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Texas game shop to aid cancer patient with novel charity marathon
This Saturday, FX Game Exchange, a video game retailer in Plano, Texas, will be hosting a charity gaming event to benefit cancer-stricken high school student Alex McGuinness, though the event itself is not your typical pledge drive. "The 1up Gameathon for Alex is just like a 5k race - except instead of running, participants will be playing video games for ten straight hours on Saturday, February 8th, 2014," says the official website. "Everyone involved will be actively raising money through pledges from various donors. For example, one person may pledge $1 per hour played, or a simple one-time donation." As for where the money's going, there's good news and bad news. The good news is that Mr. McGuinness is doing quite well. "Through the excellent treatment of doctors and the miracle of modern medicine, Alex is on the road to recovery and has maintained an amazing and inspiring attitude throughout his treatment." The bad news is that here in the United States, healthcare for cancer patients is very expensive. This event hopes to alleviate some of the debt incurred by McGuinness during his recovery. If you'd like to learn more about this charity gaming marathon, full details can be found at the 1up for Alex website or by following the event's Twitter account. Joystiq takes no responsibility for any tears generated by the heartwarming nature of those links. [Image: 1up For Alex]
'MineThon 2' Minecraft marathon for Child's Play now mining, crafting
To quote the greatest Christmas movie of all time, "It's not the giving, it's not the getting, it's the loving." But, sometimes loving is giving, especially when you don't expect anything in return. To wit, a group of Minecraft enthusiasts are giving up the next 72 hours of their lives in the hope that you might give up your dollars to Child's Play. MineThon 2 runs from now until 2 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, December 24, and until then the group of five volunteers will be mining and crafting around the clock, occasionally stopping to host auctions, contests and raffles, perform skits and to interview guests of interest to the greater Minecraft community.Charitable folks who donate $10 or more are white listed to play on the same server as the MineThon crew, while dropping $15 or more grants server bonuses like call commands and faster queuing. All of the proceeds collected go directly to Child's Play. To watch the event's live stream and/or donate, click here.
The Speed Gamers return with another 72-hour marathon for charity
Texas-based marathon-gaming group The Speed Gamers is preparing for its annual winter charity drive once again, this year raising funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation through extensive exposure to Mario and his various exploits.Starting at 7 p.m. Eastern on December 14, the group's non-stop 72-hour gaming session will work its way through a respectable block of Mario games, spanning the vastness of the plumber's body of work, both new and old. The whole event will be streamed live on the group's official website, where viewers can donate to not only help a worthy cause, but to also win prizes and play practical jokes on the marathoners.So far this year, The Speed Gamers has already raised $59,324.36 for charity, thanks to its insane 168-hour Pokemon marathon last June. In total, the organization has accumulated $369,304.15 for various causes since it was founded in 2008.
