REYKJAVIK, Iceland, and LOS ANGELES – July 13, 2022 – Cloud Imperium Games will soon meet their interstellar rival, CCP, at the CIG studio for the "Battle of the Bricks," a fundraising event for Extra Life, a charity supporting Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. Battle of the Bricks tasks each team with hand-building replicas of popular ships from sci-fi spacefaring MMOs, EVE Online and Star Citizen, while completing difficult challenges. Tune in to Star Citizen’s Twitch channel at 1 p.m. Eastern / 10 a.m. Pacific on Friday, July 22 to watch CCP and Cloud Imperium Games build ships while eating the world’s hottest chili peppers, revealing embarrassing photos, and more. The fundraiser will remain open until December 31, 2022.
CCP and Cloud Imperium Games are accepting donations today on the Battle of the Bricks fundraiser page here: Tiltify - Battle of the Bricks.
Throughout June 2022, EVE Online and Star Citizen players submitted digital recreations of their favorite spacecraft to be considered for the charity live stream event. The teams received countless creative submissions, with EVE Online’s Primae and Star Citizen’s Banu Merchantman being selected by a panel of community judges as the winners for the build-off.
“When Cloud Imperium Games challenged us on Twitter to a spaceship build-off back in December, we gladly took them up on it,” said Rafn Herlufsen, Director of Player Experience and Community at CCP Games. “CCP Games and Cloud Imperium Games are friendly rivals, but they are similar in that each has a dedicated community of intrepid space pioneers. Tune in to the live stream event on July 22nd to cheer on your team and help us fundraise for a good cause.”
“We knew our friends at CCP would answer the call to the Battle
of the Bricks, and we're excited to bring our amazing communities
together for this fantastic fundraising event for Extra Life,”
said Tyler Witkin, Director of Community at Cloud Imperium Games.
“It has been inspiring to see our separate universes join forces
to rally around such a wonderful cause and celebrate the creativity
and passion on display in the space game genre that we all share. We
hope everyone joins us live for the final challenge on the 22nd.”
“We're thrilled that CCP Games and Cloud Imperium Games are going to be supporting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals through Extra Life,” said Adam Schifani, Senior Manager of Community Experience at CMN Hospitals. “We are grateful to both the EVE Online and Star Citizen communities for their generosity and passion!”
As various donation milestones are met during the stream, CCP and Cloud Imperium Games will spin a wheel to determine the activity both teams must attempt. Activities for the stream range from wholesome to zany, including EVE Online or Star Citizen in-game ship giveaways, trying rotten shark, eating mystery-flavored jelly beans, and much more. The full list of activities that the teams could be tasked with attempting will be revealed during the live stream event on July 22, 2022.
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Article by: Susan N.
