Month: October 2015

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? My first gaming console was the Sega Genesis. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was my first game. Since then I have gamed on every platform I could get my hands on. What video game charities do you play or volunteer for? Extra Life…

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Hey everyone, my name is Jason Bowman and I am the newest contributor to Big Hearted Gamers. I am very excited to have this opportunity to help shine a light on the good side of gaming. I’m looking forward to bringing profiles on special people, great organizations and events that do great services through video games. As Peench and Lou have both stated, the video game industry doesn’t always have the greatest reputation to the…

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We’ve talked about Extra Life here on BigHeartedGamers quite a bit.  And why wouldn’t we?  It’s a great framework for gamers to raise money for local Children’s Network hospitals. In fact, we’ve featured quite a few different gamers here who have used Extra Life to rise funds for their local hospitals.  I’m sure you’ve read about all of them, right?!  If not, get on it!  These gamers are awesome and you should know about them!…

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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? “I’m going back to the old-school for this one — Asteroids. Played it in a local bowling alley and got HOOKED.” What video game charities do you play or volunteer for? “Extra Life and other charities, depending on what type of game…

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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? “Do I have to pick one? I’ve been gaming about as long as I could reach a keyboard. My parents brought home an Apple IIe when I was three years old, and I cannot think of a time I haven’t been playing…

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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? “But I was always a big fan of video games, and spent an inordinate amount of time playing Pac-Man, Dodge ‘Em and Combat with my brother on our Atari 2600.” What video game charities do you play or volunteer for?  “I concentrate…

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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? “I’ve been console gaming since I could hold an Atari controller. Diablo II converted me to PC gaming.” What video game charities do you play or volunteer for?  Extra Life What made you decide to play for charity? “My first year of…

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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. A wild Richard Moser has appeared… What was the game that turned you into a gamer? “Duck Hunt on the original NES. I was five years old, and the very first time I played it, I made it to level 37.” What video game charities do you play or volunteer for?  Extra…

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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…

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The folks who make the games we love, are also gamers. Bigheartedgamers.com wants to recognize developers that support their communities, local or at large. I first came across Serenity Forge while working the Extra Life Denver Guild table at Denver Comic Con. There are very few Game Developers in Colorado, so I was immediately drawn to their booth. After a spin at their forthcoming title, The King’s Bird, I knew they were something special. I…

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