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A new community event has launched that aims to raise money in support for the gaming accessibility charity, Special Effect. 'Raising Rings' will be a four-day showcase of Sonic the Hedgehog game streams that will run from May 2 - May 5th, with a fundraising goal of £10,000 for the cause. The event is being spearheaded by Sonic YouTube content creator Sam Procrastinates. Sam describes the charity drive as an "open invitation for anyone to stream Sonic games" between the May 2-5 period. "No major rules, just play any Sonic game on stream." Participants will be asked to share a unified Tiltify link where all donations to the charity will be made. Special Effect is a well-known charity within the UK gaming industry, with an inspiring mission statement to work on making video games more accessible for all, with a focus on developing access technology for those with physical disabilities. You can learn more about Special Effect on its official website here. While anyone can join in and take part, there will be a set schedule where a number of select streamers will broadcast charity shows in support of the event. More details on scheduling will be available over the coming days. It sounds like a fantastic event for a lovely cause, and if you want to take part or are interested you can learn more on the Tiltify campaign page, here. Original Post Content: View full story

Ever wanted to know what Sonic's nefarious arch-nemesis, Dr. Eggman, would look like without his trademark moustache? Well, SEGA has taken matters into its own hands and shown us - in honour of the 'Movember' Men's Health movement, the company shared an image of Baldy without the McNosehair. A sight for sore eyes, ain't it? It's a funny sight for sure, and a great gag, but on a serious note it's great to see SEGA's support for this important cause, which tasks men to completely shave at the start of November and spend the rest of the month growing the most fantastic 'tache. The point is to raise money for various charities and fundraising efforts that focus on male cancer and mental health issues. You don't necessarily have to shave and grow a moustache to take part (although it sort of helps because it's the name of the whole thing), as the Movember website also has other activities such as sponsored walks and other charity-based challenges. We highly recommend giving it a look and taking part if you are able. As for Eggman... well, let's hope that luscious facial hair grows back the same way by December. Sonic News Tips Credit: DaBigJ Original Post Content: So this is a thing now View full story

Every summer and winter, Games Done Quick holds a week-long event of video game speedruns, races and bidwars to raise money for a good cause. The winter version, Awesome Games Done Quick, has just begun today, and for Sonic fans, there's some games scheduled later this week! Of course, Sonic being at a Games Done Quick charity event isn't unusual. In fact, it would be more surprising of Sonic wasn't there. Not only will Sonic be there, but there's actually 4 games currently scheduled at the event. Out of those games, 3 of them will be played back-to-back-to-back. On Wednesday, at 3:10pm Eastern/8:10pm UK time, Speck will be doing an All Day Stages run of Sonic Unleashed on the Wii. Once that's done, thebluemania, Subbaro and Nyu will be racing each other on the PC in Sonic Colors Ultimate's Egg Shuttle. Lastly, the block ends with Kirbymastah playing Sonic Advance 2. However, the character of choice for the run is entirely up to the results of a bidwar. Whoever has received the most donations by the time the run begins will be the character picked. The Sonic block will end after that, but that doesn't mean the Sonic games are done overall. One day later, on Thursday morning at 6:21am Eastern/11:21am UK, Hibnotix and S-TWO will be doing a "beat the game" Sonic Vs. Knuckles race in Sonic Blast on the Game Gear. It is worth noting that the times are heavily dependent on the setup times that happen in-between each run, as well as how long it takes for each run to be completed. So, there's a small possibility that, by the time that each Sonic game run begins, it could be ahead or behind schedule. Nevertheless, the estimated times tend to be very reliable, so if you plan to tune in, make sure you keep those times in mind! Via Games Done Quick Website View full story

So long story short, while I was away at Uni my Dad's girlfriend moved in and without consulting me at all seemed to just "throw away or donate" (no idea which one) a load of things in my room which I had not prior put into a box and put in storage. Things like the first and only PC I made as a kid which of course I never got around to clearing or even saving whatever pictures or such I had on there, as well as this... My prized possession which my Dad got for me as a kid. He used to work in finance at SEGA UK and was able to get me things like this. It hung pride of place on my far wall in my bedroom and was something I was going to have up in whichever house I finally settle down in as an adult. But nope. I learned recently that it's gone and has been so for while since after all this time when I first enquired of it's ware abouts was told that it was either in storage in the attic or under the eves. After a recent phone call I found that this was just a lie as to not bring up problems between his gf and me... (there's already a huge rift between my sister and her...). So anyway, I'm just wondering if anyone happened to see and even purchase this from a charity shop around the Surrey, I'm guessing Wallington area...? I very much doubt I'll get it back but I figured either here or Reddit might be my best shot! And even if I can't get it back to know it's in a good home would at least give me some solace.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25273024 For those of you who are unaware of what Comic Relief is, it's a charity in the UK that distributes money to other charities. They hold a telethon every two years in which celebrities and the like encourage people to "get funny for money". Now, that all seems fine and dandy, but it's been revealed that large amounts of the money raised is being used inappropriately, in stock shares for alcohol and arms manufacturers. Now, this revelation makes me sick to the stomach. I've donated money a few times myself, hoping that it'd actually go somewhere and help those that we're shown it's supposed to help. Instead it's getting used in shares that, not only aren't charities, but are, if I'm being honest, things that really shouldn't be getting investments. I think I'll be sticking with local charities now, thank you very much.

Sega of America have put up the ultimate Sonic The Hedgehog Auction ever, to celebrate the launch of some new McDonald's Sonic Happy Meal toys. Below is an image of it. The auction is to raise money for the McDonald's Ronald McDonald House charity, and features two full sets of the six new Happy Meal toys - one of which is entirely silver-plated and one of only two such sets available to the public. The auction winner will also get a poster of Sonic signed by Yuji Naka, copies of Sonic Adventure DX and Sonic Pinball Party, and the full 10th Anniversary limited edition merchandise set (including a crystal paperweight, sterling silver ring and a one-of-a-kind Sonic statue). Here's the full description from the eBay auction, which you can find by clicking here: Original Post Content: View full story