Nomad Games will be playing video games to raise money for the Special Effect Charity throughout Friday and Saturday as part of GameBlast17, the UK\u2019s largest gaming marathon weekend, which has been likened to a \u2018Children in Need\u2019 for gamers. It\u2019s backed by big names in the games industry including GAME, Twitch, and Faceit, and aims to raise \u00a3100,000.<\/p>\n
Special Effect use technology to help people with disabilities benefit from the fun and inclusion of video games and Nomad Games are asking people to help them raise money for the charity by watching their Streams on Twitch and YouTube and sponsoring them via their online fundraising page.<\/p>\n
Nomad Games has thrown in a Steam key bundle worth over \u00a3150 to a lucky sponsor, which will be drawn at random next week (*see below for what\u2019s in the bundle). Not only that, everyone donating \u00a31 or more will be offered a Shaman character Steam key for Talisman: Digital Edition! And if you donate before Friday you could be in with a chance of playing live with the developers!
\nNomad\u2019s live Stream lineup includes a Zombie Lord playing Smash Up and the popular YouTuber Cybernova challenging the team to a game of Talisman: Digital Edition!<\/p>\n
For more details on times of the live Streams and competitions visit their JustGiving Page<\/a> (https:\/\/www.justgiving.com\/fundraising\/NomadGames<\/a> ) . More details of the GameBlast17 event can be found at http:\/\/www.gameblast17.com \u201cNomad Games\u2019s efforts will help people like John who never thought he’d be able to play video games again because his muscular dystrophy stopped him using a controller,\u201d said Mark. \u201cThe sponsorship raised through the GameBlast weekend will change the lives of many more people like John through the gift of gaming fun and inclusivity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cPlaying for 24 hours is a big challenge, but we\u2019re asking people to attempt it to help the thousands of people who, because of a disability, can only sit and watch other people have all the fun with family and friends.\u201d said Mark Saville, Special Effect\u2019s Communications Officer.<\/p>\n