War Child kicks off Armistice 2017 charity event
Promoting peace and non-violence in a cross-industry collaboration
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EVE Online community raises $120k for family of fallen developer
Second largest CCP hosted fundraiser demonstrates community is a ‘force for good’
OneSpecialDay raises over £300,000 smashing the £100k target
Donations from the games industry and fundraising events on September 29th all contributed towards the total
Special Effect's One Special Day launches
For the charity's tenth anniversary, the aim is to raise $100,000 and the games industry has put full support behind the day
League of legends offers charity donations for championship skin purchase
A percentage of Championhip Ashe skin sales will go to three global charities
Annual Blizzard charity drive brought forward to help disaster relief
The World of Warcraft pet fox, named Shadow, will help fund relief for the recent US hurricans and South Asia flooding
Activision bring Call of Duty Endowment charity programme to the UK
The fund, designed to help armed-forces veterans find employment has raised over $25m in the US since 2009
SpecialEffect One Special Day fundraiser announced for 29th September
Last year's event raised £90,000 and this year the charity want to break the £100,000 mark
Charity WarChild announces GameOn development hub
The hub will showcase 'new and exciting gaming projects'
Visiting Special Effect
Sean Cleaver made the trip to SpecialEffect in Oxfordshire to find out a bit more about what the charity does to make their projects a reality
War Child: A war on conflict
Do violent games have a role to play in promoting peace? Will Freeman speaks to charity War Child about what they think
New ID@XBox game I, Hope will donate all profits to cancer charities
Title is also designed to help entertain young patients during long hospital stays and difficult treatments
New audio-centric game jam aims to raise money for leading blindness charity
Competition challenges devs to create titles that are fully playable through sound alone
Creative Assembly, Bossa, Rovio and more sign on for War Child charity games bundle
Help: The Game features titles created in six days during a global games jam and costs £9.99, with all profits going towards charity
Devs raise £90,000 with SpecialEffect's One Special Day
Initiative far exceeds £25,000 target, will return in September 2017
Dozens of devs donating to SpecialEffect's One Special Day event
Studios pledge revenues from DLC, ads and even full game sales to charity
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
Cliffy B goes (nearly) bald to raise money for cancer research foundation
Gears of War designer and Boss Key founder raises nearly $10,000 for St. Baldrick’s
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
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
Relationship abuse charity launches $11,000 game dev competition
Jennifer Ann’s Group looking for designers who can raise awareness and provide support to those affected by violence in teenage dating
Humble Bundle offering pay-what-you-want CryEngine assets ends today
Under four hours left to grab assets including weapons, characters, flora and vehicles
The power of streaming
Playmob’s Lee Hinds examines how popular online streamers can harness their audience for good
That Dragon, Cancer proceeds donated to cancer charities
Money raised by game’s sales will be split between Morgan Adams Foundation and Family House SF
GameDev Market launches charity asset bundle
Site selling $356 of assets for $29, funds raised go to Child’s Play and AbleGamers
GDC 2016 Summit passes donated to charity
Indie Giving allows devs to attend GDC for less if they help with a local humanitarian project
Supercell uses microtransaction money to fight AIDS
Clash of Clans and Boom Beach creator teams up with Apple to offer charitable (RED) in-game purchases
Creative Assembly holds second memorial game jam for Simon Franco
More than £800 already raised for SpecialEffect after weekend-long game jam
Can games really change the world?
Playmob’s Joost Schuur argues the transformative value of games may be longer-term