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Humble Bundle Has Raised Over $250 Million For Charity Around The Globe
Humble Bundle is a digital retailer which works with a commitment to being a force for good in the world, the company pioneered the game-bundle-for-charity model and since it’s beginnings the company has raised $250 million for charity worldwide. Humble Bundle Raises $250 Million Humble Bundle was founded in 2010…
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Drop Launches NoveltyCats Keycaps For Caps for Causes Campaign
Drop has a program called “Caps for Causes” which raises money for charity through the sales of custom keycaps. Previously the company has raised tens of thousands of dollars with its Treecaps, Streamcaps and Ukrainecaps runs and is today launching its fourth Caps for Causes event with the MT3 NoveltyCats.…
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ESA Winter 2023 – eTeknix Has a Speedrunner and He’d Like Your Support!
I have always been a huge fan of speedrunning. I can’t honestly remember when I first got into it, but I have some vague recollection of it being something to do with Dark Souls. Likely the fact that I was impressed that some people out there were capable of beating…
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Humble Bundle Charity Launches Huge Resident Evil Deal!
I daresay that a lot of you are probably more than a little aware of Humble Bundle. For those of you who are not, however, they are typically best known for providing bundles of games, software, or digital books at heavily discounted prices. – With the profits going to charity,…
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New Ransomware Asks for Acts of Kindness to Get your Files Back!
I daresay that many of you reading this are familiar with the general concept and application of ransomware. – For those of you who aren’t, however, the overall premise is pretty simple. Ransomware is a virus that installs itself on your system (usually due to the user ill-advisably clicking and/or…
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Sealed Zelda NES Game Donated to Charity Shop Sells for $411,278!
It’s no secret that retro games, and particularly those in good or excellent condition, have always commanded a very decent price in the collectible market. Over the last few weeks, however, it seems that the market is currently undergoing something of a boom. Not only have we seen a new…
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Square Enix Offers Huge 54 Game Charity Bundle on Steam
There’s nothing like getting a huge pile of games for not a lot of money and with the latest Square Enix promotion, that’s description might be an understatement! With it offering 54 titles for less than £30, if you’re in the mood of masses of cheap games, it’s well worth…
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GDQ Announces COVID-19 Speed Running Charity Event
I must admit that I’m a pretty huge fan of game speedrunning events and particularly organizations such as GDQ and ESA. With current concerns surrounding COVID-19, however, it always seemed likely that ‘Summer Games Done Quick’ was going to be cancelled, postponed or, at the very least, reorganised. Well, while…
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You Can Donate Your CPU/GPU Power to Fight the Coronavirus
Many of you are probably aware that by utilizing your computers processing and graphical power, you can put it to work by earning you some Cryptocurrency. Did you know though that many organizations are desperate for you ‘lend it’ to them so that they can improve and speed up their…
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Bill Gates is Stepping Down From Microsoft’s Board of Directors
For twenty years now, Bill Gates has largely taken a back seat role at Microsoft. Originally founding the company back in 1975, he has preferred in more recent years to spend his more time more on his charity projects. This even includes (and I’m not joking) him attempting to re-invent…
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Humble Bundle Launches “Fire Relief Bundle” For Australia
As you have probably noticed in the news, Australia is currently in the midst of some massive wildfires and, of course, our best wishes go out to all of those affected by it and especially those who are working tirelessly to attempt to bring it under some form of control.…
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Humble Store Offers Amazing Games in Their January Event
The Humble Store (known well for its Humble Bundles) is one of my favourite gaming websites on the internet. For those of you unaware of who they are, for a relatively nominal subscription fee, the site offers users the opportunity to grab a decent handful of games each month with…
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SGDQ Raises Over $3m For Charity – Our Pick of the Speedruns!
SGDQ Raises Over $3m Well, Summer Games Done Quick (or SDGQ) is over and as one of the years biggest gaming charity events draws to a close, the news is good. The event has confirmed that they have, again, broken their records by raising over $3m for Doctors Without Borders.…
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Summer Games Done Quick Speed Running Event Starts Today!
Summer Games Done Quick 2019 I must admit that I take a lot of pleasure from watching speed runs. I suspect that it may be something to do with watching people play games I loved, complete them with such apparent ease. Sadly, 30 years on and I’m still yet to…
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One Gamer Will Be Able To Play Borderlands 3 Before Anyone Else
Although You Wouldn’t Call Him “Lucky” Gearbox will be releasing the much anticipated Borderlands 3 on September. However, one fan will be playing it ahead of everyone else with the blessing of Gearbox and publisher 2K Games themselves. He will be playing it in June, a full three months ahead…
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