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A new industry five-a-side football tournament is set to raise over 2,000 for GamesAid. Organised by London creative agency SJS, the event will kick off on Tuesday, March 27th at Lucozade’s Power League at Wembley. SJS is hoping to attract around eight to 12 teams in a bid to raise …
Read More »Sega GamesAid cricket returns this May
Calling all industry cricket fans – the third annual Sega GamesAid Challenge Cup will be held this summer. The event will pit four teams against each other in 10/10 matches. It will be held at London’s Kew Green in May. Last year, industry cricketers raised 1,920 for the charity – …
Read More »Indie developers launch fundraising game bundle
Five leading independents to support GamesAid through 'pay what you want' Ian Livingstone-approved pack LittleBigBunch
Read More »GamesAid indie bundle goes live
UK industry charity GamesAid has released a compilation of indie-developed downloadable titles. The littleBIGbunch pack can be picked up at the official website, thanks to digital specialists Get Games, and consumers can pay whatever they say fit. Proceeds will go to GamesAid. There are six titles included: Mode 7 Games’ …
Read More »GamesAid reveals charity download pack
Gamers will be able to download a five-game pack for charity this month – and pay what they like for it. Known as the Little Big Bunch, the collection of games comes from leading independent studios in the UK such as Mode 7, Just Add Water and Curve Studios. The …
Read More »Indie charity bundle adopts Radiohead price policy
Pay what you want for titles from Curve, Just Add Water and Mode 7
Read More »Watch the Xmas Industry Fight Club here
Namco Bandai and Capcom’s Xmas Industry Fight Club takes place tonight (December 2nd). But if you can’t attend the charity bash, then never fear, you can watch the whole night’s proceedings right here from 6pm. Alternatively you can visit here to watch the event. The industry Fight Club takes place …
Read More »GamesAid Golf & Spa Day raises over £60,000
UK games industry charity GamesAid has announced its popular Gem Golf & Spa Day event raised an impressive 62,607.56 this year. The event was held on June 30th and invited members of the industry to enjoy a day of friendly golf tournaments or spa treatments. All proceeds – a 19 …
Read More »The GamesAid Darts Night returns
UK games industry charity GamesAid has announced a date and venue for its next Darts Night. It will take place on November 23rd at The Horseshoe pub, 24 Clerkenwell Close, London, EC1R 0AG. MPG Universal have signed up as the event’s sponsor. The competition will take place in pairs, and …
Read More »GamesAid names charity winners
UK video games charity GamesAid has named the six charities nominated for official support by the organisation’s membership. The lucky winners are Action for Kids, Jigsaw4u, Lifelites, Volunteer Centre Sutton: MAPS, SpecialEffect and The Willow Foundation. Each will receive a donation of 29k, which represents a 74 per cent year-on-year …
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