Do these guys and gals have any particular preferences as far as what kinds of games they'd prefer to be sent? I don't want to send them shit no one would care about. Any kind of wish list or anything like that available?

I have to ask, what's wrong with sending an N64? It's so damn fun! Hell, to this day, I still go back and play mine now and then. (That said, I go back and play my SNES more often.)

i have white knight chronicles 2 and i hated it but i dont know if they would like it...

So doing this, my sister is in the Air Force and the other day I was debating donating some games to service men.

Thank you very much, Dtoid! I'm the guy in charge at Front Towards Gamer and Operation Supply Drop, so we're looking forward to see what you guys can come up with.

Answering Tristrix, I try to build the latest and greatest care packages going out; the wish lists we get from units downrange typically consist of 360 or PS3 gear, and I'm trying to fill them with stuff that's coming out right now. I'm tossing in a copy of Batman: Arkham City for the 360 in the package going out this weekend to the Pakistan border.

Thank you very much, Dtoid! I'm the guy in charge at Front Towards Gamer and Operation Supply Drop, so we're looking forward to see what you guys can come up with.

Answering Tristrix, I try to build the latest and greatest care packages going out; the wish lists we get from units downrange typically consist of 360 or PS3 gear, and I'm trying to fill them with stuff that's coming out right now. I'm tossing in a copy of Batman: Arkham City for the 360 in the package going out this weekend to the Pakistan border.

If I had the money I'd send a copy of Skyrim.

As Shanghai said thank you guys for doing a write up. I am a staff member over at Front Towards Gamer and have been for a while now, I have seen this charity grow from just sending a few games every few months to our latest package that was over 90 lbs. I great to see the video gaming community come together to prove we do more then just mash buttons all day, we do care about the men and women who fight for our freedom to play. Thanks again and feel free to join us for our Veteran's Day gamer nights.

This is a great charity. The soldiers do so much and ask for so little in return. And a day is not enough to honor them. Thanks Dtoid.

I wish there was a charity like this when I was in the Army. We would have loved to have anything to play.

As a writer for FTG, big thanks to you guys over at Dtoid for the support. This is an awesome charity, and we hope to make it even bigger in future!

So, they knowingly sign up for a phony war against a group of people that had done absolutely nothing to us, a group of people who were set up by the US Government in order to gain national support and justify sending troops over there to steal oil, and you want us to give them games???

If they were stupid enough to sign themselves up for this atrocious war, stupid enough to actually believe in what they are doing, stupid enough to fall for all the lies an manipulation that they have been fed for years, then they don't deserve anything. I don't wish harm on them, but I sure as hell aren't going to give them a damn thing.

Call me anti-American if you wish, that is usually the right wing extremist way of denying the truth. Call me whatever you want, but the evidence is overwhelming. These people are idiots, murderers, and completely blind. I wouldn't give them the time of day, let alone games.

Those guys live through hell for us, we might as well make it easier for them!

Ah, there's one in every bunch.

@EKGProd You are a prefect example of an America, you have the right to say and feel how every you want and these men and women volunteered to fight for your right to do so. So feel free to say what ever you like.

EKGProd - Soldiers aren't just faceless drones - who knows what made them sign up or what their personal circumstances were. There are a lot of people out there with shitty jobs that have a negative effect on other peoples lives. If you really feel that way you should be petitioning your government i.e. the people in charge that actually can make a difference. If you're going to condemn individuals en masse then you're no better than they are. The guy you send a game to might be a medic that hasn't killed anyone and signed up to make a difference. I'm a Brit and I don't agree with the war but I blame the governments.Unless I have a chit chat with every single deployed soldier, it's not my place to judge them. This is a nice gesture to help out men and women with families who miss them and worry about losing them on a daily basis.

The TRUTH is out, preach on brother! EKGProd gets the Mattrodroid Award for Excellecne in TRUTH broadcasting, now on your knees and close your eyes while I.....er......get the award ready.

I had this really long elaborate post for @EKGProd , but remembered this old adage...

don't feed the trolls.

I'm also not that big on the whole war-thing... Friend of mine is actually i Afghanistan now. I hope he's well and all, but I have to do what I believe is right, and that includes not supporting "the troops".

You say not to give a Nintendo64, yet in that picture they are giving the troops a shitty console with well documented overheating problems that would no doubt blow up soon as it hit that awesome 2million degree weather, and guitar hero... N64 is looking better and better...

At the end of the day, we'll take whatever we can get; it's certainly better than staring at a box of foot powder and baby wipes. We're just trying to keep it current generation because that's what the wish lists that we get mostly are comprised of.

I feel bad now I just sold my Xbox. If I known about this a few days ago I would have sent everything I had for it. I'd say I'll do it next time but I hope the troops wont be there for much longer.

I have an unopened copy of Little Big Planet GOTY edition (still in the shrink and everything). I think I'll donate it since I've been meaning to do something with it for a little while now.

Not only is this for a good cause, but there is a gamernight as well! I hope to see you all there!

As a vet, I want to thank everyone involved in this from the bottom of my heart. To answer a few of the questions here, the best types of games to send are group/multiplayer games, especially sports like Madden, NBA, etc. or shooters like CoD or Halo. Wherever a console is set up will more often than not be a communal area that has to be shared, so getting timesink, single player RPGs would not be the best (though anything will be appreciated, don’t get me wrong). Just to let everyone know, this is a wonderful thing that helps Soldiers & Marines to unwind in their downtime. We used to run constant Madden tournaments in my unit that were a big hit and gave a huge boost to morale during some bad times. Again: THANK YOU!

@Granpotato Yeah, that's what we're seeing generally!

Hey, if you've got any brethren over there still or got friends ready to rotate over, get with me at those emails above and let's get them hooked up with some gear! I'm always looking for units to support! I'm also at @shanghaisix on Twitter.

That goes for the rest of you lot! :)

This is really awesome.

Good intentions, dont really see the point. Not fighting for American freedom anyway. As a volunteer firefighter, i dont get paid to risk my life, and dont get any handouts. They make their fair share of money.

No need to give them free handouts like some middle class welfare line.

@Shanghai Six
Just wanted to say I think it's great the work that you guys are doing especially in the face of people who are ungrateful for everything that soldiers sacrifice.

An an ex-Ranger, I founded the charity for the sole purpose to support our men and women in countries in support on the Global War on Terror, whether those kids are over there staring at the inside of a aircraft hangar all day or doing daily knock-and-search patrols in high threat neighborhoods. This is just the demographic I'm supporting.

If you are so up-in-arms about other people receiving things you're not getting, maybe you should start your own charity for volunteer firefighters...but then again, you might get reserve police officers mad at you because "they don't get paid to risk their lives and don't get any handouts".

I'd donate $40 for 1600 MS Points. It's like donating $20 so a charity can get $40, and then buying something I was going to buy anyway.

awesome! glad you guys are on board with this as well

Seriously people, it's for charity. People go through hell in the armed forces, you can think what you want about the politics behind it but don't take it out on the soldiers. First and foremost they are still people, who give up a lot to guarantee your security and way of life.

By the way, I'm not even an American, I don't agree some of the conflicts America is involved in, but if you want to live there, the least you could do is support your troops, or if you aren't willing to do that, then at the very least don't talk shit.

So glad others are hopping on our charity. From the Senior Editor of Fronttowardsgamer, thank you.

Big thanks Dtoid for posting about this! Not enough can be said about getting the folks overseas just something to get their minds off of what is going on daily for them.

It would be great if the troops passed these on to civilian oraganisations in the occupied countries when they leave. A lot of good could come of it.

Awesome charity. Not sure why some people's panties are in a twist over helping other gamers do what they enjoy. Glad to be part of it though! Thanks for the support, Dtoids! :D

Once again disproving the stereotype of gaming not being a productive or useful medium. Hopefully making the lives of troops that much easier

Just sent out our first of five "Veteran's Month" care packages today! http://fronttowardsgamer.com/2011/11/05/operation-supply-drop-scorpion-tail-friendly-care-package-to-afghanistan-incoming/