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Charity Highlight: Azrhi Plays Dark Souls III with Spice

Occasionally, nonprofits and charities contact TechRaptor about things they are doing that might be of interest to us and our readers. Today, we got a rather interesting stream that you might check…

April 12, 2016 | 09:00 EDT

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Lost in Harmony on Google Play for World Cancer Day

French creator Yoan Franise, director of Valiant Hearts, is launching game Lost in Harmony on Google Play coinciding with World Cancer Day. The rhythm-running game has been popular on Apple devices…

February 4, 2016 | 08:01 EST

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CODE Helping Veterans - An Interview with Dan Goldenberg

The Call of Duty Endowment or CODE is a non-profit public benefit corporation largely supported and founded by Activision Blizzard.  Back in 2007 Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick was motivated to…

January 7, 2016 | 01:00 EST

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CD Projekt Red is Auctioning a Giant Geralt Statue for Charity

CD Projekt Red, developer of The Witcher series of games and the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077, is auctioning off a giant statue of The Witcher 1-3 protagonist Geralt to raise funds for charity according…

December 29, 2015 | 08:39 EST

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Awesome Games Done Quick 2016 is Coming January 3rd

The new year is coming soon, and with a new year comes a new Awesome Games Done Quick marathon.  The 2016 Awesome Games Done Quick marathon will begin at noon EST on January 3rd and run until late…

December 22, 2015 | 08:00 EST

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Stack-Up, the New Gamer Charity Benefiting Veterans

The gaming community has seen tons of charities grow over the years as the industry has gotten bigger and the community become a louder voice. Most seem to be benefit children, fight poverty, or…

November 16, 2015 | 11:00 EST

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TechRaptor will stream for 24 hours in support of Extra Life Game Day 2015!

Saturday, November 7th is Extra Life's Game Day 2015. Gaming enthusiasts from around the world will be coming together in order to support Extra Life, and this year TechRaptor will be joining the…

November 6, 2015 | 09:08 EST

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Extra Life NYC Guild Hosts Mini Gaming Marathon at Microsoft Flagship Store

Extra Life's New York City Guild will be hosting a 6 hour Gaming Mini-Marathon on Saturday, November 7th at Microsoft's Flagship Store in New York City. This Saturday is Extra Life Game Day 2015…

November 5, 2015 | 09:35 EST

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Humble Bundle to Offer Monthly Subscription Service

The popular bundle service Humble Bundle announced Thursday that they would be offering a monthly subscription service. Interested players can pay a monthly fee starting at $12 a month, and have…

October 1, 2015 | 08:57 EDT

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Danish Charity Trading Bloodborne for Blood

In Denmark next week you can get more than a warm fuzzy feeling for donating blood. Danish charity GivBlod (awesome name by the way) has partnered with Playstation Denmark to give away free games to…

March 18, 2015 | 02:47 EDT

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This War of Mine Adds War Child Charity DLC

This War of Mine is an indie game previously reviewed by TechRaptor where you play civilians attempting to survive in the middle of a war-torn city. The gameplay successfully emulates some of the…

March 9, 2015 | 06:29 EDT

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To the Green: Tiny Robot Justice Squad

To The Green is our weekly look at one game on Steam Greenlight trying to get onto Steam. With To The Green, we hope to highlight one worthy game each week that is attempting to get greenlit and let…

February 20, 2015 | 11:00 EST

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Rare PS4 Not Sold - Sony Donates Anyway

Unfortunately, the coveted no.0001 serial 20th Anniversary PS4 remains unsold, the bidder never came through with their winning bid. This is one of the harsh realities with auctions, not every bid is…

February 18, 2015 | 10:52 EST

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11 bit Studios Teams Up with War Child Charity

11 bit studios, the developers of the hit indie game This War of Mine, have announced on Steam that they will be having a charity raffle, with all proceeds going to the War Child charity foundation.…

January 15, 2015 | 12:21 EST

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AGDQ Raises $1.5 Million for Charity

Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 has raised over $1.5 million in the span of a week. The  AGDQ charity, an organized, bi-annual speed gaming marathon, was about to net a grand total of $1,556,117.41,…

January 12, 2015 | 02:02 EST

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Yogscast raise over $1 million for charity

The popular Youtube network Yogscast has finished their December 'Yogscast Jingle Jam' and has reported in on the results. In the month of December they raised over $1.1 million dollars - or just…

January 8, 2015 | 12:39 EST

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Charity Stream AGDQ 2015 Begins Today

AGDQ, which stands for Awesome Games Done Quick, is a charity stream that has gained massive support the last few years. AGDQ 2015 promises to bring more interesting content and hopes to match AGDQ…

January 4, 2015 | 09:05 EST

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Extra Life raises over 5.4 Million

In the midst of one of the ugliest battles in video gaming history, there has also been some marvelous charity work done. The most notable of these is Extra Life, a 24 hour gaming marathon that…

October 28, 2014 | 01:25 EDT

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Indy PopCon 2014 - An interview with Extra Life, a charity for gamers

There's no shortage of need for great charities in the world, especially ones that help kids. Extra Life, a worldwide charity that benefits Riley's Childrens Hospital, has a local chapter in…

August 14, 2014 | 10:00 EDT

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Zeldathon Raises $100,000 in Donations

The Bi-annual charity "Zeldathon" reached a personal record last night raising one hundred thousand dollars, all of which will directly benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Zeldathon, as the name…

July 17, 2014 | 02:00 EDT

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Humble Weekly Sale Update, 21.11.13

Although belated, here is a quick write up for this weeks Humble Weekly Sale, this will become a weekly article to keep you all up to date on all things Humble. What is a Humble Weekly Sale?…

November 24, 2013 | 01:38 EST