Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

January 18, 2009

Joystiq reports that Penny Arcade's Child's Play Charity raised an amazing $1.4 million for sick children during its recent fund drive:

The annual Child's Play charity fund is known for accumulating outlandish quantities of money from the gaming community -- this year was no exception. Button-mashing altruists not only met the charity's lofty $750,000 goal, they nearly doubled it, bringing in a total of $1,434,377...

...generous gamers surpassed last year's impressive $1.3 million haul (and in the middle of a recession, no less)...

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Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

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Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by TBoneTony on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 22:54.

Good on you guys...

We all have to do our little part to show to some people that Gamers are also nice people who care.

Also the industry for a long time has been trying to highlight to parents about the ESRB, even when things were tough people in the industry were always there doing their part to highlight the videogame ratings system to help the parents.

TBoneTony

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by Chaltab on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 15:56.

Huzzah! It's great to see gamers continually prove the nutjobs wrong about our ability to empathise!

If you go crazy then I will still call you Superman.

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by Bennett Beeny on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 19:58.

Bah! Humbug! The only thing more wasteful than a government run charity is a privately run charity.

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by hayabusa75 on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 20:58.

Would you care to elaborate?

"There is no sin except stupidity." - Oscar Wilde

"De minimus non curat lex"

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by magic_taco on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 17:20.

You mean nutjobs and liars, but its good to see us gamers are just as care and generious just like everyone else.

Magic Taco

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by Zaruka on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 14:56.

good job child play

wishes you a good 2009 year of charity

Thanks Zaruka

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by Beacon80 on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 14:36.

See? More proof that Tycho and Gabe indulge in exploitation and racketeering! Wait, sorry, this is proof that Tycho and Gabe are awesome people.

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by Wolvenmoon on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 14:07.

That's really awesome. Glad to see good news coming out of this industry, for a chance.

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by axiomatic on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 13:18.

But gamers are bad?!?!?! How could they ever do something like this? (sarcasm)

Truly Awesome, and this year I contributed the most I ever have to childs play. More than I should have probably. But I was in the giving mood. ;-)

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

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Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by Bennett Beeny on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 19:57.

Oh please no! Emma Watson is just fine as she is. No one needs to be burdened with a monstrous pair of breasts - neither the woman carrying them or the man who gets to touch them. More than a handful is a waste.

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by hayabusa75 on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 20:55.

Is that really what they believe on the planet you're from?

Anyway, much love to the guys at Child's Play, and everyone who contributed. Certainly not easy to find extra money lying around these days.

"There is no sin except stupidity." - Oscar Wilde

"De minimus non curat lex"

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by Shadow D. Darkman on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 19:44.

WTF does Emma Watson have to do with this?

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Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by KayleL on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 12:30.

I am going to donate next year when I am old enough to register a PayPal account. Nice job Penny Arcade.

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by Randomavatar on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 11:14.

those guys are awesome.

who knew that wang jokes and generous use of the F word could do so much good for mankind....

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by d20sapphire on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 11:03.

Congrats to Child's Play! I'm glad that they can continue to keep up the good work despite the tough economic situation.

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Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by nightwng2000 on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 10:54.

Out-Bloody-Standing!

Says a lot in a time of bad economy when an organization like thise still shows exceptional donations.

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Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by Blu300 on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 10:43.

You see, this is further proof that JT is right. Too much GTA makes you give genereously to sick and needy.....Wait, hold on, thats not right....

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by hellfire7885 on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 10:17.

Truly a great feat in these troubling economic times.

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by GoodRobotUs on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 09:49.

Good stuff! :)

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by Austin_Lewis on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 09:35.

Awesome. It's a great charity all around with very little money sucked into its bureacracy.

Re: Child's Play Raises $1.4 Million for Charity

Submitted by JB on Sun, 01/18/2009 - 09:27.

Thats outstanding.

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