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Destiny’s Ghost Takes the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
While this isn’t the first video game character to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, it is the latest. Just one week after Digital Extremes Warframe took the spotlight, where their digital space soldiers nominated Master Chief, Borderlands Claptrap and Destiny’s Ghost we are now treated to the first nominee…
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Kickstarted Potato Salad Joke Turned Charity
I think we all remember the Potato Salad on Kickstarter that made headlines a short while ago. Most people believed the creator Zack “Danger” Brown from Columbus, Ohio would just take the pledges and be a happy man. That is however not the case, the taking the money part at least.…
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Bill Gates Takes The ALC Ice Bucket Challenge, Nominates Three Others
A few days ago Mark Zuckerberg dumped a bucket of ice water on his head to raise awareness ALS awareness. Seems silly but a few days later an donations to the ALS Association are up 1000% percent! For those unaware of ALS, it is also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.…
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Mr Sam Sung Auctions Off His Apple Business Card for Charity
Apple and Samsung may have been scrapping on a legal front for many years over product names, designs, patents and a whole lot more, but if it were not for all the competition between the two companies, this guys name would have no comedy value what so ever. Mr Sam…
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Bing Rewards App for Windows Phone Launched, 5 Months after iOS and Android
Latest news from Microsoft point to having its Bing Rewards app being released (finally) for Windows Phone, having it come out for its own handset operating system almost 5 months after the release on Android and iOS. The company’s reward program has been around since 2010, having it be launched…
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George R.R. Martin wants to kill YOU in the Game of Thrones
From what I hear, Game of Thrones is meant to be quite an invigorating series that is the brainchild of George R.R. Martin; personally though I couldn’t tell you a single thing about it at all as I’m not into these sort of programmes. Our resident gaming and TV series…
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Bikini Girl Gets Tasered For Charity
In what has to be one of the strangest stunts I’ve seen in a while, a young woman in a bikini gets hit by a taser gun to raise money for a charity… no seriously. She raised money by selling tickets to allow a group of guys to watch her take…
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New Charity Supporting DLC Now Available For Saints Row IV
A special add-on content pack in support of the Child’s Play charity is now available in Saints Row IV: The Child’s Play Pack (a special web site for this DLC is located at www.childsplay.saintsrow.com.) Publisher Deep Silver and developer Volition are donating all proceeds from this pack in support of…
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Wargaming.net & War Child UK Launching “Real War Is Not A Game” Campaign
Wargaming.net and War Child UK share the belief that Real War Is Not A Game. To raise awareness of the real, unacceptable issues that children face in conflicts around the world today, in partnership with Wargaming.net, War Child UK is launching the campaign ‘Real War Is Not A Game’ to…
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Gamer’s Charity Launch UK-Wide 24-hour Video Game Marathon Weekend
Gamer’s charity SpecialEffect today launched their GameBlast weekend, where people of all ages across the UK are invited to play video game marathons to help people with disabilities benefit from the fun and inclusion of games. The charity is calling for teams of friends, family members or work colleagues to…
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Humble WB Games Pay What You Want Bundle Goes Live
Once again we have an awesome Humble Bundle, this time featuring games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. In support of We Can Be Heroes, a project of DC Entertainment to support Save the Children, International Rescue Committee and Mercy Corps. Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin…
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Support The Red Cross And Child’s Play With The Focus Humble Bundle
Are you ready for the chance to not only give to charity, but also get some incredible deals on a load of games? Of course you are! Focus Home Interactive is showing their support for the Red Cross and Child’s Play charities and needs your support in doing so by…
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Nordic Games’ Humble Weekly Sale Goes Live
Humble bundles have been gaining in popularity very quickly, not only is it a great way to pick up some cheap games, but it is also a superb way for the gaming community to donate money to charity. Nordic Games have just announced its first Humble Weekly Sale comprising five hit…
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EA Reveal SimCity Red Cross Charity Pack, 80% Of Sale Price Goes To Charity
EA is being the good guy once again and has unveiled another stunt that will no doubt do good things for its public image. SimCity will get a Red Cross charity DLC pack which will cost $9.99. EA has pledged to give 80% of the post tax profits on the…
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Humble Origin Bundle Over, 2.1 Million Sold
The Humble Origin Bundle is now over and has officially broken all Humble Bundle sales records. The Bundle in partnership with Origin managed to shift an impressive 2.1 million units raising $10.5 million for various charities chosen by Electronic Arts and Humble Bundle. The Humble Bundle was unique in that…
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