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SpecialEffect's One Special Day 2024 raises over £600,000 | News-in-brief

The initiative ran in early October and has been organised for the past eight years, raising over £3 million for the charity

Dec. 3, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Video games' festive charity extravaganza Jingle Jam targets 1,000 streamers

The charity hopes to hit £5 million in annual donations within the next three years

Nov. 25, 2024 Christopher Dring

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Games Done Quick raises over $45,000 for hurricane relief | News-in-brief

Proceeds from the speed-running event will go towards disaster relief charity Direct Relief

Oct. 16, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Indie game Antonblast delayed by hurricanes

Studio head assures all team members are safe, but some are without power

Oct. 14, 2024 Vikki Blake

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Games Done Quick officially under new ownership

Matt Merkle now owns majority of GDQ, leadership team includes Jason Deng and Ashley Farkas

Aug. 29, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Flame Fatales raises $118,000 for Malala Fund | News-in-brief

The Games Done Quick all-women and femmes speedrunning event ran for eight days, with all funds raised going to the education for girls charity

Aug. 27, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Summer Games Done Quick 2024 raises $2.5m | News-in-brief

All proceeds from the speed-running event will go to the Doctors Without Borders organisation

July 8, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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GamesAid has raised £150,000 for charity in FY23/24 | News-in-brief

AFK, Access Sport, Autistica, Game Therapy UK, and Solving Kids' Cancer will each get a £30,000 donation as a result of the organisation's efforts

May 17, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

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Palestinian Relief Bundle raises $578,517 | News-in-brief

The $8 bundle ended today as all proceeds are headed to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund

May 6, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Palestinian Relief Bundle raises more than $400,000 and counting

Proceeds go to Palestine Children's Relief Fund, fundraiser pasts $250,000 in 48 hours

April 29, 2024 James Batchelor

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Humble has raised over $250m for charity to date | News-in-brief

The firm says it has helped more than 7,500 organizations and raised $13 million in donations last year

Feb. 20, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Humble Bundle raised $14 million for charity in 2023 | News-in-brief

The company's 2023 social impact report highlights that it has raised over $250 million for charitable causes since 2010

Feb. 9, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Into Games launches fundraiser to diversify UK games sector

Organizer plans to offer career events and monetary support to increase work-class background representation

Jan. 12, 2024 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Capcom donates $830,000 to support earthquake relief | News-in-brief

The funds will be given to regional authorities to support victims, restoration, and rebuilding efforts

Jan. 12, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Square Enix donates $345,000 to earthquake relief | News-in-brief

The donation was made to the Japanese Red Cross Society to help those affected by the recent Noto Peninsula earthquake

Jan. 10, 2024 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Pokémon Company donates $346,000 for earthquake relief | News-in-brief

The donation will go towards the Japanese Red Cross for disaster relief, and support will be given to children affected via the Pokémon With You Foundation

Jan. 8, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

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Jingle Jam has raised £25m since starting in 2011 | News-in-brief

Jingle Jam 2023 raised over £2.7 million, receiving over 60,000 donations in two weeks

Dec. 20, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

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Studio Folly to donate 10% of Gubbins' revenue to charity

The donation was part of a funding agreement made with The Foundation to Decrease World Suck

Nov. 16, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Outright Games pledges to donate £100,000 on World Children's Day

Proceeds from the 24-hour digital sales drive will go to UNICEF's Resources for Results Fund

Nov. 16, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Safe In Our World: Making mental health awareness a part of companies' DNA

The charity's Sky Tunley-Stainton talks about the journey to normalizing mental well-being in the games industry

Nov. 2, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Games for Gaza bundle on Itch.io raising money for Palestinian aid

Update: Promotion with dozens of video games and almost 200 tabletop games has raised more than $200,000 for charity

Nov. 1, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

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Among Us maker InnerSloth donates to relief efforts for Palestine

Studio gives to Palestine Children's Relief Fund, urges others to do the same and call for a ceasefire from their government

Oct. 23, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Devolver Digital donates to Palestinian relief

Indie publisher gives to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for refugees, encourages others to do the same

Oct. 19, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Work With Indies donating 100% of revenue to help Palestine

Indie studios listing roles on job board can have their payment forwarded to charities

Oct. 17, 2023 Sophie McEvoy

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GamesAid raises over £23,000 at EGX 2023

The charity's Tombola received a single anonymous donation of £10,000

Oct. 17, 2023 Sophie McEvoy