Thank you to everyone involved with this year’s fabulous timetable of One Special Day activities and studio events.
One Big Game
24 hours, 11 matches and 82 goals! Thank you to each and every person involved in making #OneBigGame so very special this year. It’s raised over £25k and we couldn’t be more proud of everyone involved in the organisation and participation. What an amazing event at St George’s Park!One Special Album
Rumour has it that Dolly Parton wrote I Will Aways Love You and Jolene on the same day. Josie Austen of Hutch Games is pushing the envelope on that, and will be writing a whole ALBUM in a day!One Sharp Dressed Man
What fancy dress costume would you choose for your boss to wear? That’s the auction prize that SkillSearch CEO Richard Fisher is dreading again this year, and is just one of several great fundraising activities that their team will be relishing in support of One Special Day. They’ll also be enjoying a full English breakfast, a quiz/bingo and a cake sale on Friday 4 October.Green Credentials
nDreams are stepping up to the tee again this year with their team in Hampshire taking on an office mini-golf hole-in-one challenge, with prizes on offer for the top scorer. They’ll also be running an auction of talents plus a bingo bonanza session for their remote teams – with a gaming theme of course!One Special Newcastle Night
A properly ace night of tournaments, raffles arcade action at the Four Quarters Arcade Bar in Newcastle on Friday 4 October from 6pm, organised by Ambassadors Stevie Ward and Steven Hey. Thanks to the fantastic folk at Four Quarters, with prizes donated by Ubisoft, Sumo Digital Ltd, and Hasbro among others, plus 10% off drinks.One Special Golf Day
The friendly folk at SEGS (Special Effect Golf Society) are holding a golf day at Shirley Golf Club in the Midlands on Friday 4 October. Join them for breakfast rolls and a round on a great course, followed by a meal and prizes. Membership is open to all.Lucid limber up for action
The wonderful team at Lucid are getting active this year to raise funds and awareness with a trio of challenges, They’ve submitted a top team for the 24-hour One Big Game football event on 26 September, Jen Williams and Jason Bowers did one big run in the 13 Valleys Ultra Lake District (77km in total!) and GM and SpecialEffect Ambassador Brian Woodhouse will be one of the team masterminding the action at the SEGS golf day.Spin cycle
Gotta love a smoothie bike! The awesome team at Rocksteady certainly do, and they’ll be pedalling like crazy during One Special Day week to generate fabulous drinks and much-appreciated funds during the week of One Special Day. They’ll also be holding a Game Library Sale where their team can stock up on all the games they’ve been meaning to play.Several Special Streams
Thank you to everyone who is supporting us and changing lives by streaming during the One Special Day period.- FuturLab will be streaming on Twitch on Friday 4 October – join them for a day filled with dev talks, giveaways, gaming, and sharing the importance of our work.
- It’s all about the journey: Dovetail Games will be playing Train Sim over two twelve hour streams on 5 October and 6 October.
- Many thanks to SpecialEffect Ambassador Kristen Armstrong who’ll be bossing 24hr and tag team streams on 4-5 October.
- Join SpecialEffect Ambassador Adam Freeman for a One Special Day Pub Quiz Special stream on the evening of Sunday 6 October.
- A big thank you to the wonderful Steam Sale Stream Team who supported the One Special Day Sale on Steam in September. Over a dozen creators showcased the games on offer, raising funds and awareness of the charity in the process.
