Press release: March 20th 2025. SpecialEffect an d GameBlast are today very happy an d proud to announce that the GameBlast25 charity gaming weekend raised over £130K in total. Gamers across the UK and beyond took on gaming marathons and game-themed events over the weekend of 21-23 February to raise money for the charity, who help people with physi... Read more
Press release: Gamers’ charity SpecialEffect invite gamers across the world to join the growing community of streamers, creators, and games studios who’ve already signed up for GameBlast24 over the weekend of 23-25 February. Heralded as ‘the best reason to game ever’, the charity’s GameBlast weekend will see gamers take on sponsored fundraising gam... Read more
Press release: March 2 2023. Games industry charity SpecialEffect and Solving Kids’ Cancer UK announce a new annual fundraising and awareness event called British Racing Greats, taking place this year on Thursday, 1 June, at Donington Park Circuit. British Racing Greats, working in partnership with Supercar Driver, whose team are renowned for their... Read more
Press release: Gamers’ charity SpecialEffect are inviting gamers across the world to join the many communities, content creators and companies that have already pledged to take part in the tenth annual GameBlast23 challenge over the weekend of 24-26 February. Heralded as ‘the best reason to game ever’, the charity’s GameBlast weekend will see hundr... Read more
Press release: This Friday, 7 October, some of the biggest names from the worldwide games industry, including the likes of Xbox, Supercell and EA, are uniting behind SpecialEffect, the gamers’ charity, for their annual One Special Day flagship fundraising campaign. At the heart of the campaign is the opportunity for gamers to raise money for the ch... Read more
