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Read More »Niantic’s player base collectively walked 16.3 billion kilometres and picked up 145 tons of rubbish in 2019
Mental health charity, Safe In Our World, marks World Mental Health Day with the release of new game, Fractured Minds
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Read More »Mental health org states ‘we still have much to learn’ about mental health issues in games industry
Paper "explores the experiences of video game developers"
Read More »Mobile startup WellBeings hopes to become ‘one-stop-shop’ for mental health and wellbeing apps
"The potential of the crossover benefits between games and e-health are massive"
Read More »Jagex raises £225,000 for mental health charities in 12 months
Jagex smashed its 12-month £150,000 target to raise £225,000 for CPSL Mind, The Prince’s Trust, and YMCA Right Here
Read More »Anna Hollinrake: “We need to stop glamourising overwork as a badge of honour”
Culture of overwork in games is causing burnout, depression and anxiety at the bottom end of the games industry
Read More »All Hellblade sale proceeds go to charity today for Mental Health Day
Today is Mental Health Day, which aims to raise awareness about mental health issues across the world. To help with this objective, developer Ninja Theory will donate all proceeds from the sale of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice to UK charity Rethink today (October 10th). This was announced by the studio in a blog post, …
Read More »Wired Productions reveals first mental health awareness campaign
Wired Productions has announced the first activity in its year-long mental health awareness campaign. From August 16th (today) until September 6th, 25 per cent of profits from LKA’s The Town of Light will be placed into a new fund to support mental health charities, such as Take This. The promotion …
Read More »Wired Production’s Leo Zullo on supporting mental health awareness
Three years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Luca Dalc, the founder of LKA, a small indie developer from Italy. He presented a demo of The Town of Light. It blew me away and ticked so many personal and professional boxes: an Italian developer with a great game – …
Read More »Wired Productions unveils mental health awareness campaign
The Town of Light publisher Wired Productions just announced a partnership with non-profit charity Take This, which aims to provide support and information about mental health issues. This partnership marks the beginning of a year-long campaign to raise awareness and bring ongoing attention to the importance of mental health issues,” …
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