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
Press release: Los Angeles, April 10, 2020 – Riot Games, the game developer and publisher best known for “League of Legends” (LoL), today announced that its latest global in-game charity fundraiser has raised $6 million dollars for the Riot Games Social Impact Fund in partnership with ImpactAssets. “We are incredibly humbled by ou... Read more
