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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? When I was around 5 my parents got me an Atari 7800. We had a ton of games. I remember playing a large variety of games but my favorites where Q-bert and Snoopy vs the Red baron. I remember spending hours…

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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? “Hands down, Super Mario World. It turned me into a gamer by first turning me into an addict. I’m glad I’ll never know how many hours I sank into that game….” What video game charities do you play or volunteer for? “Extra…

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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? “Honestly? The game that turned me into a gamer was Starcraft. That and Red Alert. People always say ‘video games breed violence!’ But I think games breed logic. I know I wouldn’t be getting a phd in physics if I never played…

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Power Up Audio crawled into my ears this summer as I had the pleasure to preview Slick Entertainment’s brawler, Viking Squad. As I began to inquire about developers and artists in the industry that give back, Power Up was mentioned. Kevin Regamey and Jeff Tangsoc of Power Up Audio were kind enough to spend part of a busy Friday afternoon with me recently. Kevin Regamey is an avid speedrunner and fan of the playstyle. Speedrunning is…

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Stack-Up Launches Their Holiday Campaign, #HomeForTheHolidays Pittsburgh, PA – December 16, 2015 – Stack-Up is officially launching their first campaign, #HomeForTheHolidays, this December! Stack-Up believes the holidays are about making and sharing memories with our loved ones, but our troops deployed thousands of miles away are unable to do so. What better way for us to help our troops than by giving them a way they can spend time with family, friends, and loved ones…

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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? “It was probably the first game I ever played (and beat), Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past on the SNES. I remember accidentally deleting my dad’s save file (I was probably like 4 or 5), and being grounded from the game…

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There are many things in life that are referred to as “game changers.”  More often than not, they really aren’t but it sounds cool to refer to them as such.  All exaggeration aside, GameChanger Charity has really been a game changer for quite a few people! GameChanger was founded in 2007 when Jim Carol’s son Taylor was diagnosed with terminal leukemia at age 11.  After seeing how video games and the kindness of others helped…

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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? “Ever since I can remember I have always been around video games. When I was little I remember playing on the NES but most of my childhood was spent on the SNES, N64, and Gameboy. Having friends who were gamers also helped…

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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? “The first video game that I ever played was Super Mario 64. In what was probably the coolest Christmas ever, I was given a Nintendo 64 and a copy of the game by my dad. Playing a video game for the first…

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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? “Man, this is a tough one. I think my brother and I got Gameboys one holiday in 1990 maybe? I played Super Mario Land non-stop. That really hooked me as far as video games went, especially since I could play on the…

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