Press Releases
Games for Change Announces 2013 Finalists for the Games for Change Awards
Awards to be Presented During 10th Anniversary Games for Change Festival On June 18th in NYC May 13, 2013 (New York, NY) — This morning, Games for Change announced the … Read more
Games for Change Announces 10th Anniversary Festival to Take Place June 17-19 at New York City’s New World Stages
The 10th Anniversary Games for Change Festival will take place from June 17-19th at New World Stages in New York City. Hosted and created by Games for Change, a non-profit that catalyzes social impact through digital games, the Games for Change Festival is the largest gaming event in New York City and the leading international event uniting game creators with others interested in accessing and furthering the positive social impact of games. Read more
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn Announce Half the Sky Movement: The Game
Pulitzer-Prize winning authors Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn announced this morning the March 4th launch of the latest installment of the Half the Sky Movement: a web-based game. Half the Sky Movement: The Game is a game-based adventure that aims to reach mainstream audiences to raise awareness and donations to empower women and girls around the world. The groundbreaking Facebook game introduces direct virtual-to-real-life translation, achieved by inviting players to move through a series of quests and stories related to real-world challenges that women and girls face, with issue-specific solutions provided by seven non-profit organizations: The Fistula Foundation, GEMS, Heifer International, ONE, Room to Read, United Nations Foundation, and World Vision. The game is executive produced by Games for Change, a non-profit that catalyzes social impact through digital games, and all its revenue is directed to charitable causes. Read more
Global Game Jam Announces New “Games for Change” Locations
On January 25-27 hundreds of game makers around the world will create games for social impact in a single weekend New York – January 9, 2013 – Global Game Jam, … Read more
Pearson Foundation and Johnson & Johnson Announce $500,000 in Commitments to Two NGOS in Half the Sky Movement: The Game
Today at the Social Good Summit, Games for Change Co-President Asi Burak and Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide co-author Nicholas Kristof announced that the Pearson Foundation and Johnson & Johnson are each providing $250,000 toward translating game play directly into real-world action respectively for Room to Read and The Fistula Foundation. Read more
Games for Change and Intel partner on Half the Sky Movement: The Game
Games for Change, the leading global advocate for supporting and making games for social good, announced today that Intel Corporation has come on board as a partner for Half the Sky Movement: The Game. Read more
Zynga to Lend Talent to “Half the Sky” Game Team
Social games leader Zynga announced that it will contribute “significant staff time” to the production team working on the game, which is part of an ambitious transmedia project that includes a four-hour PBS miniseries. Read more
GAMES FOR CHANGE AWARDS CULMINATE 9TH ANNUAL GAMES FOR CHANGE FESTIVAL IN NYC
Two-Player, Cultural Bridge-Builder “WAY” Earns Game of the Year New York, NY (June 20, 2012) / PRNewswire – The winners of the Games for Change Awards were announced during a … Read more
GAMES FOR CHANGE WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDING JANE McGONIGAL, WHO WILL INTEGRATE SOCIAL NETWORK GAMEFUL WITH G4C
Facebook Game “Half the Sky” Sneak Peaks at 9th Annual G4C Festival Now Underway, Zynga.org to Loan Employee Talent to “Half the Sky” Production Team New York, NY (June 19, 2012) … Read more
GLOBAL GAMING COMMUNITY CHALLENGED TO PICK “THE 100” A CROWD-SOURCED LIST OF THE GAMES EVERYONE SHOULD PLAY
Top 100 to be Revealed Following the 9th Annual Games for Change Festival in New York City New York, NY (June 11, 2012) –The most knowledgeable game experts and players … Read more