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One Special Day raises over £500,000
The 2020 edition of SpecialEffect's fundraising event raised a record amount
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Unity joins Playing for the Planet Alliance
Engine firm also commits to the Pledge 1% movement at the first Unity for Humanity Summit
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Modus Games making charitable donations with new releases
First event in Games Giving Back initiative will see publisher donate $10,000 to Exceptional Women Awardees Foundation to mark Rock of Ages 3 launch
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Z Event raises €5.7m for Amnesty International
The live streaming event broke the record for the most money raised for charity on Twitch
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New nonprofit organisation Hit Save to support games preservation
The community-driven organisation is based in the US but will operate globally
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Unity launches Social Impact Division backed by $67m fund
New division will provide grants for work in education, sustainability, and health and well-being
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UK National Videogame Museum receives £400,000 grant
The funding from the Arts Council's Culture Recovery Fund will ensure the NVM can function until the spring
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Game Pink event to raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation
Game Pink Live on October 3 will spearhead a month-long push to raise awareness of breast cancer
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Fall Guys bidding contest raises $1 million for SpecialEffect
Aim Lab, G2 Esports, Mr Beast, and Ninja won the Fall Guys bidding contest and will get in-game skins
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War Child UK partners with game devs on Sporting Champions fundraiser
Dirt 4, Descenders and OlliOlli among the games that will donate a portion of Steam sales revenue until September 1
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Summer Games Done Quick raises $2.3m for Doctors Without Borders
SGDQ was fully digital this year, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
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Microsoft sells Halo masks to benefit frontline workers
For each mask purchased on Meta Threads, two additional ones will be donated to MasksforDocs
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Finnish games industry has raised nearly €500,000 toward protecting biodiversity
The Pelimetsä Project, launched last year, works to conserve Finnish old-growth forest
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Polyopia dev Midjiwan pledges €100,000 for solar energy investment
The Swedish firm has previously invested in solar energy projects in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Pakistan
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More than 40 companies commit to SpecialEffect's One Special Day
The UK charity will hold its fifth annual fundraiser on October 2, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 lockdown
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Numinous Games announces The Playability Initiative for accessible gaming
New initiative to partner with AbleGamers, disabled communities for new, adaptive game
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Dreams wins Game of the Year at Games for Change Festival
Media Molecule and Thatgamecompany picked up two prizes each at the online event
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MidBoss Summer of Pride raises $25,000 for LGBTQIA+ charities
100% of proceeds spread across GaymerX, The Trevor Project, The Bail Project, and Trans Lifeline
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Niantic donates $10,000 to the Edinburgh Fringe
Renowned festival cannot take place this year due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Humble Bundle raises £3.5m for Black Lives Matter
Bundle of more than 50 games and books was bought by 130,000 people
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UK games industry gathers for Play & Talk initiative
More than 50 companies will ask their communities to gather this weekend to mark National Loneliness Awareness Week
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Humble Bundle launches Fight for Racial Justice bundle
100% of proceeds will support NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Race Forward, and The Bail Project
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Itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality finishes with $8.1m raised
Over 810,000 people purchased the bundle, which contained more than 1,700 games
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Safe in Our World launches Level Up Mental Health campaign
Games companies unite to commit to supporting better mental health practices
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Riot Games' Social Impact Fund has raised $10m so far
So far, the fund has provided $8 million in grands and funding to over 50 nonprofits