Tag: doctors without borders

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…

News

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 game that turned me into a gamer would have to be The Legend of Zelda on the NES. My mother was really deep into video games in that era, and she always kept her games to play with me. Zelda…

People

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…

People

You can find video game driven charity just about anywhere. When I spoke with Brjann Sigurgeirsson of Image & Form recently, he clued me into a fantastic charity event happening in Sweden, this very weekend. The first Games Helper (Spelhjälpen) begins its charity stream to aid Doctors Without Borders in their endeavors to help with the refugee crisis in Europe. The event begins on October 10th and will feature a world record speedrunning attempt of  the…

News

As one of the most widely known charitable organizations involving gaming, Extra Life got its start close to home. Well, close to home if your home is in Texas.  Now, with your help,  Extra Life raises funds close to all of your homes! To date, Extra Life has raised more than $14 million for hospitals in the Children’s Hospital Network.  Extra Life started when the Sarcastic Gamer Community was inspired by a young lady named…

Events News People

Running a series of charity video game marathons, Games Done Quick leverages the power of gaming to generate funds for charities such as Doctors Without Borders and the Prevent Cancer Foundation. The marathon events last for days and feature high-level game play by speedrunners cranking through games at lightening speed. The level of talent by the speedrunners is staggering and the fact that they donate their time and energy over the course of several days…

Events News People