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Thanks to the generosity of the UK games industry, last week’s GamesAid Tenner at the MCV Awards raised an incredible 6,371. Big thanks must go to Sony PlayStation, too, which matched every single 10 donated with a tenner of its own. Gamesaid Tenner fund-raising during the MCV Awards has always …
Read More »MCV AWARDS: PlayStation will match every GamesAid Tenner donation on the night
All 10 donations made to GamesAid in the room at the MCV Awards tonight will effectively be doubled, thanks to Sony PlayStation. The format-holder has said it will match every single 10 donated to tonight’s GamesAid Tenner drive. Every year attendees to the MCV Awards (plus other events including the …
Read More »PS4 up for grabs in GamesAid Grand National Sweepstake
Industry charity GamesAid is giving one generous soul the chance to win a PlayStation 4. In celebration of this year’s horse spectacular, anyone who donates 10 to GamesAid (details below) will be eligible for the competition. Entrants will then need to email their name to david.walker@live.co.uk to be considered. Horses …
Read More »Paul Tonkinson, Ellie Gibson, Jarred Christmas and Holly Walsh join GamesAid comedy night line-up
Industry charity GamesAid has named the acts that will be performing at the upcoming Stand Up for GamesAid comedy event. Paul Tonkinson, Ellie Gibson (yes, as in Eurogamer’s Ellie), Jarred Christmas, Holly Walsh, Paul Thorne, Ola, Kev Orkian and Susan Calman will all be performing at the special event. This …
Read More »Gamesaid comedy night set for April
GamesAid patron Imran Yusuf will host the second annual Stand Up for Gamesaid on April 14th, 2014. The comedy night will take place at the the Comedy Store in London, and tickets are available now for 12.50. Former games industry exec-turned-comedian Yusuf will lead the night (he is also GamesAid …
Read More »Stand Up for GamesAid returns in April
GamesAid’s stand up comedy night is returning in two months. Stand Up for GamesAid 2014 will be held on Monday April 14th. The charity’s first patron and former game developer Imran Yusuf, will be both organising and hosting the event, which is due to be held at the Comedy Store. …
Read More »GamesAid announces Imran Yusuf as its first patron
Comedian Imran Yusuf has been named as GamesAid’s first patron. Yusuf’s first outing as patron for the charity will be its Stand Up for GamesAid event at London’s Comedy Store on Monday April 14th. He also hosted last year’s Stand Up for GamesAid event. The comedian has a history in …
Read More »UK games industry records charity Christmas single; GAME pledges GamesAid support
The UK games industry is making a bid for Christmas No.1 Choir Games On Song has produced a Christmas single named Games for Good. The single features ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ and ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas.’ The single launches on December 18th and was produced by …
Read More »Go on, empty that cupboard…
Gamesaid has begun a Christmas campaign to get games firms to donate unwanted merchandise to its eBay activity. The UK games industry charity raises money throughout the year and is distributed annually, as per the votes of Gamesaid members. Almost 1m has been raised since Gamesaid was founded five years …
Read More »White Xbox One raises £5,000 for GamesAid
The rare white Xbox One has been sold for 5,000, GamesAid has announced. The commemorative special edition machine was only made available to Microsoft employees that worked on the console. It features a special Gamertag and the words ‘I Made This’ written on the front of the machine. It also …
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