Kotaku: Child's Play

Space Marines Make Extremely Important Deliveries in This Poignant Child’s Play Video

Evan Narcisse — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:40:00 EST

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 »

This is The Most Incredible Line Up of Gaming's Leading Ladies I've Ever Seen

Brian Crecente — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:20:00 EST

Artist Ashley Riot created this wonderful bit of original gaming art to donate to the Child's Play charity dinner auction. More »

Indie Bundle Adds Five More Games if You Donate Five Bucks or More

Owen Good — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:30:00 EDT

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 »

And Yet it Moves and Four More Indie Games go Cheap for Charity

Sam Winstrom — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:30:00 EDT

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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 »

Look Out Naughty Bear, Here Comes Chucky

Mike Fahey — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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A2M's Naughty Bear, a video game about a deranged child's toy with murder in its heart, wasn't the blockbuster success I hoped it would be. Perhaps the concept just needed to be powered by a familiar face. After that it's all Child's Play. More »

Video Game Charity Raises Over $2 Million For Sick Kids

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:00:00 EST

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 »

Get Some Of The iPhone's Best Games For Under A Buck

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:00:00 EST

Inspired by the Humble Indie Bundles, a band of developers behind some of the iPhone's finest games have banded together to run a little charity drive of their own. TL;DR: awesome iPhone games for $0.99. More »

Buy Your Own Portal Gun

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 07:30:00 EST

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 »

The Desert Bus Departs For Charity Tomorrow

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:00:00 EST

It's that time of year again, when a group of charitable gamers sit behind the wheel of the infamous Desert Bus and drive endlessly, tirelessly, maybe even masochistically, at a maximum speed of 45mph for nearly a full week More »

Look At All That Cash That Gears Of War Fans Raised For Charity

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EDT

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 »

Donate Money, Decide the Fate of Gears' Latest Rookie

Brian Crecente — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:00:00 EDT

Science Fiction series love killing off the hopeless new guy: Star Trek has its red shirts and Gears of War has its rookies. More »

Why Are People Pirating A Charity Game?

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:30:00 EDT

Last week, a pack went on sale that let you name your own price for five great indie games, all in the name of charity. Know what a ton of people then went and did? Pirated the thing. Wonderful. More »

Get Gish, World of Goo & More Cheap, Do Good Things

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:30:00 EDT

How much would you pay for a copy of World of Goo, Gish and three additional games that don't prominently feature black blobs dripping with indie cred? Thanks to the Humble Indie Bundle you pay exactly "whatever." More »

Growing Up Geek: The Past, Present and Future of Penny Arcade

Brian Crecente — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EDT

Two weeks ago the inseparable duo behind popular game-themed web comic Penny Arcade received an award for their work as "video game ambassadors", this weekend they'll be earning it... again. More »

In Tight Times, Gamers Dig Deep for the Needy

Owen Good — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST

Despite a flatlined economy and a sharp downward trend in game sales, Child's Play and other gaming-themed benefits have done as well or better than in better times. More »

Rock Out For Child's Play Tonight In San Francisco!

AJ Glasser — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:00:00 EST

Hey guys — if you're reading this, I'm already at Ümloud! in San Francisco. If you love Rock Band, want to support the Child's Play charity or just want to stop by the DNA Lounge for drinks — come on by! More »

Child's Play Raises More than $1M for the Year

Owen Good — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:00:00 EST

With the all-important holiday month still to come, Child's Play, the charity donating video games and toys to children's hospitals worldwide, has tallied more than $1 million in donations this year. It hopes to eclipse $1.4 million by year's end. More »

BioWare Labs Gives The Gift Of The Yeti

Mike Fahey — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:20:00 EST

BioWare's new R&D group, BioWare Labs, gives us The Gift of the Yeti, a Facebook game that could raise up to $10,000 for Child's Play while giving gamers $10 off Dragon Age: Origins. More »

Gaming For Good

Brian Crecente — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST

Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Fats Domino, James Brown – Denver's historic Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom has seen them all since its inception as a ex-servicemen's club in the 20s. More »

Before You Go: How to Have Fun and Raise Money For Kids

Brian Crecente — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST

Today's the day, the magical day. We're throwing a party in Child's Play's honor and you're invited. More »

Win a Modern Warfare 2 Limited Edition Xbox 360

Brian Crecente — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST

Tomorrow's the day. Come join us in Denver Thursday evening to help raise money for Child's Play, to play games on stage and off, get a chance to win some amazing door prizes and bid on our silent auction. More »

Win Ryu in LEGO

Brian Crecente — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

This Thursday gamers, hopefully lots of gamers, will be gathering in Denver to help raise money for Child's Play... and to perhaps win one of these amazing LEGO creations. More »

A Room Full of Loot

Brian Crecente — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:15 EST

This Thursday gamers, hopefully lots of gamers, will be gathering in Denver to help raise money for Child's Play... and to empty out my guest bedroom. More »

Want Uncharted 2: Fortune Hunter's Edition? You Should Come Party With Kotaku!

Brian Crecente — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST

There will be a big party in a few weeks in Denver to raise money for Child's Play. And I think you should come. More »

Giant Wine, Autographed Items, Vinyl, At Upcoming Charity

Brian Crecente — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST

What you are looking at here are most of the items we plan to auction off during Kotaku's Child's Play Fundraiser later this month. More »

Console Arcade, DJ Hero, Rock Band Set for Colorado Child's Play Fundraiser

Brian Crecente — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST

The Kotaku Child's Play fundraiser will include Rock Band and DJ Hero up on stage as well as a free console arcade when it kicks off on Nov. 19 in the historic Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver. More »

My Mail Got Nerfed

AJ Glasser — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:30:00 EST

I don't remember being assigned a Nerf N-Strike Elite review, but lo! A copy has been sent to my house for review purposes by the good folks over at EA Play Label. More »

Kotaku's Denver Fundraiser: Silent Auction Items

Brian Crecente — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:40:00 EDT

Don't forget that we're holding our annual Child's Play fundraiser here in Denver on Nov. 19. More »

Kotaku's Denver Fundraiser: Why You Should Come

Brian Crecente — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:20:00 EDT

For the kids of course. Not only are 100 percent of the proceeds going to Child's Play, everything from the venue to the giveaways and help running the show has either been paid for by Kotaku or donated. More »

Come Party In San Francisco, If You Can't Make Denver

AJ Glasser — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:30:00 EDT

Can't make the Child's Play party in Denver on November 19? I know I can't, so I'm going to Ümloud! in San Francisco on December 9 instead. More »

Future Site of Kotaku's Child's Play Fundraiser

Brian Crecente — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:30:00 EDT

As seen during my tour of Cervantes today. Make sure to swing by next month's party if you can! The money goes to a good cause. More »

Come Party for Child's Play in Denver

Brian Crecente — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EDT

The holidays are approaching and that means it's time for Kotaku's annual Denver fundraiser. More »

Gaming Before Chemo, A Child's Escape

Owen Good — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:20:00 EDT

His parents can recite the days from memory. What parent couldn't, for such watershed trauma in the life of a boy and his family. More »

MMO Donating Proceeds To Charity

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:30:00 EDT

You may never have heard of browser-based MMO Domain Heroes before, but that's OK. There's tons of browser-based games you've never heard of. But we mention it because this one's doing good deeds. More »

Child's Play Done For The Year, Final Amount Tallied

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:30:00 EST

Another year passes, another Child's Play charity drive winds up. Each year it seems to be getting bigger, grander, more charitable, so let's take a look and see how much you lot managed to raise. More »

SOE Sells EQ Loot For Child's Play

Mike Fahey — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:20:00 EST

Sony Online Entertainment has announced a month-long Child's Play fund raising campaign, which will allow players of EverQuest and EverQuest II to buy in-game goodies that generate donations. More »

Child's Play Hits The Big $1,000,000

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 EST

Headline kinda gives it away, but an announcement over on Penny Arcade today lets us know that the Child's Play charity has so far this year raised over $1,000,000. More »

Funde Razor Rocks Out Denver for Child's Play

Brian Crecente — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST

It's a really strange feeling to spend months working to find an empty space and then to see it filled by people in a matter of minutes. More »

Child's Play Auction Rakes In $200K

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:30:00 EST

The Penny Arcade team held their Child's Play charity auction dinner last night, selling off neato stuff to raise money for sick kids. And raise money they did. More »

Party For Child's Play, Maybe Win Awesome Brick Bald Bull

Brian Crecente — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:40:00 EST

We're a week away from the second annual Denver Funde Razor. More »