It’s all fun and games at JDRF Game2Give HQ this month, and we wouldn’t have it any other way! Read on for news about our Game Over, T1D! Steam Sale & Mega Man Humble Bundle, our annual Raid for Research Twitch event, and our very first Magic: The Gathering Online fundraiser.
Plus, a longtime member of our community slips into a new persona in this month’s Streamer Spotlight!
Game Over, T1D! Steam Sale
Looking for a new game to play? Lucky for you, the Game Over, T1D! Steam Sale is happening now, featuring more than 50 games whose developers and publishers are committed to finding cures for type 1 diabetes (T1D).
This sale has something for everyone, from strategy games like Civilization and XCOM 2, to shooters like Borderlands 3, to acclaimed episodic series like The Walking Dead and The Expanse. The sale also includes indie gems, casual puzzlers, turn-based games, point & click adventures, retro games, and lots more.
The Game Over, T1D! Steam Sale ends Thursday at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET. Pick up a game or two at an amazing price and support JDRF at the same time!
Mega Man Franchise Pack Humble Bundle
*Still* looking for a game to play? How about 25 of them, across 36 years of Mega Man?! Dust off your side-scrolling skills and dive into some of the best 2D games ever created with the Mega Man Franchise Pack, courtesy of CAPCOM and Humble Bundle. Pay what you want for this bundle of essential gaming and help support JDRF with your purchase.
Remember, when you buy a Humble Bundle, you can max out how much of your money goes to the charity!
A substantial chunk of the Blue Bomber’s storied history is at your fingertips, starting with Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 and 2, which compiles all the mainline titles. You’ll also get Legacy Collections for the Mega Man X and Mega Man Zero and ZX series, plus the standalone Mega Man 11. That’s a lot of Mega Man!
This massive deal ends on Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET. Don’t miss out!
Raid for Research Returns on February 25
Vintage vs. Type 1 Event on March 2–3
The first weekend in March, we’re teaming up with Brian David-Marshall and the Magic: The Gathering community for Vintage vs. Type 1, a Magic Online fundraiser supporting JDRF. Some of the biggest names in Magic will be helping to raise funds and awareness to defeat type 1 diabetes in our lifetime.
On Saturday, March 2, and Sunday, March 3, celebs from the Magic: The Gathering community will participate in a series of Vintage Cube drafts while viewers put stipulations on what cards they can and cannot draft through online donations. Tune in at twitch.tv/OfficialMagicOnline and donate on Tiltify to receive limited-edition avatars, free entries to play Vintage Cube on Magic Online, and more! The Twitch stream will start at 9:30 a.m. PT / 12:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. GMT both days.
Learn more about Vintage vs. Type 1:
Streamer Spotlight: EnbyEiri
EnbyEiri, a self-described “non-binary bean of weirdness from the UK,” has had diabetes since they were two and a half. But their exposure to JDRF came much later, when they combined their passions for art and science to create a set of superhero-themed educational materials as part of a university project—and belatedly received a Rufus.
“I’ve been fundraising for JDRF since 2017, after finding the charity through my uni dissertation research into media for children and young people diagnosed with T1D, and to this day, JDRF stood out to me and continues to do so,” Enby explains. “I still treasure my uni Rufus bear dearly!”
“I’ve had type 1 diabetes for nearly 33 years now, and it has not been an easy journey and is definitely a little lonely, but the JDRF Game2Give team has been amazing,” Enby says. “From learning about research, to having new friends that relate to the struggles of T1D but also celebrate the wins, means the absolute world to me. It’s an honour to be a part of it!”
The honor is ours, Enby. We can’t wait to meet your alter ego, Dexter Rose, on February 25!
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