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Because you demanded it, medieval beat 'em up Castle Crashers is getting a new brawler armed with a lollipop and equipped with pink armor. The best part? The new Pink Knight is for a good cause. More »
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While PlayStation 3 thieves busy themselves punching women in the face, an Xbox thief in North Carolina breaks into a medical center and steals multiple consoles meant for children recovering from cancer. Update: The games industry rallies! More »
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The actor who voiced Steve Scott in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and played King Koopa in that ill-conceived Super Mario Bros. movie has prostate cancer, the Associated Press reports. More »
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Sarcastic Gamer and Texas Children's Hospital teamed up to raise money with a 24-hour gaming marathon called Extra Life the weekend before last. They raised so much money, they're keeping the donations line open. More »
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Sarcastic Gamer and Texas Children's Hospital (where yours truly went for many a medical malady in her youth) are teaming up for a second annual gaming marathon to benefit pediatric cancer research and treatment. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5362090&view=rss&microfeed=true Stanford University's Folding@Home program has gotten a lot of play this week, and so it should. The program harnesses the power of idling PC's and PS3's to calculate data that will eventually help find cures for Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's, various types of Cancer and other diseases. More »
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This is super cool. Sony Computer Entertainment is teaming up with Stanford University to create a distributed computing network of PS3s to help study the causes of a number of diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, cystic fibrosis and many cancers. More »
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Bone cancer victim and high school varsity basketball player Jeffrey Cota is off the court, but kept his game going on his Xbox 360. That is, until he underwent surgery in Boston and had his 360 stolen from his home by three (alleged) sons of bitches. Two have been arrested, with a third expected in the clink soon, say police. More »
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Finally, some good PlayStation 3 news! New Hampshire high school student Nathan Burditt camped out a total of 34 hours to get his hands on a PlayStation 3—only to turn around and donate it to a raffle to benefit teenage brother and sister cancer victims Stephanie and Kevin Hudon. More »
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Aw, isn't that swell? Target is donating 100% of its profits on the Coral DS Lite to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. More »
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I told you a few weeks ago that I was charmed by the art associated with cancer-themed Serious Game, "Re-Mission", and I had bought a copy for review. And I stand before you today wondering about the moral imperative I have here...is it bad for the cause, to trash on a charitable game? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=188204&view=rss&microfeed=true Commenter Joonas wins yesterday's contest with his comments on our post about how aWoW Guild Raised Money for a Cancer Patient. More »
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This is one of those stories that will surely warm the cockles of your heart, so much so that no jokes about playing croquet with a freshly eviscerated lymphoma from Florian could possibly make you angry. This World of Warcraft forum post chronicles the charity shown by one guild who came to the aid of one of its members, literally helping to keep a roof over a family's heads. More »
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I heard about Re-Mission, a cancer-themed shooter, on watchblog Gamepolitics. I was so impressed, especially after yesterday's post on a similar topic, that I put my money where my tacoslot is and actually bought the game in question. More »
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1Up has confirmed that Ubisoft dropped malware copyright company Starforce like a bad habit. While Ubi was willing to admit they dumped Starforce, again, like a bad habit, they weren't really willing to say why. More »
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GamePolitics links to a CBS report on a young man fighting leukemia in an unconventional way. His method? "Swords and all that stuff." See, in addition to the real life horror of fighting cancer, 11-year-old Ben Duskin has taken his fight with cancer to the virtual space - and he did it by designing a game all his own. The game is downloadable via the Make-A-Wish foundation. More »
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