Last September, well known Twitter user Fake Kaz Hirai revealedย they would be retiring the account in 2018. The accounts deactivation will occur simply because the user doesn’t want the parody account to become a parodyย of itself, choosing instead to go out on top. They are also choosing to do some good for charityย before they are done as well.
On Thursdayย afternoon, Fake Kaz Hirai posted that they hopeย to help the company SpecialEffect collect ยฃ599 by June.
โLike the PlayStation Network, my Twitter account has provided a free online service to gamers for many years. But just like the PlayStation Network, I have decided to change that,โ Fake Kaz Hirai wrote on Twitter. โKazHiraiCEO is moving to a free-to-read business model with microtransactionsโฆfor the charity SpecialEffects!โ
Special Effects is a British organization that providesย technology to accommodates the specific need of gamers with preventative physical conditions. These range from offering customized controllers, allowing players to use other bodyย parts instead of their hands, toย entirely different technology altogether. An example of that is that they make specialย eye movement-based devices that allow players to play with their eyes.
The user encouraged his followers to either donate or spread awareness for the cause by retweeting.ย To donate to the charity drive, follow the link listed here.
“The work they do is amazing. It gives children the opportunity to play video games with their friends and family, and can help improve their self-esteem as well as their general quality of life,” Fake Kaz Hirai wrote on their donations page. “I would highly recommend looking at their YouTube channel to see the positive impact they have had on hundreds of peopleโs lives.”
A little over a day in, the team has already raised 59 % of its goal, with ยฃ357.02 raised by 21 supporters.ย
KazHiraiCEOย will cease to tweet on June 15, right after E3 2018.ย For more information, be sure to check back to the site for updates, as well as all of your other nerdy news and needs!
