Advanced Media launches GamersRelief.com to help those hit by Hurricane Katrina! Find out how you can help inside...

Hurricane Katrina has dealt a grievous blow to the entire United States, destroying everything in its path and tearing apart Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and other locales throughout the southeast. An area the size of Great Britain is overwhelmed by the destruction. Thousands are feared dead, while hundreds of thousands are left alive but wounded or left with nothing. Help is needed from all corners in this time of need. This is no game.

The video game community is one of the most expansive and well-integrated societies on the web, and by using the vast array of gaming news outlets and message boards to spread the word, it holds the potential to tap a huge amount of financial aid.

With this in mind, Gamers Relief was born. Within 72 hours, an industry record, Gamers Relief was constructed on a volunteer basis by staff at the Advanced Media Network.

And they need your help. There's no more massively multiplayer environment than the real world we live in. No princesses need to be rescued, but thousands of normal people remain in dire need. They ask that gamers do without just one game, accessory, or console that was on their shopping lists and put this money toward the greatest cause of all - hope. Together, we can help the victims of Katrina press START to continue.