United #ForTheKids “I’m going. I’m going!” I shouted in a small bar in Denver when I received my welcome email for the first Extra Life United. The bar was empty except for the bartender who continued to wash glasses before the dinner crowd shuffled in. I felt my heart fill just a bit in that moment as I poured over the email several times. It was 2014 when the gaming focused program for Children’s Miracle…
Author: <span class="vcard">Lou Adducci</span>
The fourth annual gaming marathon event for Special Effect is upon us! Gameblast is entering its fourth year in support of work done by the UK based charity. If you haven’t seen the amazing things Special Effect has done to make gaming accessible, then it’s time you give them a visit and consider joining them in raising £150,000 on February 24th-26th. Sign-up for and then check out how to get started streaming for Gameblast17.
Supplying “Positive Impact” with OSD’s Sam Stephenson In this episode, “Small World Connections”, BigHeartedGamers visits with Operation Supply Drop’s Senior Producer, Sam Stephenson. We find out more about the organization’s gaming focused campaign, 8-Bit Salute and how the English born actor went from aspiring artist to Campaign Manager for the Austin, Texas based non-profit. Music for this episode is from Eric Skiff’s Resistor Anthems.
This week Humble Bundle placed a bundle of 30+ games, books and media to directly support the ACLU, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières and the International Rescue Committee. Initially the Humble Bundle team was looking to raise and match donations up to $300,000. However over 150,000 bundles have been sold as the total is steadily climbing towards $5 million dollars raised for these charities. The entirety of the amount raised will be distributed to the charities…
The indie game publishing company Versus Evil launches their inaugural charity event, Versus Evil Charity Clash (#charityclash) this weekend. Gamechanger Charity, 8-Bit Salute (Operation Supply Drop), Save the Children and St. Jude’s PLAY LIVE have selected Twitch streamer teams to play for their respective charities in hopes of raising donations and winning a prize purse of $10,000 USD to be donated to their cause. The game of choice is Antihero. Versus Evil’s turn-based strategy game pits thieves’…
While the games featured in Humble Bundle are often highlighted, Humble Offerings features the charities these bundles are supporting while listing the contents of each bundle. Humble Bundle: Best of 2016 Charities Featured: For over 60 years video games have been a part of our lives in one form or the other. The National Videogame Museum works hard to preserve the many artifacts of our favorite form of interactive entertainment. Along with the physical pieces the organization…
Last May I talked with Rob Slaughter of Bee the Swarm about his mobile application. It’s an endeavor to support charities and good causes through mobile gaming. After a successful Kickstarter campaign and release of two additional titles, Flappy Bee and Ahh Balls!, the team is seeking feedback from charitable gamers. Now they are growing their “swarm”. Bee The Swarm is now creating a social network to connect the communities that have utilized their fundraising…
We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. What was the game that turned you into a gamer? Pong. What video game charities do you play or volunteer for? Extra Life. Do you volunteer or support any non-gaming charities? Relay For Life. I supported and volunteered prior to and during my evolving into a survivor. What made you decide…
We support the gamers who play games and volunteer for charity. BigHeartedGamers.com wants to recognize people who support their communities, locally or at large. Meet Jason (pictured above as Master Chief)… What was the game that turned you into a gamer? Final Fantasy 7. What video game charities do you play or volunteer for? Extra Life. Do you volunteer or support any non-gaming charities? I volunteer for United Way and several other local charities. What…
Oh Humble Bundle, you know me so well. There’s something satisfying about building your gaming, audio and digital libraries AND helping out various charities from around the world. While I know I may not get to the piles of games, software, books and comics I’ve collected, I do pay attention to the charities that are featured for each Humble Bundle and gladly support them through my contribution. While the games featured in Humble Bundle are…