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"As a charity that doesn’t charge for its services, this donation will be invaluable in helping to make up for [the pandemic] shortfall."
Read More »SpecialEffect hails massive $1m contribution from Fall Guys charity avatar auction
Xbox’s Aaron Greenberg is SpecialEffect’s new honorary vice president
“I have been incredibly inspired by the critically important work the team at SpecialEffect are doing every day"
Read More »Games industry unites behind SpecialEffect’s One Special Day annual charity drive
"The support the event receives from the games industry is absolutely vital"
Read More »UK charity SpecialEffect partners with Koyo Store for industry ‘Chicken for Charity’ PUBG tournament
"Chicken for Charity is a unique event bringing the games industry together"
Read More »Microsoft launches $1 million festive charity drive, #GivewithXbox
Jump in with Xbox to help even more people play this holiday season"
Read More »Yogscast’s Jingle Jam raises £3.8m for charity with Humble Bundle
Yogscast, the YouTube and livestream firm based in Bristol, raised a stunning £3.8m for charity with its annual ‘Jingle Jam’ livestream marathon in December. The event has now been running for six year, raising a total of £8.3m in total, with the festive event snowballing in size in recent years. …
Read More »SpecialEffect at 10: “We’ve increased our work tenfold”
SpecialEffect celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and just raised over £300,000 during its One Special Day campaign. We talk to founder and CEO Dr Mick Donegan (pictured below) about what’s next for the gaming charity. Congrats on your 10th anniversary. How has SpecialEffect grown over the last ten years? We’ve increased the number …
Read More »SpecialEffect raises over £300,000 for One Special Day
Gaming charity Special Effect has announced it’s raised over 300,000 during its One Special Day campaign, far outstripping its initial target of 100,000. This year’s event saw a number of activities take place on September 29th, including a special charity auction, livestreams, and game-themed cake baking. Revenue from game sales …
Read More »Tim Schafer backs SpecialEffect’s One Special Day fundraiser
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.
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