Press release: November 5th, 2020. Gamers’ charity SpecialEffect is delighted to announce that, thanks to a record number of partners from the games industry, their One Special Day fundraising campaign on Friday 2nd October has raised over £500,000. The charity, which has experienced an upturn in demand for their services since the first COVID-19 l... Read more
Press release: Lynnwood, Wash. – Nov. 5, 2020. The non-profit organization Games for Love are today very happy and proud to announce that they are going to host a free-to-enter online Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament on Friday, November 6th with up to $1,000 in cash prizes for winners. This is the first event in the Champions for Charity... Read more
Press release: A Battle of the Brands auction for a character costume design in the hit video game “Fall Guys” has raised $1M for SpecialEffect. The online auction, organised by the game’s creators Mediatonic and Devolver, saw a bidding war that included some of the video game community’s most popular streamers. A last-minute combined d... Read more
Press release: August 4th, 2020, Oxford – Gamers’ charity SpecialEffect today launched a new community artwork competition that aims to celebrate a selection of iconic video games. The ‘One Special Game’ initiative is now accepting submissions in partnership with a selection of popular gaming franchises including Mass Effect and Stardew Valle... Read more
Press release: The gamers’ charity SpecialEffect today launches its fifth annual One Special Day fundraiser and, in the wake of the financial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, is joined by some of the biggest names in the gaming world in what is set to be the most important event of its kind in the charity’s history. Over 40 key players... Read more
