{"id":2093397,"date":"2026-08-14T14:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2093397"},"modified":"2026-08-14T14:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:21:11","slug":"uk-video-game-industry-charity-football-match-raises-over-63000-for-physically-disabled-gamers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2093397","title":{"rendered":"UK video game industry charity football match raises over \u00a363,000 for physically disabled gamers"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">UK video game industry charity football match raises over \u00a363,000 for physically disabled gamers<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">A Gianni-t sum for a good cause.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/specialeffect_boy_header.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A boy with physical disabilities using bespoke gaming controllers to play a game. He is delighted and his smile says a thousand words.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"specialeffect_boy_header.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>SpecialEffect<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-14T14:21:11+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 14, 2026, 2:21 p.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Video game charity SpecialEffect has once again hosted its One Big Game football event, bringing  developers from all across the UK games industry together to raise money for a good cause. And with the event now over, more than \u00a363,000 has been raised to help support physically disabled gamers.<\/p>\n<p>This year, 24 teams played consecutive games of football over 24 hours, all in the hope of raising a substantial sum for SpecialEffect, which works to provide games access to to physically disabled people through specially-made hardware like controllers and eye-gaze support tools.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"SpecialEffect | Adelaide&apos;s Gaming Boost\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2YQI3ZUgOGM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2YQI3ZUgOGM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">SpecialEffect | Adelaide&#8217;s Gaming Boost<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a recent SpecialEffect video highlighting the sort of impact these events can have.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2YQI3ZUgOGM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One Big Game has now concluded,  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1362984172058530\">raising over \u00a363,000<\/a> in total, and the whole event is available to view via video-on-demand on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/specialeffectteam\">the official SpecialEffect Twitch account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There were some really good matches, too. Activision battled EA in a game ending 2-3 in EA&#8217;s favour, while Maverick + Friends faced off against Playground and Rare in a real nail-biter. And Xbox under the team name &#8220;Score more with Xbox&#8221; didn&#8217;t manage to score more than Jagex, who took the game 2-1.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>SpecialEffect has run this event (and others like it) for years now, and it&#8217;s proven to be a really brilliant effort each time. With the stream concluded, the hosts have hinted at future events to come, which I think everyone can agree will be very welcome.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Video game charity SpecialEffect has once again hosted its One Big Game football event, bringing  developers from all across the UK games industry together to raise money for a good cause. And with the event now over, more than \u00a363,000 has been raised to help support physically disabled gamers.<\/p>\n<p>This year, 24 teams played consecutive games of football over 24 hours, all in the hope of raising a substantial sum for SpecialEffect, which works to provide games access to to physically disabled people through specially-made hardware like controllers and eye-gaze support tools.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"SpecialEffect | Adelaide&apos;s Gaming Boost\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2YQI3ZUgOGM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/2YQI3ZUgOGM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">SpecialEffect | Adelaide&#8217;s Gaming Boost<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s a recent SpecialEffect video highlighting the sort of impact these events can have.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2YQI3ZUgOGM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One Big Game has now concluded,  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1362984172058530\">raising over \u00a363,000<\/a> in total, and the whole event is available to view via video-on-demand on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/specialeffectteam\">the official SpecialEffect Twitch account<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There were some really good matches, too. Activision battled EA in a game ending 2-3 in EA&#8217;s favour, while Maverick + Friends faced off against Playground and Rare in a real nail-biter. And Xbox under the team name &#8220;Score more with Xbox&#8221; didn&#8217;t manage to score more than Jagex, who took the game 2-1.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>SpecialEffect has run this event (and others like it) for years now, and it&#8217;s proven to be a really brilliant effort each time. With the stream concluded, the hosts have hinted at future events to come, which I think everyone can agree will be very welcome.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News UK video game industry charity football match raises over \u00a363,000 for physically disabled gamers A Gianni-t sum for a good cause. 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