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Finding a way to play for Elliot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfaebtoGaCA You simply can’t put a price on Elliot’s smile, so we’d like to say a huge thank you for helping us to be a catalyst for such magical moments right across the world. We welcomed Elliot to our Games Room recently. He has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, which for him means that controlling a standard…

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Games industry unites for stunning One Special Day total

A record number of games industry partners united to raise over £660,000 for gamers’ charity SpecialEffect through their One Special Day campaign in October 2022. The charity, which is continuing to experience a steep upturn in demand for its services, are immensely grateful to 90 companies from the worldwide games industry who came together to…

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Ian Livingstone backs One Special Day

Ian Livingstone CBE, Co-Founder Games Workshop, and Founder and Chairman of the Livingstone Foundation has added his backing to One Special Day. “I was excited to hear about One Special Day at the VIP opening of the SpecialEffect Centre last year,” said Ian, “and as a SpecialEffect Vice President I am delighted to urge people…

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