{"id":86439,"date":"2018-05-17T16:55:11","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T21:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/?p=86439"},"modified":"2018-05-17T16:56:52","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T21:56:52","slug":"pink-mercy-skin-now-sale-proceeds-go-breast-cancer-research-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blizzardwatch.com\/2018\/05\/17\/pink-mercy-skin-now-sale-proceeds-go-breast-cancer-research-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Mercy skin has raised nearly $10 million for breast cancer research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update:\u00a0<\/strong>The Pink Mercy skin has already raised nearly $10 million for charity, and you have just a few more days to buy it to help meet Blizzard&#8217;s lofty $10 million goal. (For the record, that would mean selling 667k skins and t-shirts.) See the original post, with all the details on this new shin, below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe still need you!\u201d \ud83c\udf80<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the generosity of everyone who\u2019s purchased the Pink Mercy skin so far, we\u2019re closing in on raising $10M USD to support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCRFcure?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BCRFcure<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Help us reach our objective before May 21! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fj00Wmunum\">https:\/\/t.co\/fj00Wmunum<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JLiiu8jT7b\">pic.twitter.com\/JLiiu8jT7b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Overwatch (@PlayOverwatch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlayOverwatch\/status\/997174978578563072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Blizzard Entertainment is selling\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/playoverwatch.com\/en-us\/charity\">a Pink Mercy skin<\/a> for <em>Overwatch<\/em>, with all proceeds being donated to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcrf.org\">Breast Cancer Research Foundation<\/a>. The skin carries a price tag of $14.99 and is available right now on all platforms. It&#8217;ll be available until May 21, 2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-jvz5kalxx5k66dfdcfc43421965237433\" style=\"max-width:900px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\">\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 500 \/ 281\">\n<iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-youtube-jvz5kalxx5k66dfdcfc43421965237433\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/JVZ5kALxX5k?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"505.8\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/JVZ5kALxX5k?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" width=\"900\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/span>\n\n<\/span>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blizzardwatch.com\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/17\\\/pink-mercy-skin-now-sale-proceeds-go-breast-cancer-research-foundation\\\/#arve-youtube-jvz5kalxx5k66dfdcfc43421965237433\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/JVZ5kALxX5k?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Pink Mercy is the first skin <em>Overwatch<\/em> has made available for purchase outright rather than contained within loot boxes. It&#8217;s also the first <em>Overwatch<\/em> skin created specifically for a charitable cause. However, it isn&#8217;t new for Blizzard Entertainment; Blizzard occasionally releases charity pets for <em>World of Warcraft<\/em>. Mostly recently, <em>World of Warcraft<\/em> sold Shadow the Fox for $10 with all proceeds going to disaster relief efforts. While Pink Mercy is slightly more expensive, it&#8217;s also a more visible sign of your contribution. The skin is a symbol of breast cancer awareness in general, including the iconic pink ribbon on the back of her skirt, which you can see in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BIQBvOGspmw\">Blizzard&#8217;s skin preview video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wowbq-bluequote\"><div class=\"wowbq-postedby\">Originally Posted by <strong>Blizzard Entertainment<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/playoverwatch.com\/en-us\/charity\" target=\"_blank\">Official Post<\/a>)<\/div><div class=\"wowbq-clear\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p>From May 8 &#8211; May 21, Blizzard Entertainment will donate 100% of the proceeds that it receives for your purchase of the Pink Mercy skin to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, with a guaranteed minimum donation of $250,000 USD. Blizzard Entertainment will disclose the total amount of its donation following the end of the campaign. BCRF&#8217;s mission is to advance the world&#8217;s most promising research to eradicate breast cancer. For more information about BCRF, visit www.bcrf.org (English only).<\/p>\n<p><\/div><div class=\"wowbq-clear\"><\/div>\n<p>The unique appearance is amazing, but that&#8217;s not the only perk of the skin. Pink Mercy also comes with a suite of custom sound effects for Mercy&#8217;s various skills:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BUT WAIT, THERE&#39;S MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hGq5jkRzfY\">pic.twitter.com\/hGq5jkRzfY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EeveeA \ud83e\udde1 VTUBER (@EeveeA_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EeveeA_\/status\/993928017880772608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the skin, Pink Mercy-themed t-shirts are currently available for pre-order on the Blizzard store. The t-shirt features gorgeous artwork from community artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vickisigh\">Vickisigh<\/a> and comes in both <a href=\"https:\/\/gear.blizzard.com\/us\/overwatch-pink-mercy-charity-shirt-mens\">men&#8217;s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gear.blizzard.com\/us\/overwatch-pink-mercy-charity-shirt-mens\">women&#8217;s<\/a> styles, both of which are $30 with an expected delivery of sometime before Q3 2018. For every $30 t-shirt sold between May 8 and May 21, Blizzard will donate $15 to BCRF.<\/p>\n<p>If all of that isn&#8217;t enough, you&#8217;ll also be able to earn free Pink Mercy themed sprays. You can pick up the sprays, created by community artist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/onemegawatt\">Onemegawatt<\/a>, through watching upcoming charity streams on Twitch. You&#8217;ll need to link your Battle.net account to your Twitch account to earn the sprays. Head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/playoverwatch.com\/en-us\/blog\/21758132\">Blizzard&#8217;s official announcement<\/a> for the full details &#8212; both previews of the sprays, and the relevant, qualifying streams.<\/p>\n<p>The Breast Cancer Research Foundation currently has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.charitywatch.org\/ratings-and-metrics\/breast-cancer-research-foundation\/117\">an A+ rating on CharityWatch<\/a>, a charity watchdog that investigates how a charity acquires and utilizes its funding. You&#8217;d be hard pressed to find a better charity for this particular issue, and we applaud both BCRF and Blizzard Entertainment on this initiative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update:\u00a0The Pink Mercy skin has already raised nearly $10 million for charity, and you have just a few more days to buy it to help meet Blizzard&#8217;s lofty $10 million goal. (For the record, that would mean selling 667k skins and t-shirts.) 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