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BAFTA announce this year’s Games Special Award for gaming charity SpecialEffect

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Each year, BAFTA give an award given to those who have made outstanding contributions to games, film and television. For the 20th anniversary of BAFTA Games Awards, SpecialEffect, a charity that helps those living with physical disabilities by working with game developers to create accessible hardware and software, has been chosen. Dr Mick Donegan MBE, SpecialEffect founder and CEO, said “With a background in special education, I realised how much people
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GameBlast24 – SpecialEffect’s annual charity drive announced for February

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Gaming charity SpecialEffect has announced its annual fundraiser campaign designed to get gamers from around the world together. GameBlast24 is happening between the 23rd and 25th of February and this year has a new team set up to inspire gamers. You can sign up to take part on the campaign page. SpecialEffect COO Tom Donegan said, “GameBlast has always been very close to our hearts, because it reflects the very
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£500,000 raised for SpecialEffect

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Over 90 games industry partners united to raise over £500,000 for gamers’ charity SpecialEffect through their flagship One Special Day campaign in October. Donations from the event on the weekend of 6-8 October derived from sales income of mobile and PC games plus a variety of innovative company-driven fundraising challenges. Dr Mick Donegan, SpecialEffect’s CEO and Founder, said “We’re simply blown away by such an astonishing level of support from
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