Blizzard has announced that departed gaming commentator John “TotalBiscuit” Bain will be memorialized in one of the games he supported the most, Starcraft II, through a commemorative cosmetic items bundle available for a limited time within the game. Far from being a cynical cash grab for Blizzard, they also announced in the same blog post that 100% of the proceeds from the sales of this pack, as well as proceeds from the John’s Announcer Pack will be going to to John’s widow Genna and their son Orion.
From Blizzard’s official blog announcement:
“We on the StarCraft II team have always been grateful for the intense passion and support we receive from all of you in the community. We’re fortunate to serve a group of amazing players, many of whom have continued to play our game for eight years running. As many of you know, John “TotalBiscuit” Bain was one of StarCraft II’s strongest supporters. He and his wife Genna were early advocates for the game, and they created and managed the StarCraft II professional team Axiom. Their shared passion for StarCraft II and the StarCraft II community resulted in the organization of major professional tournaments, including World Championship Series events and SHOUTcraft Kings, along with countless talk show episodes and appearances dedicated to the game.”
For your money, these are the cosmetic items you’ll get to deck your profile out with.
This isn’t the first time Blizzard has offered in-game items as charity, but it’s always a class act. TotalBiscuit was a well known and well regarded voice in game criticism, and 33 is far to young for anyone to go, much less a husband and father. It’s a telling class act from Blizzard to honor a major supporter and provide some additional financial aid to the Bain family at the same time.
This specific commemorative bundle will be a limited time offer. Blizzard also said that the bundle will go away on December 31st, 2018, or sooner if they sell out of the packs early.
