The GameAid 'Help Charity' game bundle is back...

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GamesAid bundle features PS3 games donated by Codemasters, Square Enix and Sega; Triple-pack hits June 25th

UK retailers will work together to raise £500,000 by stocking a new charity pack of video games.

Put together by GamesAid, the triple-title bundle will retail for just £29.99 and arrives on June 25th. Key titles Tomb Raider: Underworld, Sega Superstars Tennis and Fuel form the bundle and have been donated by publishers Square Enix, Sega and Codemasters.

All profits will go to GamesAid charities. MCV understands that 30,000 units will be shipped out, generating close to half a million pounds.

The bundle will be exclusive to PS3. Ray Maguire, SCE UK’s MD, said: “We are delighted to be supporting GamesAid in this venture. It’s good for the industry as a whole, and we’re proud to be involved.”

GamesAid chairman Andy Payne added: “Not only does this triple pack raise money for our charities, it also raises awareness of GamesAid at consumer level. We now look forward to retail getting behind it and giving it the push it deserves.”

Key retailers both big and small have already pledged support after being briefed about the release at an invite-only MCV Retail Advisory Board dinner last month.

“The charity pack means retail can make a difference to some very deserving causes,” Asda’s games buying manager Duncan Cross told MCV.

The Hut’s Richard Chapple added: “We’ll do everything we can to drive awareness of this notable cause to customers.”

Grainger Games is also keen to get involved. The chain is already planning charity events to support GamesAid.

Sales director Phil Moore said: “After attending the RAB dinner, seeing Andy Payne’s passion and commitment to GamesAid, and getting a glimpse of how our industry can support worthy causes, we were very keen to get involved. This is a great way to give something back and support young people.”

I still have the very first Charity Compilation released in 1997 (Myst, Broken Sword & Road Rash). It was the only way to get the original Broken Sword as Sony had yanked it off shelves for some strange reason.

They'd raise far more money by bundling three actually good games together.

SEGA All Star Tennis is pretty good and Tomb Raider is ok. Not sure if I'd pay £30 for them but it's for a good cause. I always end up buying these things :fp:

Good idea but you can get those three games for less than £30 together. Would have been better to put more recent games in which aren't dirt cheap anyway.

Bare in mind that it is for charity - £30 for any three full games is not bad. I have played all three so will not get it myself, but for a mini bundle for a nephew etc. I may.

Is this one of those situations where stores have shedloads of PS3 stock and this is the easiest way to get it out the door (while getting some good publicity at the same time?)

Fruits Punch Samurai wrote:Good idea but you can get those three games for less than £30 together. Would have been better to put more recent games in which aren't dirt cheap anyway.

It's a charity, you tight-fisted git!

I remember the Off The Hook compilation, in aid of an anti-heroin campaign. It had some cracking games on it, including Pitfall 2, Psytron and Mugsy.

It looks ok but it's no "They sold a million II"

So, wait. This "charity pack" is only available on the machine with the smallest install base?

I think i'll wait for this to drop in price

Also, i've still got that amstrad compilation shown above!

The GameAid 'Help Charity' game bundle is back...

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