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Read More »Runners raise £11k for SpecialEffect
On Sunday July 10th a group of the UK games industry’s finest gathered to run the British 10k race in London to raise money for games charity SpecialEffect. Fancy dress was the order of the day with stars such as Mario, Sonic, Lara Croft, Price of Persia and Plants vs …
Read More »SpecialEffect calls for industry support
Gaming charity SpecialEffect needs your games. The organisation is calling out to publishers and platform holders alike for their support, requesting that it be added to any promotional mail-out lists. This will aid SpecialEffect’s ongoing effects to vet as many games as possible. The charity can then advise people with …
Read More »SpecialEffect opens games room
The world’s first fully accessible video games suite has opened at Helen and Douglas House Children’s Hospice in Oxfordshire. The room was created and funded by gaming charity SpecialEffect, and allows all of the hospice’s guests to enjoy playing video games – no matter what physical disabilities they may have. …
Read More »GamesAid charities unveiled
Industry charity GamesAid has selected the five charities that will receive a donation of 20,000 each. The number is a 76 per cent increase in donations year-on-year. The five charities are Action for Kids, Special Effect, The Willow Foundation, Families Need Fathers and Volunteer Centre Sutton: MAPS. The 20,000 donations …
Read More »Gaming charity appoints new VPs
SpecialEffect, the charity dedicated to helping young people with disabilities play video games, has recruited journalist Johnny Minkley and PR Kirsty Payne as its new vice presidents. The charity previously developed eye-control gaming technology, online service gamebase.info and supports hospitals, specialist schools and hospices to find the right equipment for …
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