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GamesAid will host its first ever charity Darts Evening next month. The organisation is inviting games industry professionals to step up to the oche on Wednesday, March 9th for a doubles competition – and if you don’t have a teammate, single entrants will be paired up on the night. The …

The UK games industry’s big summer charity event is back. This year’s GamesAid Golf & Spa Day will take place on June 30th, once again held at The Grove, Watford. The day will kick of with 18 holes of golf, followed by a three-course dinner and awards presentation for the …

GamesAid will once again hold a Golf and Spa Day this summer. The games industry charity has announced the event will be held at The Grove in Watford on June 30th, offering a 4-ball, spa treatment and table package to attendees. All proceeds will go to the organisation’s chosen charities. …

Industry charity GamesAid has selected the five charities that will receive a donation of 20,000 each. The number is a 76 per cent increase in donations year-on-year. The five charities are Action for Kids, Special Effect, The Willow Foundation, Families Need Fathers and Volunteer Centre Sutton: MAPS. The 20,000 donations …

Industry charity GamesAid has revealed the named of the eight charities that have made it to the final shortlist for support in 2011. A final round of voting will now take place to choose five of the organisations, each of whom will go on to be GamesAid’s official beneficiaries throughout …

GamesAid has thanked retailers for their support in making the PS3 Triple Pack a hit, with sales set to surpass 100,000. The money raised has gone straight to support Paddington Academy, which this week posted impressive exam results in the GCSEs and A-Levels. 94 per cent of students in the …

UK games charity GamesAid is to auction off a collection of PC Zone memorabilia as the popular PC magazine sees its final edition arrive on the High Street. The final issue of the mag contains a retrospective of its 17 year history, a look at the very best and very …

GamesAid has announced it will auction a life-sized Solid Snake mannequin. The auction will go live on Friday, August 27th, on the UK games industry charity’s eBay store. The item, based on Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4, will have a reserve of 1,250 and all proceeds will go to GamesAid …

GamesAid will be teaming up with Sega for its first annual Cricket Challenge Cup. The event takes place on London’s Kew Green on September 8th. Four teams will compete in 10/10 matches, with the aim of raising 2,000 for GamesAid. The four teams are: Sega All-Stars, captained by John Clark; …

UK charity GamesAid can help improve the perception of the entire games industry, says trustee Ian Livingstone.His claim comes as the UK organisation opens nominations for new charities. He told MCV: We need to raise a lot more money, give it to people who need it and represent an industry …