The long-awaited charity album released under the Play for Japan banner arrived on iTunes over the weekend, offering 18 tracks from some of the industry's best with all proceeds going to benefit the people of Japan.

Organized by one of the album's featured artists, renowned composer Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill, Shadows of the Damned), Play for Japan: The Album also features music from Koji Kondo (Mario, Legend of Zelda), Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy), Bear McCreary (SOCOM 4, Battlestar), and more.

"I'm so proud to share this with videogame and music fans, thanks to the hard work of friends and fellow composers from around the world," Yamaoka said in a press release. "With so many diverse artists and styles featured, this truly is a global effort towards a worthwhile cause."

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The Play for Japan charity, founded to benefit those impacted by the Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami, has announced the details of its benefit album. The album is set for early June on iTunes, though no price was given. It features original songs by various well-known video game composers and album art by Yoshitaka Amano. Best of all, every red cent of the proceeds goes to the Japanese Red Cross.

The charity recently reached a milestone of $120,000 raised through various auctioned items. Check out the full track list below, along with a video introduction from the coordinator Akira Yamaoka. Read more »

The big hearts at Play for Japan have revealed they have surpassed the $120,000 mark for items sold related to the video game industry, in support of Japanese relief efforts.

Currently, a slew of God of War-based auctions have found their way on to eBay in support of the admirable cause. Read more »