TV would have you believe a lot of things...
one of them this time of year is that you should be considering your Christmas wishlists and being consuming like good little Americans.
However for me at least the holiday season means something else as well.
This is how Child's Play got started a few years ago.
If you are like me, every time you see an article like this one, where the author claims that video games are training our nations youth to kill you get angry. The media seems intent on perpetuating the myth that gamers are ticking time bombs just waiting to go off. I know for a fact that gamers are good people. I have had the opportunity on multiple occasions to meet hundreds of you at conventions all over the country. We are just regular people who happen to love video games.
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Penny Arcade has a readership of something like 150,000 gamers across the world. We are arguably the largest community of gamers on the internet. The important word there being community. This isn’t IGN, this isn’t Gamespy, we are not a faceless corporation, you are not just a number tracked by a database and then relayed to hungry advertisers. You guys have proven yourselves to be a powerful force when stirred into action. Here is your opportunity to use that power to do some real good.
Let’s give these kids the Christmas that they deserve and let’s give the news papers a different kind of story to write about gamers.
Child's Play has done a lot of good raising over a million since its inception and is partners with over 25 hospitals, going international this year. Before we start listening to the TV telling you your stuff isn't good enough, think about planning a donation into your budget this year.
However for me at least the holiday season means something else as well.
This is how Child's Play got started a few years ago.
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Penny Arcade has a readership of something like 150,000 gamers across the world. We are arguably the largest community of gamers on the internet. The important word there being community. This isn’t IGN, this isn’t Gamespy, we are not a faceless corporation, you are not just a number tracked by a database and then relayed to hungry advertisers. You guys have proven yourselves to be a powerful force when stirred into action. Here is your opportunity to use that power to do some real good.
Let’s give these kids the Christmas that they deserve and let’s give the news papers a different kind of story to write about gamers.
Child's Play has done a lot of good raising over a million since its inception and is partners with over 25 hospitals, going international this year. Before we start listening to the TV telling you your stuff isn't good enough, think about planning a donation into your budget this year.
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