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Harmonix, MTV Games Donate $50k, 650 Rock Band Bundles to Charity

Rock Band developer Harmonix and publisher MTV Games are making a donation of $50,000 and 650 Rock Band bundles to the Starlight Children's Foundation, a charity "dedicated to helping seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment." A minimum $50k donation will go directly to Starlight, the 650 game [...]

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PopCap Issues Official Ping-Pong Challenge to Penny Arcade, Prepares to “Make Them PopCap’s Bitches”

There's trouble brewing in the world of gaming ping-pong rivalries, and GameCyte has an exclusive sneak peek at the next grudge match. On Tuesday night, when game enthusiasts came together for the Child's Play Charity Auction & Dinner, the generous members of our industry were able to raise over $200,000 for children's hospitals worldwide. For [...]

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Inside the 2008 Child’s Play Charity Dinner Auction

GameCyte attends the Child's Play Charity Auction and Dinner in Seattle, and joins the celebration of gamer culture for a noble cause.

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Wii Fit to Launch at Central Park Fundraiser

Do you live in New York? Would you like to stand on a white plastic rectangle for charity? Do you mind if local news anchors laugh at your use of this craaazy newfangled technology? Nintendo will be hosting a Wii Fit launch party on May 19th, and the simple act of attending the event will be [...]

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Microsoft Brings the Healing Power of Xbox 360 to Hospitals

Games may be the new penicillin, based on recent trends. Microsoft, working alongside non-profit group Companions in Courage, is installing Xbox 360 kiosks in three children's hospitals across the country, placing hundreds of Live-enabled consoles in playrooms for kids to enjoy while they are in for treatment.

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