positivelyBLEAK Grinning back into the abyss.

Near San Francisco? Get thee to Ümloud!

A good friend of mine, Seg, is helping make a charity event happen — in San Francisco, at the fabled (among nerds and goths) DNA Lounge:

It’s TONIGHT, so get going if you want in — pro­ceeds go to Child’s Play Charity! If you really need fur­ther con­vincing, here’s the press release:

Do not miss out on the San Francisco gaming charity event of the year! Ümloud! is an annual fundraiser event for Child’s Play Charity, a “gamers’ charity” started by Penny Arcade’s Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik that pro­vides toys and games to Children’s Hospitals around the country, including Oakland Children’s Hospital.The spiritual-​successor to last year’s suc­cessful Fünde Razor, and hosted by gaming industry vets Chris Kohler (Wired), Joe Markert (Gamehelper), and John “Seg” Seggerson (Telltale Games), Ümloud! will hit the DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California on December 9^th, and fea­ture a full-​blown Rock Band 2 main stage set up cour­tesy of Harmonix Music Systems, where you and your band can melt the face of San Francisco clean off at one of the hottest music venues in the city, all in the name of charity!

“Ümloud! is a great way to get the com­mu­nity involved in a fun charity event and give towards a great cause,” says Ümloud! co-​founder Chris Kohler. “We have awe­some spon­sors and industry leaders involved in this event and we want you to come out and rock the night away for us in effort to raise money for children’s hos­pi­tals through Child’s Play.”

Doors open at the DNA Lounge at 7:00pm and the party will rage until 2:00am. There is a sug­gested dona­tion of $10.00 upon entry to the event, and all atten­dees will be entered into an epic raffle that will go on throughout the night boasting amazing prizes and lim­ited edi­tion gaming swag, cour­tesy of par­tic­i­pating spon­sors. You can sign your band up for either the Ultimate Band Package for $120.00 or the Standard Band Package for $40.00. Come join the fun, be entered to win some totally awe­some prizes and, best of all, leave knowing that your night at the bar was for a good cause!

“Ümloud! is one of our core com­mu­nity fundraisers at Child’s Play. We rely heavily on the efforts of video game com­mu­nity, and events such as Ümloud! form the back­bone of that sup­port,” said Kristin Lindsay, Project Manager for Child’s Play Charity. “It’s an amazing night of Rock Band 2, prizes and par­tying, and it’s all for a great cause. Donations from Ümloud! help sup­port the Child’s Play net­work of children’s hos­pi­tals around the world. When gamers give back, it makes a big difference!”

For more infor­ma­tion about Ümloud! please visit www.umloud.org and become a fan of Ümloud! on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/Umloud or follow Ümloud! on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Umloud/

…as if you needed a reason to be a rock god for a good cause.