I just stumbled across this and I would just like to say, that is fucking fantastic. 
I don't know if everyones seen it yet, or how old the news is. 
But that's fucking great in my eyes. Kudos to the people at Activision 
 
So they apparantly can do something right. 
You you disagree, that's fine. You heartless bastards 
 
Now what I would like to hear is your opinion on game companies doing stuff like this? 
Do you think more of them should do this? And if you do, why? 
And also if you don't think so, then why not?

I just stumbled across this and I would just like to say, that is fucking fantastic. 
I don't know if everyones seen it yet, or how old the news is. 
But that's fucking great in my eyes. Kudos to the people at Activision 
 
So they apparantly can do something right. 
You you disagree, that's fine. You heartless bastards 
 
Now what I would like to hear is your opinion on game companies doing stuff like this? 
Do you think more of them should do this? And if you do, why? 
And also if you don't think so, then why not?

A little philanthropy doesn't seem that out of the ordinary for a corporation of Activision's size. A good cause though, without a doubt.

Considering they're deriving profits from the glorification (and in some segments of the story, the questioning) of war, there is no reason not to be in support of this. Though the issue of veterans' health is far larger than 1 million dollars of donated money, to be perfectly honest.

Its a good cause and any bit of money going to the cause is a good thing. Hopefully in time, they will do even more since as we all know, they certainly can afford it.

" Considering they're deriving profits from the glorification (and in some segments of the story, the questioning) of war, there is no reason not to be in support of this."

It's good that Activision is donating money to a good cause, I hope they donate more in the future. 

" @Suicrat said:

" Considering they're deriving profits from the glorification (and in some segments of the story, the questioning) of war, there is no reason not to be in support of this."

That's a bit of jump, don't you think? Whenever I play any war game I'm certainly not saying to myself, "Geez! That's so cool! I wish I were there!" Quite the opposite, games like this should serve to dissuade any sort of glorification. True, it's a game meant for entertainment purposes, but approached with the correct mindset you can see how these games should be construed as anything but glorious. Schindler's List was a movie for entertainment purposes but does that mean Spielberg was glorifying the Nazi atrocities or the Jews' suffering? No. The only thing glorious is the real sacrifice soldiers make every day as they serve their country.Other than that there's not much to celebrate about war or the ramifications of it. "

To play the devil's advocate, it doesn't exactly make up for their less-than-reputable business practices. Kind donation, but it doesn't exactly relate to the way they make games.

Activision can write it up on their taxes as a charitable donation and get a deduction of 2 million. Or something, I don't know how taxes work, I havn't done them.

Bobby Kotick is going to be angry when he hears they did this behind his back.