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More than 350 retired server blades—the physical manifestations of World of Warcraft's virtual realms—are being auctioned off by Blizzard, which will donate the proceeds to the renowned St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. More »
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A UK-based charity treatment group is preparing for what they believe will become the next major addiction issue: Video Games. More »
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You'll never look at video games' interstellar soldiers the same way again after watching this production by the MAKE design studio. The creators there made the clip pro bono—generating work which looks like it took weeks, if not months, to finish—to drum up support for the Child's Play charity started eight years ago by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, creators of mega-successful webcomic Penny Arcade. Child's Play, for those who don't know, delivers toys and video games to children undergoing treatment in medical institutions all over the world. Christmas time's right around the corner so if you've been putting off a donation, don't delay any longer. And if you haven't thought about it, you should. Giving to others in need is the best kind of multiplayer action you can experience. More »
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Just in time for Desert Bus for Hope's fifth annual charity drive, the infamous mini-game from Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors for Sega CD is now available on Android and all iOS devices. It is, by all appearances, a straight port of the unforgiving original, which requires you to drive eight hours in real time to achieve a single point. More »
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Grace Windrum, a five-year-old girl from the United Kingdom, suffers from cerebral palsy. At the moment, she's unable to walk. But thanks to a charity drive from an iOS game publisher, she may soon be able to. More »
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Own a piece of World of Warcraft history and help a good cause, as Blizzard prepares to auction off more than 2,000 original server blades for St. Jude's Childrens' Research Hospital. More »
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Indie developer Nicolas Games wants to make a splash with its upcoming third-person post-apocalyptic survival horror title Afterfall: Insanity, so it's devised an ambitious preorder system in which gamers can purchase the entire game for one dollar, as long as 10 million people preorder. More »
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Maybe what drew you here is the chance to watch someone play a video game using technology that tracks eye movement. But make sure you stick around to hear about the people who make that possible. More »
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Halo Pro gamer and MLG icon David 'Walshy' Walsh has announced he is participating in a duathlon for Gamer's Outreach charity, to benefit his local children's hospital. It's a gamer trying to do good, so help out! Spread Word More »
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The Pink Knight was an urban myth cooked up by Castle Crashers' Xbox Live community. No such dude existed. But he does now, as The Behemoth offers him for free and promises to make up to a $50,000 donation to a breast cancer prevention and awareness organization. More »
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The Humble Indie Bundle 3 has now added five more games, and still is being offered for the super-low price of "whatever you want to pay." Provided whatever you want to pay is more than the average donation, which is $4.96 as of now. More »
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And Yet It Moves, Crayon Physics Deluxe, Cogs, Hammerfight and VVVVVV just went on sale...for however much you feel like paying. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5824810&view=rss&microfeed=true The Philadelphia Japan Arts Matsui, an art festival being held for Japan relief efforts July 7-9, will be screening select episodes of Retro Game Master as part of the festivities—check it out if you're in the area. [Phillyjam.org] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5819026&view=rss&microfeed=true Paradox Interactive drops a dollar's worth of downloadable content today with Magicka: Nippon, three Japanese-flavored items (and a Team Fortress 2 Demoman cowl!) to aid your wizard's quest, with 50 percent of revenue going towards the Japan Relief Support program. More »
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The Play For Japan initiative has done a lot to help raise funds for those affected by last month's earthquake and tsunami, but Play For Japan: The Album will be giving a lot back to you in return. More »
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The purchase of hordes of Moonkin Hatchling pets by players in World of Warcraft has resulted in a donation of $800,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Blizzard, the company behind the game, gave half of the money it made from the sale to the charity and granted the wishes of two of their fans by giving them a tour of the studio (see their visit in the new Blizzard-made video here). Blizzard's previous WoW charity pet, a Pandaren Monk, raised just over $1 million. More »
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Between now and July 31, anyone purchasing the latest in-game World of Warcraft pet will see 100% of their proceeds donated to the Red Cross' Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami relief effort. More »
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The stars of some of our favorite YouTube shorts and music videos converge in this spectacular musical tribute to The Legend of Zelda. See CorridorDigital, Freddie Wong, Jimmy Wong, and a host of the internet's finest musicians celebrating all things Zelda. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5789826&view=rss&microfeed=true Last week, game developer and virtual hatter Valve put three new hats up for sale in Team Fortress 2, with the proceeds going to Japan disaster relief. Days later, more than $300,000 has been raised by charitable/fashion-conscious TF2ers. Damn. They should do this more often. More »
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We're just a day away from Kotaku's final Denver fundraiser, a party we're throwing to raise money for those in need following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. More »
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It was like a freight train hit the building. More »
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When I was a kid we had charity walkathons at my school. We walked around the playground, making money each lap for a cause I've forgotten. More »
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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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Snoop Dogg and Zac Efron spent last night at the H.O.M.E. Foundation's STIKS Celebrity Video Game Challenge in Hollywood, where Efron battled fellow actor Michael Strahan in Madden NFL 11 for the I'm Too Young For This! Cancer Foundation. More »
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Child's Play - a charity founded by Penny Arcade's Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins - managed to raise over $2 million during the course of 2010. Amazing. More »
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Despite tough times and a nasty U.S. recession gamers continue to come through, this time for a collection of games discounted in the name of charity. More »
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The mascot of The Behemoth, the studio behind the PS3 and Xbox 360 downloadable hit Castle Crashers, is a giant chicken. Fittingly, it's pledging gifts of livestock to needy families in developing countries through the end of November. More »
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If you ever looked at 2009's incredible replica Portal gun and thought "ooh, I'd like that", now's your chance to put your money where your mouth is. More »
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The first World of Warcraft charity pet brought in $1.1 million for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and it was nowhere near this cute. How much do you figure these adorable little Moonkin Hatchlings will make? More »
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Actor Mark Wahlberg teams up with Microsoft today to help deliver a funky bunch of Xbox 360 and Kinect gaming hardware to thousands of Boys & girls Clubs across the nation. More »
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About a million dollars worth, actually. Activision and Metallica are teaming for a good cause and a selfish one, with the band headlining the publisher's Call of Duty: Black Ops launch party and finding unemployed military vets jobs. More »
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Tuesday's title update for Madden NFL 11 included the "Breast Cancer Awareness" presentation mode reflecting the league's support - and Electronic Arts' - of the campaign. It's a lot more than a banner across the bottom of the screen. More »
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Friends of Brian Wood, the Company of Heroes developer who lost his life in a tragic car accident on Friday, have established a trust fund to aid his wife and their unborn child during this trying time. Every dollar counts. More »
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You can count on Gears of War fans when it comes to buying virtual goods in the name of doing good. Want proof? Epic Games' charity campaign tied to Gears of War 3 just raised over $150,000 for charity. More »
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This isn't just a great gaming mural, it's a gaming mural with heart. More »
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Science Fiction series love killing off the hopeless new guy: Star Trek has its red shirts and Gears of War has its rookies. More »
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Several months back, a rare NES game sold for more than $40,000. It's not one of the 42 games offered along with an NES in this eBay lot but you know what is? The eternal thanks of the seller. More »
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That's right, Marvin Gaye is getting a video game. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5555323&view=rss&microfeed=true Memorial Day is this coming Monday and what better way to celebrate your day off, here in the U.S., than by helping a group that finds jobs for veterans? All you have to do is "Like" Activison's Call of Duty Endowment Facebook page by noon on Memorial Day and they will increase their donation to Hire Heroes USA by a buck, up to 50,000 times. DO IT! More »
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IGN's Jessica Chobot recently went topless for charity, allowing a Sony artist to give a cast of her chest a "God of War" paint job. More »
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