The dough is still rolling in!  Extra Life has so far generated $143,000.  We surpassed our total from last year.  Congratulations!!!  This was a team effort, and we couldn’t have done it without the support of every single one of you!  We have truly made a difference in the lives of children battling pediatric cancer.
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So, guys and gals: Extra Life 2009 is a wrap. You’ve heckled everyone you know (and everyone you don’t) for every last scrap of money they have going spare, you got hold of it, then you sat down and gamed your ass off on Saturday the 17th. And you conquered the 24 hours! You did [...]

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UPDATE: Thanks to the incredible Houston Street Team, who threw a FANTASTIC live event last night at Alegria in H-town, Extra Life has officially passed the $140,000 dollar mark.  Simply AWESOME.
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We are blowing the total from last year out of the water!  As of 11:00 p.m., the total for this year is $137,000.  Thank [...]

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This morning, approximately 1800 gamers began a 24 hour odyssey to play video games while raising money for pediatric cancer research and treatment.  That’s more people than were signed up for the famous Ironman triathlon last year.
While we didn’t have to train, we probably won’t get hurt, and some of our games have foul language, [...]

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In an effort to make a final push into Extra Life (which starts tomorrow) we’re asking everyone to simultaneously tweet and facebook for the cause in just a couple of minutes…
Here’s an easy “tweet” you can simply copy and paste if you like.
Hey you!  Will you stand RIGHT NOW and fight with us to heal [...]

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Gaming for 24 straight hours requires planning: a comfortable chair and clothes, a stack of unopened video games, a phone with pizza and Chinese take out numbers on speed dial, a crate of various power and energy drinks…the list goes on and on.
But it requires a game plan.  The question was asked in a staff [...]

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I came up with this great idea to get people into dueling and totally forgot about until the day before Extra Life!  Der, way to promote your contest, dipstick.
Sarcastic Gamers, listen up!  If you’ve ever wanted to duel anyone from the community and get credit for it towards our contest (now with shiny prizes!), now [...]

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Where will you be Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m.?

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Hey you. Yes, YOU!
Are you signed up for Extra Life yet? If not, DO IT NOW!!!
If you are, well… then you can be my friend.
Also, my Extra Life 2009 Music Video has been pulled out of stasis for a DRAMATIC RE-RELEASE. It’s available for your viewing pleasure after le jump.

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This afternoon, I went with my parents to our local cancer care facility for a tour and briefing. My father’s colon cancer from 2 years ago has traveled to his lungs through the lymphatic system and has become stage 4. We thought it had been completely removed. We were wrong. He begins his first chemo [...]

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Welcome to the last second.  The nick of time.  The skin of our teeth.
Extra Life is nearly here.
In this episode of the show we discussed our personal reasons for getting involved in Extra Life, and the ways that people around the world are making this event their own.  We’re just days away from the 2nd [...]

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When is enough, enough? When will you have had ENOUGH that you decide that pediatric cancer DOES involve you?
Will you wait until cancer takes a child in your life?
I hope not.
While our 2nd Annual Extra Life Video Game Marathon might not be everyone’s cup of tea, it is symbolic of the hundreds of opportunities [...]

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Special thanks to KPRC-TV in Houston Houston for hosting Takeo Rey and I this morning to help spread the word about Extra Life coming up NEXT SATURDAY, October 17th, 2009. Here’s video of our brief appearance.
(Inexplicably the video restarts about a minute in.)
TO SIGN UP FOR EXTRA LIFE or to make a donation, [...]

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