Remorseless Gaming

September 15, 2009 -

VentureBeat has word on a new website that takes some of the guilt out of playing videogames.

GamesThatGive.com donates 70 percent of its ad-driven revenue to charity and keeps a running tally of the total donated to-date (as of this posting it was $1787.73) at the top if its webpage. Charities that benefit include Feeding America, The Wilderness Society, Unicef and the United Way.

Available games include versions of Solitaire, Sudoku, Gems, Blackjack, Smashteroids and Bubble Burst.

The site was founded by CEO Adam Archer, a self-proclaimed “backpacker turned software engineer.” On the website’s blog, Archer explained how he hopes the donations will build over time:

On GamesThatGive, your micro-donation is the equivalent of a raindrop. The more frequently and the longer you play, and the better you score, the more micro-donations you generate. When you play games on GamesThatGive, when you invite your friends to play as well, when they invite their friends, and on and on, the micro-donations add up.

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Re: Remorseless Gaming

Submitted by axiomatic on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 10:09.

Yeah charities are good.

Misconceptions about my "conscious" while I play games though... not so much.

I like the idea, but the name is oxymoronic.

Re: Remorseless Gaming

Submitted by Austin_Lewis on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 09:20.

See, I didn't realize I had to feel BAD about gaming. As such, this is kind of a strange concept to me.

Re: Remorseless Gaming

Submitted by SithLibrarian on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 11:15.

I agree.

Re: Remorseless Gaming

Submitted by hellfire7885 on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 22:28.

In before this is suddenly an admisison of guilt by the game industry.

Re: Remorseless Gaming

Submitted by Mechadon on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 22:16.

I don't know exaclty why, but this feels a bit condisending to gamers. It's like they've hooked up their charity up to a hamster wheel.

The best example of getting gamers involved with charity is Penny Arcade's Child's Play. Maybe they should try following PA's example instead of suggesting that gamers are monotinous drones.

Re: Remorseless Gaming

Submitted by Bennett Beeny on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 22:08.

Bah, humbug! Charities just aid the government in sidestepping its responsibilities to we the people. Also, private charities are like the privately-funded fire departments of the 19th Century - inefficient and hugely prone to corruption.

I don't feel guilty playing games, but I would definitely feel guilty playing a game that gave my money to charity.

Re: Remorseless Gaming

Submitted by ZippyDSMlee on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 22:10.

More like Charities side step normal buisness taxation to make a profit....

Befor the 30s Charities took care of soem of the populace befor the goverment cared about what the popualce did, so I don;t see them in such a harsh light....however..... if they are not doing soemthing worth while in the local comunity theya re in they are not a Charitiy IMO....they are jsut another business....

Until lobbying is a hanging offense I choose anarchy! Stop supporting big media and furthering the criminalization of consumers!! http://zippydsmlee.wordpress.com/

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Re: Remorseless Gaming

Submitted by SbEguy on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 20:22.

Nice idea, I guess, but why would one feel guilty for playing video games in the first place?

Re: Remorseless Gaming

Submitted by Dan on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 19:52.

If they put go, chess and reversi up I'd sign up in a heartbeat.

------ Ago. Perceptum. Teneo.

Re: Remorseless Gaming

Submitted by GoodRobotUs on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 18:05.

Downside is that it is currently only available inside the US.

Suppose that makes sense in a way, but they are, according to the site, trying to provide support for outside the US.

Re: Remorseless Gaming

Submitted by SeanB on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 16:33.

Why the hell do they need to add "support" outside the US? They're specifically blocking us, not finding a way to support us.

There is a very easy way to "support" international users. Make a list of your advertising clients, find out which ones are willing to pay for international advertising, then just show international browsers THOSE advertisments.

Done.

Re: Remorseless Gaming

Submitted by PumaFau on Tue, 09/15/2009 - 17:47.

Thats cool

Never underestimate the power of idiots in large amounts.

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Monte: trolls are just at their absolute worst when it comes to women and feminist. You could bet good money that if the developer were male the trolls would be silent and the conversation would actually focus on the journalism.10/18/2014 - 9:18pm

Monte: Papa: Not the first time we've had a journalism scandals before, but the harassment never got close to this level; the difference with this scandal is that feminists are involved. Without the feminist angle, their would be A LOT less harrassment10/18/2014 - 9:15pm

Papa Midnight: Monte: That's honestly rather short-sighted. As has been proven with other persons who have been targeted, if it wasn't Quinn, it would be someone else.10/18/2014 - 6:26pm

Avalongod: I think that's part of what gives an esoteric news story like this real life...it taps into a larger narrative about misogyny in society outside of games.10/18/2014 - 3:29pm

Avalongod: @Monte, well the trolls made death threats that came to police (and media attention). I think this is tapping into a larger issue outside of games about how women are treated in society (like all the "real rape" stuff during the last election)10/18/2014 - 3:28pm

Wonderkarp: Zippy : Havent tried the PS4 controller. might later.10/18/2014 - 2:37pm

Monte: Seirously, If Quinn was not involved and GG was instead about something like the Mordor Marketing contracts, the trolling would have never grown so vile and disgusting. There have been plenty of movements in the past that never sufferred from behavior..10/18/2014 - 1:57pm

Monte: We have seen scandel's before but the trolling has never been as vile as what we see with GG. Trolls usually have such a tiny voice you can barely notice them, but its like moths to a flame whenever femistist are involved.10/18/2014 - 1:53pm

ZippyDSMlee: Wonderkarp: You might be able to if you had a PS4 controller.10/18/2014 - 1:00pm

MaskedPixelante: http://store.steampowered.com/app/327940/ Night Dive starts charging for freeware.10/18/2014 - 12:21pm

Matthew Wilson: the sad thing is there are trolls on both sides of this. people need to stop acting like their side is so pure.10/18/2014 - 12:19pm

MechaTama31: So, only speak out on a scandal that hasn't attracted trolls? I wouldn't hold my breath...10/18/2014 - 10:49am

Monte: I feel like GG just needs to die. The movement is FAR to tainted by hatred and BS for it to be useful for any conversation. Let GG die, and then rally behind the NEXT gaming journalism scandal, and start the conversation fresh.10/18/2014 - 10:33am

quiknkold: and we dont have a Dovakin to call a cease fire10/17/2014 - 7:37pm

quiknkold: The whole thing is Futile. Both sides are so buried deep in their trenchs that there isnt a conversation. Its just Finger Pointing, Name Calling, Doxxing, Threats. there needs to be a serious conversation, and GG isnt it.10/17/2014 - 7:37pm

quiknkold: I thought it was a good article. Jeff is right. I feel like GamerGate did destroy its message. I am for Ethics in game journalism, but man. so much hate. and its on both sides. I've seen some awful stuff spewed on twitter. Its a big reason why I exited..10/17/2014 - 7:34pm

Matthew Wilson: while he focused on gg, he did call out both sides crap.10/17/2014 - 7:18pm

Papa Midnight: That was a damn good read offered by Jeff Gertsmann.10/17/2014 - 7:17pm

Matthew Wilson: http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/letter-from-the-editor-10-17-2014/1100-5049/ deferentially a nice write up.10/17/2014 - 6:44pm

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