The online auction was organized by the game’s creators Mediatonic and Devolver, with the participation of most popular streamers. A last-minute combined donation of $1M was the highest bid.
We’re blown away! A huge thank you to @MrBeastYT, @Ninja, @G2esports and @aimlab for their amazing generosity, and to Mediatonic and Devolver Digital for this unique initiative.
Mick Donegan, Founder and CEO of SpecialEffect
SpecialEffect is a UK based charity that is putting fun and inclusion back into the lives of people with physical disabilities by helping them to play video games. By using technology ranging from modified game controllers to eye-control, they’re finding a way for people to play to the very best of their abilities. But they’re not just doing it for fun. By leveling the playing field, they’re bringing families and friends together and having a profoundly positive impact on inclusion, confidence and rehabilitation.
When the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions hit earlier this year, the charity was facing a significant reduction in funding income due, in part, to many of its key fundraising events being cancelled or postponed. As a charity that doesn’t charge for its services, this donation will be invaluable in helping to make up for that shortfall. It will enable us to continue an uninterrupted service for the many people with severe physical disabilities and developers around the world who are asking for our help in ever greater numbers year on year.
Dr Mick Donegan, Founder and CEO of SpecialEffect
Combined donation of $1M by MrBeastYT, Ninja, G2esports and aimlab was the highest bid. The winners have also announced that they will be organizing a livestream in support of the charity. The donation will boost all aspects of the charity’s work, including the development of a range of globally available resources for accessible gaming such as EyeMine, a utility for playing Minecraft with eye-control. The charity also provides support and advice for software development, helping the likes of EA, Playground Games, DoubleFine, and Rare to make games like Forza Motorsport, FIFA, and Sea of Thieves more easily playable.
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