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Look At All That Cash That Gears Of War Fans Raised For Charity

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You can count on Gears of War fans when it comes to buying virtual goods in the name of doing good. Want proof? Epic Games’ charity campaign tied to Gears of War 3 just raised over $US150,000 for charity.


July 22, 2010
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Donate Money, Decide The Fate Of Gears’ Latest Rookie

Science Fiction series love killing off the hopeless new guy: Star Trek has its red shirts and Gears of War has its rookies.


July 9, 2010
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Cel-Shaded Frag-a-thon For Charity

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GameArena and Australian Gamer are teaming up for a masochistic marathon, in the hopes of raising money for charity. The two gaming sites will set up a live web stream on July 16th at 6pm for one insanely long Borderlands session. How long, you ask? Until you stop giving!


May 11, 2010
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Why Are People Pirating A Charity Game?

Last week, a pack went on sale that let you name your own price for five great indie games, all in the name of charity. Know what a ton of people then went and did? Pirated the thing. Wonderful.


May 5, 2010
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Get Gish, World Of Goo And More Cheap, Do Good Things

How much would you pay for a copy of World of Goo, Gish and three additional games that don’t prominently feature black blobs dripping with indie cred? Thanks to the Humble Indie Bundle you pay exactly “whatever”.


March 23, 2010

Growing Up Geek: The Past, Present And Future Of Penny Arcade

Two weeks ago the inseparable duo behind popular game-themed web comic Penny Arcade received an award for their work as “video game ambassadors”, this weekend they’ll be earning it… again.


December 5, 2009
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Child’s Play Raises More Than $1M For The Year

With the all-important holiday month still to come, Child’s Play, the charity donating video games and toys to children’s hospitals worldwide, has tallied more than $US1 million in donations this year. It hopes to eclipse $US1.4 million by year’s end.


In Real Life

Giant Bomb’s MW2 Parody Tee Is Oscar Mike For Child’s Play

Modern Warfare 2 fans with torsos and a taste for parody and charity should take note of Giant Bomb’s new “Oscar Mike” charity tee, which is now available for purchase, marked down from $US486.32 to just $US20!!! Zounds! [Giant Bomb]


In Real Life

BioWare Labs Gives The Gift Of The Yeti

BioWare’s new R&D group, BioWare Labs, gives us The Gift of the Yeti, a Facebook game that could raise up to $US10,000 for Child’s Play while giving gamers $US10 off Dragon Age: Origins.


November 28, 2009

Gaming For Good

Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fats Domino, James Brown – Denver’s historic Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom has seen them all since its inception as a ex-servicemen’s club in the 20s.