Past Events
Total raised to date:
$949,636.76
(Updated June 2025)
2008
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Series: The Legend of Zelda
Dates: March 14–17, 2008
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $1,090.00
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Series: The Legend of Zelda
Dates: June 13–16, 2008
Benefiting: Giggles Therapy (Spectrum of Hope)
Amount raised: $1,450.75
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Series: Mario
Dates: July 11–13, 2008
Benefiting: None
Amount raised: N/A
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Series: Metroid
Dates: August 15–18, 2008
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $6,123.79
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Series: Mother/Earthbound
Dates: August 28–31, 2008
Benefiting: PK Siege/PK Call’N, to bring Earthbound to North America
Amount raised: N/A
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Series: Halo
Dates: September 26–27, 2008
Benefiting: None
Amount raised: N/A
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Series: Various horror games
Dates: October 31–November 2, 2008
Benefiting: Lupus Foundation of America
Amount raised: $1,060.00
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Series: Pokémon
Dates: December 19–22, 2008
Benefiting: ACT Today
Amount raised: $5,923.69
2009
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Series: The Legend of Zelda
Dates: March 13–16, 2009
Benefiting: Ally’s House
Amount raised: $6,235.39
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Series: Mother/Earthbound
Dates: May 15–18, 2009
Benefiting: Susan G. Komen
Amount raised: $10,586.00
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Series: Metal Gear
Dates: June 19–22, 2009
Benefiting: None
Amount raised: N/A
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Series: Final Fantasy
Dates: July 17–24, 2009
Charity: ACT Today
Amount raised: $50,734.63
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Series: Mega Man
Dates: August 14–17, 2009
Benefiting: Earth Day Network
Amount raised: $7,188.06
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Series: Resident Evil
Dates: October 30–November 1, 2009
Benefiting: Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation
Amount raised: $16,349.54
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Series: Pokémon
Dates: December 18–21, 2009
Benefiting: Ally’s House
Amount raised: $18,395.96
2010
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Series: Metroid
Dates: March 12–15, 2010
Benefiting: Halton Autistic Family Support
Amount raised: $11,616.50
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Series: Mother/Earthbound
Dates: May 7–9, 2010
Benefiting: Susan G. Komen
Amount raised: $10.749.32
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Series: Metal Gear
Dates: June 11–19, 2010
Charity: ACT Today
Amount raised: $57,399.00
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Series: Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia
Dates: August 20–23, 2010
Benefiting: Gulf Restoration Network
Amount raised: $10.550.04
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Series: Castlevania
Dates: October 29–31, 2010
Benefiting: Rocking H Ranch
Amount raised: $6,926.50
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Series: Kingdom Hearts
Dates: December 17–20, 2010
Benefiting: Best Friends Animal Society
Amount raised: $10,624.65
2011
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Series: Pokémon (Gens 1 & 2)
Date: March 11–14, 2011
Benefiting: ALS Association
Amount raised: $15,394.03
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Series: Metroid
Dates: May 6–9, 2011
Benefiting: Civic Force
Amount raised: $8,251.85
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Series: Star Wars
Dates: July 8–15, 2011
Benefiting: Direct Relief International
Amount raised: $11,254.09
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Series: The Legend of Zelda
Dates: December 16–20, 2011
Benefiting: Rocking H Ranch
Amount raised: $20,001.00
2012
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Series: Pokémon
Date: June 15–22, 2012
Benefiting: ACT Today
Amount raised: $59,324.36
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Series: Mario
Dates: December 14–17, 2012
Benefiting: Make-a-Wish Foundation
Amount raised: $12,056.00
2013
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Series: Mega Man
Dates: March 8–12, 2013
Benefiting: Rocking H Ranch
Amount raised: $11,880.50
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Series: Final Fantasy
Dates: June 24–July 1, 2013
Benefiting: ACT Today
Amount raised: $32,753.00
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Series: Various Horror Games
Dates: October 18–21, 2013
Benefiting: Heifer International
Amount raised: $14,598.50
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Series: The Legend of Zelda
Dates: December 13–17, 2013
Benefiting: Mercy Corps
Amount raised: $17,852.00
2014
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Series: Various Indie Games
Dates: April 25–28, 2014
Benefiting: Direct Relief International
Amount raised: $122,607.88
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Series: Pokémon
Dates: June 20–27, 2014
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $32,073.33³
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Series: Sonic the Hedgehog
Dates: December 12–15, 2014
Benefiting: Rocking H Ranch
Amount raised: $4,321.00
2015
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Series: Super Mario
Dates: July 17–24, 2015
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $29,027.00
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Series: Pokémon
Dates: December 17–21, 2015
Benefiting: Rocking H Ranch
Amount raised: $16,300.00
2016
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Series: The Legend of Zelda
Dates: June 24–July 1, 2016
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $40,180.00
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Series: Various Horror
Dates: October 14–17, 2016
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $4,553.27
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Series: Pokémon (Sun & Moon)
Dates: December 16–20, 2016
Benefiting: buildOn
Amount raised: $9,226.13
2017
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Series: The Legend of Zelda
Dates: March 3–6, 2017
Benefiting: buildOn
Amount raised: $2,000.01
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Series: Final Fantasy
Dates: July 14–20, 2017
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $33,580.00
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Series: Resident Evil
Dates: October 13–16, 2017
Benefiting: Direct Relief international
Amount raised: $7,042.69
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Series: Super Mario
Dates: December 15–18, 2017
Benefiting: ACT Today
Amount raised: $6,518.00
2018
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Series: The Legend of Zelda
Dates: March 9–13, 2018
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $10,624.00
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Series: Final Fantasy
Dates: June 8–15, 2018
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $17,260.00
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Series: Various Souls-like games
Dates: October 12–15, 2018
Benefiting: Direct Relief international
Amount raised: $8,286.00
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Series: Various Nintendo Games
Dates: December 14–17, 2018
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $9,111.00
2019
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Series: The Legend of Zelda
Dates: July 12–19, 2019
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $28,496.00 (Includes May 2019 PLAY LIVE total)
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Series: Castlevania
Dates: October 18–21, 2019
Benefiting: Direct Relief
Amount raised: $6,000.00
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Series: Pokémon
Dates: December 13–17, 2019
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $10,230.00
2020
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Series: Super Mario
Dates: July 17–20, 2020
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $16,000.00⁴
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Series: Resident Evil
Dates: October 16–19, 2020
Benefiting: Direct Relief
Amount raised: $3,000.00
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Series: Pokémon
Dates: December 18–21, 2020
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $5,028.51
2021
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Series: The Legend of Zelda
Dates: July 15–19, 2021
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $12,345.00
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Series: Resident Evil
Dates: October 29–November 1, 2021
Benefiting: Direct Relief
Amount raised: $4,245.69
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Series: Pokémon
Dates: December 17–20, 2021
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $5,007.00
2022
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Series: Metroid
Dates: March 11–13, 2022
Benefiting: ZERO Prostate Cancer
Amount raised: $3,195.00
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Series: Mario, Donkey Kong
Dates: July 8–13, 2022
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $10,041.00
2023
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Series: The Legend of Zelda
Dates: July 12–18, 2023
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $12,280.40
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Series: Castlevania
Dates: October 13–15, 2023
Benefiting: ZERO Prostate Cancer
Amount raised: $3,000.0
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Series: Pokémon
Dates: December 15-18, 2023
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $3,122.00
2024
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Series: Mega Man
Dates: March 15–17, 2024
Benefiting: charity: water
Amount raised: $640.00
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Series: Final Fantasy
Dates: July 9–14, 2024
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $5,700.00
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Series: Nintendo Wold Championships: NES Edition
Dates: August 16–17, 2023
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: $780.00
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Series: Sonic the Hedgehog
Dates: September 20–24, 2024
Benefiting: Children’s Tumor Foundation
Amount raised: $2,000
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Series: Various Souls-like games
Dates: October 11–14, 2024
Benefiting: ZERO Prostate Cancer
Amount raised: $2,026
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Series: The Legend of Zelda
Dates: December 13–16, 2024
Benefiting: American Cancer Society
Amount raised: $4,204.20
2025
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Series: Various “cozy” games
Dates: March 14–16, 2025
Benefiting: charity: water
Amount raised: $1,141.50
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Series: Pokémon
Dates: July 11–18, 2025
Benefiting: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Amount raised: TBD
¹$20,000 was raised through the Chase Community Giving contest for ACT Today.
²$2,075 was raised during the community stream month in Oct. 2010 for ACT Today.
³$3,000 was raised during our 2014 Minithon Series.
⁴$8,800 was raised during the 2020 TSG Generations! event.