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[Column] General: Extra Life Gaming

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
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Extra Life's annual game play marathons brings in tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of revenue for children's charities around the world. In her latest column, Genese Davis talks about Extra Life and why it's a good thing for kids...and gamers. Read on!

You might be wondering, out of all days, why this Saturday? The reason is because the Extra Life gaming marathon charity event begins the morning of November 2nd with plans to go strong, all day long. Extra Life is a gaming marathon in its sixth year already. Extra Life was founded in 2008 to honor the memory of Victoria Enmon, a Children's Miracle Network Hospital patient. This event has grown to become the largest charitable effort in the video game industry with thousands of people getting their game on to help children in need. 

Read more of Genese Davis's Extra Life Gaming.

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  • RocknissRockniss Member Posts: 1,034
    Great cause. I think I would have a hard time selling this given the culture in my irl community. It would probably be best if I just asked for donations to help children in hospitals. Which game to play? I would probably play chess for 25 hours straight. I have not had the time to really sit down and win a game set on the highest difficulty. Given I would absolutely have to game 25 hours straight, the best chance I would have at beating the ai on highest difficulty would come in a situation like this.
  • JaedorJaedor Member UncommonPosts: 1,173

    Love this event and have donated to multiple teams this year. I'm particularly inspired by the LOTRO team, which had almost $40k raised last time I checked.

  • Masamune84Masamune84 Member Posts: 1
    I personally love these kind of events. They are cool and yet unexpected ways for gamers help out charities for a good cause and fun to watch. 
  • aspekxaspekx Member UncommonPosts: 2,167
    Ms Davis, thank you for covering events like this. i have noticed that your posts typically deal with the more social and even sociological spectrum of gaming, which i think is needed.

    "There are at least two kinds of games.
    One could be called finite, the other infinite.
    A finite game is played for the purpose of winning,
    an infinite game for the purpose of continuing play."
    Finite and Infinite Games, James Carse

  • GilnidorGilnidor Member UncommonPosts: 115

    I am participating for the third year now and I really look forward to the event. I am with Team Trion and will play Rift for most of the time. Name is Gilnidor I am on Argent[EU] feel free to say hello if you visit ^_^

    I love to do this and I am doing all I can to raise the goal I have set up. Because it is for a good cause indeed, all the children that gets a extra life through the help of all the players and game studios participating. 

    Regards from Patsuriku

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  • KyllsynKyllsyn Member UncommonPosts: 110
    I donated $50 last night to my friend whom was in a 25 hour straight gaming Extra Life group. It was pretty awesome, they streamed it on Twitch. (: 
    all derp'd out and nowhere to herpaderp.
  • MorgarenMorgaren Member UncommonPosts: 397
    We raised $300 dollars last night, it was a great event.

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