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CCP Games’ EVE Online community raised $135,500 for COVID-19 response through PLEX for GOOD
EVE Online is having a good run right about now. Not only is it busy enjoying topping its own Guinness World Records and contributing...
World of Warships celebrates Veterans Day with missions and charity drives
It's Veterans Day here in the US and Remembrance Day in some European countries and commonwealth countries around the world. It's a day when...
Ashes of Creation raised over $83k for Extra Life, so Intrepid’s Steven Sharif had to shave his beard
Extra Life, the charity devoted to raising funds from gamers for children's hospitals, has the motto "Play Games, Heal Kids." We may suggest adding...
Guild Wars 2 offers up another colorful Baby Aurene bundle for Extra Life charity drive
The list of MMOs joining in to raise money for Extra Life and children's hospitals continues to grow: As we noted earlier this week,...
Standing Stone, Daybreak, KingsIsle, and more MMO companies will fundraise for Extra Life 2020
The season of Extra Life is almost upon us, meaning all your favorite MMO studios are going to be dispatching their developers to play...
MMO Business Roundup: Steam Game Festival, My.Games, Taipei Gameshow, Niantic, and RazerCon
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and gaming industry news relevant to the MMO-playing audience.
Steam Game Festival: Yes, another online event! The "autumn...
RuneScape begins mental health charity drive, plans Orthen digsite launch for October 19
October's destined to be a solid month for RuneScape fans, thanks to the release of a new archaeology digsite rolling out on October 19th....
Cryptic partners with Gameheads charity, Star Trek Online buffs up the Year of the Klingon
MMO developer Cryptic Studios announced this week that it's partnering with Gameheads, an NPO that's dedicated to helping disadvantaged youth in California's Bay Area...
Fall Guys sparks a $325,000 charity bidding war between brands
This may just be the most adorable and wholesome thing you'll read all week. The insanely popular (and insanely bonkers) battle royale Fall Guys...
MMO Business Roundup: Richard Garriott, Square-Enix’s charity, Stadia, and Team Fortress’ racist bots
Welcome back to another quick roundup of video games business and industry news relevant for the MMO genre.
Richard Garriott: Apparently, the former icon of...
Blizzard and Bethsoft donate for racial justice, Riot parts ways with troubling exec, and Raph Koster writes a song
We've got a few more gaming-related Black Lives Matter stories to share this morning.
Riot Games: First up, yesterday we reported that Riot Games was...
Neverwinter and Star Trek Online sell special packs to benefit charity
Perfect World Entertainment has joined in on the philanthropic efforts to help those get the mental and physical health services they need with the...
Albion Online adds mobile improvements like a virtual joystick and Outland banks, raises €42K for COVID-19 relief
If you've been exploring Albion Online on mobile or if you just like the option when you're not at home (there was a time...
Gamigo’s tree planting initiative sees over 80K trees planted, extends another week
The last time we peeked in on Gamigo's Eden Reforestation Projects charity drive, there were over 40K trees planted thanks to players buying up...
COVID-19 roundup: Rockstar and Jagex help save the UK’s National Videogame Museum and more
COVID-19 is still very much a thing in most of our staff's and readers' lives, and it's still very much impacting the games industry.
A...
Massively Uplifting: Cake, coloring, and EVE Online’s PLEX4Good COVID-19 relief
The news this past month has been infected with the novel coronavirus. It's everywhere we turn, and we can't escape it even if we...
A fan-made Guild Wars 2 dating sim is arriving on Friday to support charity
How would you like to enjoy some amusing Guild Wars 2 dating options without having to actually log in to Guild Wars 2 and...
Twitch Aid 2020 brings together gamers, musicians, and celebs for COVID-19 charity
The lineup isn't quite as wild as the bands that raised $127M to fight African famines at Live Aid in the '80s, but the...
Razer to manufacture and donate up to a million surgical masks to battle coronavirus
While the idea of gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer creating medical equipment might first bring to mind the Razer Toaster, this change of manufacturing focus...
Black Desert: The Guardian awakens, Valentine’s Day begins, and players raise money for charity
If you happened to miss our Desert Oasis piece on Black Desert's Guardian awakening last week, today is the day to get caught up,...
