Among the vast number of charities and fundraising foundations that exist, there are few that gain more attention than Extra Life in the gaming world; after all, what better way to advertise your…
November 10, 2016 | 01:00 EST
The video game community is never one to back down from a righteous cause and the opportunity to help others. That is the philosophy of Gamers for Good, a gaming centered charity who just launched an…
October 19, 2016 | 08:35 EDT
AbleGamers is a rising video game themed charity benefiting gamers with disabilities, in particular those disabilities which may impair their ability to game. The charity seeks to make video games…
October 4, 2016 | 10:37 EDT
Video games can leave a powerful impact on the relationships we have, especially with our siblings that grew up on the couch next to us. Corey Austen has been a Zelda fan since childhood, a love he…
September 12, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
The Call of Duty Endowment Fund (CODE) has been a huge success, securing over 25,000 jobs for military veterans. The original goal for CODE was to secure 25,000 careers by 2018 for veterans, a…
August 25, 2016 | 09:03 EDT
The summer session for the speed-running group Games Done Quick has come to a close, after a week of live streaming classic speed-running titles. The organization, which was streaming for Doctors…
July 10, 2016 | 07:50 EDT
Famous speed-running group Games Done Quick is hosting their annual summer charity stream, with donations benefiting the international medical organization Doctors Without Borders. Games Done Quick…
July 3, 2016 | 05:49 EDT
While this is late coming for a variety of reasons, our EGLX coverage is going to start coming out now as we've fixed some of the technical problems. First up was an interview I had with the new…
June 29, 2016 | 12:00 EDT
Extra Life, the popular gaming charity focused around efforts to fund children's hospitals and improve the lives and care of their young patients, was out on the floor at E3 this year. For the…
June 19, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Electronic Arts has announced today that they have created the EA's Play to Give promotion where they plan on donating $1 Million to five different charities. Those five charities that EA is donating…
June 10, 2016 | 12:55 EDT
During our time at EGX Rezzed, myself and Alex Baldwin met with Mark Saville, who is a member of an awesome charity, a charity which makes games available again for all of those who have physical…
April 12, 2016 | 01:00 EDT
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
In Denmark next week, you can get more than a warm fuzzy feeling from donating blood. Danish charity GivBlod (awesome name, by the way) has partnered with PlayStation Denmark to give away free games…
March 18, 2015 | 02:47 EDT
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
With all of the negativity being lumped onto gamers these days why not point out one of the really positive events gamers contribute to? Check out Extra Life, the gaming charity for kids. Extra life…
October 17, 2014 | 09:45 EDT
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
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