Greetings and welcome guys, gals and nonbinary pals to the first Words About Games fundraiser of 2024!

We're raising money for Special Effect, an awesome charity that changes the lives!

If you've seen our charity fundraisers before, then this one works a little bit different. We're getting older and streaming for 24 or 48 hours straight might end us.

So instead, we're spreading out our marathon. We'll be raising money through our usual livestreams and podcasts, but we've got a series of milestones on our way to our overall fundraising goal. Every £50 we hit will unlock a special stream.

Check out our milestones:

At £50 - Amy ranks Resident Evil (ACHIEVED)

Video games, movies, novels, manga, animation, games that aren't even Resident Evil. Amy will sit down with Vitz and Moody and rank it all in one long, unhinged stream.

At £100 - Moody will play Halo: Reach

Remember the last time we did a charity marathon? We played through the Halo: Master Chief Collection and Moody had...a less than good time. It turns out he didn't like the Halo games. So, for our newest charity marathon, we absolutely had to convince him to return to the Halo franchise for one last ride.

At £150 - Legally Distinct 90's Gameshows

Hi, it's me Amy, I'm the one writing this. This was an idea put forward by Vitz. He will be hosting it, writing it, the works. I have no idea what he has in store for myself and Moody. However, it does sound like it's going to be a good time. And it's all in preperation for...

At £200 - Our Favourite Games of All Time

A stream (or series of streams) where Amy, Vitz and Moody will sit down and create a list of their favourite games of all time. Will it be a top 50? Top 100? More? We're not sure yet, it depends how many games we bring to the table. If you watched our 2023 Game of the Year podcast then it will follow the same format, but larger.

At £250 - Amy plays a mystery game

Amy is going to play a game. What game? It's a secret. But a good secret. It'll be a good stream. Promise.

At £300 - 10-Hour Livestream!

Once we hit our goal, we'll schedule an all day, 10-hour livestream to celebrate reaching our total and to try and see how much further we can go. Also shenanigans.

So please, if you're able, hit that donation button and let's have some fun and raise some money for an awesome charity.

UPDATE: We have modified our fundraising goals slightly. Updated graphics to follow. I'm sure Vitz is very excited.

About the charity:

"SpecialEffect are a charity that transforms the lives of people with physical challenges right across the world through the innovative use of technology. They're enabling inclusion and enjoyment by helping people to unlock the magic of video games to the best of their abilities, they're bringing communication, independence and hope for people in intensive care units with severe injuries, and they're using telepresent robots to reconnect medically isolated children with their education and friends. Find out more at www.specialeffect.org.uk"