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GamesAid calling for donations at this week's awards ceremony in Brighton
Read More »Humble Store purchases surpass $1m in charitable contributions
Humble Store customers have generated more than $1m in charitable contributions with their purchases, Humble Bundle organizers have announced. A post on Humble’s blog details the achievement. The organization launched the store back in November 2013, meaning the milestone was reached in around seven months time. "One million dollars for …
Read More »GamesAid Poker Tournament returns to Brighton next month
70 places available for charity competition during Develop Conference
Read More »New mobile game gives money to industry charities
Red Kite Games is launching a free game called Firefly Runner tomorrow (June 5th) for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire. While it will be free, the game is ad-supported. One in-app purchase of 69p will turn the ads off. 15 per cent of money made from the mobile title will …
Read More »Hackers attack Operation Supply Drop charity drive
Military fund drive 8-Bit Salute of Operation Supply Drop was attacked by hackers over the weekend, organizers have confirmed. The charity’s main URL was hit with a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack less than 30 minutes into the event. The site had since been restored after the initial attack, …
Read More »PS4 up for grabs in GamesAid Grand National Sweepstake
Industry charity GamesAid is giving one generous soul the chance to win a PlayStation 4. In celebration of this year’s horse spectacular, anyone who donates 10 to GamesAid (details below) will be eligible for the competition. Entrants will then need to email their name to david.walker@live.co.uk to be considered. Horses …
Read More »Get-Well Gamers comes to the UK
Video game charity Get-Well Gamers has added its 200th member hospital. It has added the Chelsea and Westminister Hospital in London to its long list of participating facilities. This is the first such partnership Get-Well Gamer has had in the UK, and it promises to not be the last. "We …
Read More »Child’s Play boasts record year with $7.6m in donations
Charity expands to bring games to kids in domestic violence shelters
Read More »Child’s Play raises $7.6m in 2013
Video game-focused charity Child’s Play raised a record $7.6m for children in hospitals and domestic violence shelters last year. The now decade-old charity announced the figure was raised through various events and fundraisers (both official and community-driven) over the past year – beating 2012’s total of $5m by a considerable …
Read More »UK games industry records charity Christmas single; GAME pledges GamesAid support
The UK games industry is making a bid for Christmas No.1 Choir Games On Song has produced a Christmas single named Games for Good. The single features ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ and ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas.’ The single launches on December 18th and was produced by …
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