tisnight