Sarcastic Gamer and Texas Childrenās Hospital teamed up to raise money with a 24-hour gaming marathon called Extra Life the weekend before last. They raised so much money, theyāre keeping the donations line open.
Extra Lifeās super huge gaming marathon started at 8 AM on October 17 in participantsā local time zones. Gamers were allowed to play literally any game they wanted starting from that time until 8 AM the following morning to honor their commitment. A make-up day went down on October 24, which brought in almost $8,000 more to the cause.
Between the two marathons and all of the participantsā sponsors, Extra Life raised a little over $150,000 for charity ā $30,000 more than they made last year. The proceeds go to pediatric cancer research and treatment.
āIt was a huge success,ā Sarcastic Gamer publicist Lesley Adams said. To make it even more so, theyāre keeping the Extra Life website open to donations through November 8 ā although no more marathon gaming sessions are required at this point.
So who here answered the call to arms and played for the whole 24 hour period?
