With the yule tidings of the holidays upon us, it’s once again time to reach into your wallets, your couch cushions, and your hearts to support Child’s Play, the charity started by Penny Arcade founders Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. The purpose of Child’s Play is to gather toys, books, games – any entertainment – and donate the stuff to children’s hospitals.
Hard truths after the jump.
As we all know, a terrible earthquake struck Haiti early this week, and there’s been an outpouring of support for the beleaguered country. Gamers have done their part too, with PopCap games donating 100% of all sales to aid in Haiti on Saturday 1/16. Other companies are also helping: Bungie is selling a limited t-shirt, all profits going to Haitian relief. Other developers and publishers, large and small, are trying to help as well. Kotaku …
The second Mario Marathon is up and running right now, to benefit Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play Charity. Three crazy people will play through the seven core Super Mario Bros. games on Wii Virtual Console in one weekend, nonstop, with limited sleep. Hilarity will ensue. Donations will be made, to buy games, toys, books, and other goodies for the kids in children’s hospitals across the world. These kids suffer plenty, and anything that the gaming community …