Double Fine Productions founder Tim Schafer has backed SpecialEffect’s tenth anniversary One Special Day fundraiser, releasing a video message (which you can view below) calling the industry to action. A vice president of the charity, Schafer has urged other CEOs and decision makers in the worldwide gaming industry to follow …
Read More »SpecialEffect – Levelling the playing field for disabled gamers
Accessibility options aren’t yet an industry standard, but can make a world of difference for disabled gamers. Aardvark Swift’s Marketing Executive Joey Relton and Programming Consultant Andy Jenkinson talked to SpecialEffect’s Projects Manager Bill Donegan about some simple solutions studios can implement to allow everyone to play their games.
Read More »Grab a guitar signed by Motörhead’s Phil Campbell and support SpecialEffect
SpecialEffect is currently holding a very special auction that gives you the chance to own a guitar signed by non other than Motrhead’s Phil Campbell. The guitar was donated by the team behind action RPG Victor Vran, which is out now on Steam and is due out early this year …
Read More »Devs raise £90,000 with SpecialEffect’s One Special Day
Initiative far exceeds £25,000 target, will return in September 2017
Read More »Dozens of devs donating to SpecialEffect’s One Special Day event
Studios pledge revenues from DLC, ads and even full game sales to charity
Read More »SpecialEffect launches One Special Day initiative with support of 30-plus games firms
Video games charity SpecialEffect is holding its One Special Day initiative today. This sees companies donating all or some of the money they make from game or DLC sales today to the charityfor one day only. SpecialEffect has the support of 30 games firms, including The Chinese Room, First Touch …
Read More »Revolution Software, Payload and more back SpecialEffect’s One Special Day
Studios will give everything to charity on July 15th, Yogscast and Escape Technology also on board
Read More »SpecialEffect calls for devs to donate daily revenues for One Special Day
NDreams, Devolver Digital, First Touch Games, New Star and more already signed up
Read More »One Special Day initiative will see First Touch Games and New Star give their daily revenues to charity
The video games community is gathering again to support charity SpecialEffect. Publishers First Touch Games and New Star have announced their participation to One Special Day. This initiative, which will happen on July 15th, will see games companies to give 100 per cent of that day’s revenues to the gamers’ …
Read More »Why you should sign up for SpecialEffect’s One Special Day
Nomad Games MD Don Whiteford explains how developers and publishers can use their content to help raise money for the disability charity this summer
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