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Fortnite streamer DrLupo raised $1.3 million for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in 2018

January 2, 2019 by pcgamer Leave a Comment

Benjamin Lupo, better known to the gaming world as DrLupo, raised more than $611,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital during a 24-hour Fortnite stream, bringing his total fundraising effort for 2018 to $1.3 million. "DrLupo, his fan base and the entire gaming community have truly embraced the St. Jude mission in a huge way," said Richard Shadyac Jr, President and CEO of American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, the organization founded in 1957 to raise funds and awareness for the hospital.   "To raise $1 million for the kids of St. Jude in just one year is an incredible milestone and makes him a leader among his gaming peers. By helping pioneer this innovative way of fundraising, he and his community are leading the charge for the future of fundraising by helping St. Jude continue to fight childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases." December's big bundle comes on top of $659,000 raised by DrLupo during the week-long GuardianCon event that … [Read more...] about Fortnite streamer DrLupo raised $1.3 million for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in 2018


Fortnite Player DrLupo Raises Over $1 Million for St. Jude

December 26, 2018 by gamerant Leave a Comment

report this adThere’s no doubt that Fortnite is the most popular and highly recognizable video game on the planet at this point in time, as the multiplayer sandbox survival shooter was at the top of the list for  Twitter’s most talked-about games in 2018. With this being the case, the popular player and streamer DrLupo decided to use the wide renown of the Epic Games title by playing it in a 24-hour live stream to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which ultimately helped him generate over $1 million for the pediatric treatment and research facility. During the 24-hour Fortnite live stream that occurred from December 22 to December 23, Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo managed to raise upwards of $600,000 for St. Jude, with the donations having come from 85 different countries around the world. These donations helped push the total sum of DrLupo’s money he had been raising for the research hospital throughout the year to $1.3 … [Read more...] about Fortnite Player DrLupo Raises Over $1 Million for St. Jude

Pokemon Marathon Charity Stream For St. Jude Live From June 8-15

June 9, 2018 by dualshockers Leave a Comment

All this weekend, charity gaming group TheSpeedGamers will be streaming Pokemon Omega Ruby as a part of their St. Jude charity campaign. The goal of this Pokemon Marathon? Collect all Pokemon and fill out the Pokedex from June 8-15. It’s a lofty goal, for sure, but all donations and proceeds made during the stream will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, helping the families of children affected by cancer to not only pay for treatment but also food and housing. The stream has a $50,000 goal, which tops out their previous stream record of $40,180 during their Zelda Marathon in 2016. TheSpeedGamers offered donation rewards, including nicknames for starter Pokemon evolution lines, the names and genders for the player characters in the games, and the rival names. Pokemon line nicknames are $50 each, and names for either a player character or a rival are $75 each. Other rewards differ as the stream goes on, including forcing the streamers to draw Pokemon from … [Read more...] about Pokemon Marathon Charity Stream For St. Jude Live From June 8-15

How a Destiny meetup grew to become a massive charity event raising over $2 million and counting

May 5, 2018 by pcgamer Leave a Comment

Last week, some of the biggest names on Twitch got together to play Fortnite as part of a charity marathon to fight children's cancer. In just 24 hours, Streamers like DrLupo and Ninja helped raise just under $340,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Called #Clips4Kids, this competition challenged streamers to see who could tally up the most points by winning a victory royale in Fortnite while also pulling off stylish final kills. It's a part of a larger Tampa Bay-based community event called GuardianCon that, in just three years, has raised over $2 million for St. Jude Children's Hospital. This year, they're aiming to double that.For most of the big-name streamers participating and the thousands of fans who watch or attend, GuardianCon's fundraisers are a no-brainer: You play some games and raise some money. But for founder and popular Destiny streamer Ben 'ProfessorBroman' Bowman, GuardianCon's mission to give back comes from a more personal place. Sounds like … [Read more...] about How a Destiny meetup grew to become a massive charity event raising over $2 million and counting

The May Humble Monthly kicks off with Kerbal Space Program, Dead Rising 4, and Ruiner

April 6, 2018 by robert Leave a Comment

The Humble Bundlers have unveiled the new Humble Monthly for May, which features Kerbal Space Program, Dead Rising 4, and Ruiner, plus more games to be revealed later, for $12. The Humble Monthly is a subscription-based program that offers up a different collection of games each month. A few "early unlock" games are revealed at the start of each month to whet your appetite, while the rest is held back as a surprise: Last month's bundle, for instance, started with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, God Eater 2 Rage Burst, and Mafia 3, and then tacked on Outlast 2, Lara Croft GO, Subterrain, Aer: Memories of Old, Laser League, and Lyric Sonata by the end of the month.That's not bad for 12 bucks, and you can cancel whenever you want. Any games you've picked up prior to cancellation are yours to keep.   Five percent of funds raised by the May Humble Monthly will go to support St. Jude's Children Research Hospital. It will be available until May 4, when the remaining games will … [Read more...] about The May Humble Monthly kicks off with Kerbal Space Program, Dead Rising 4, and Ruiner

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