# War Child to benefit from digital game compilation

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/09/08/war-child-to-benefit-from-digital-game-compilation/
- Published: 2015-09-08T17:13:33+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Children’s charity War Child is to benefit from an international compilation of
digital games created in a ‘studio game jam’ event.**

The compilation, HELP: Real War is Not a Game, comes 20 years after the charity 
benefited from a musical collaboration and compilation, Help, featuring bands and
artists including Oasis, The Stone Roses, Paul Weller, Blur and Paul McCartney. 
This series of albums raised £1.5 million for the charity.

![War Child's Help album, 1995](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/
2015/09/war-child-help-album-1995.jpg)

In 1995 War Child benefited from its first music compilation album.

The transition from music album to game album demonstrates just how much the gaming
industry has grown and developed over the past 20 years.

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The studios that have agreed to take part in the compilation’s creation have between
them sold over 100 million games. They include A Brave Plan, Bossa Studios, Carbon
Games, Curve Digital, Hardlight, Sports Interactive, and Torn Banner.

They will take part in a six-day game jam in various places around the world during
which they will create a range of games for HELP: Real War is Not a Game.

Technology firms including Unity and Gamemaker are also providing their services
to participants for free.

HELP: Real War is Not a Game will be released through Steam and other digital download
platforms in late March 2016.

## Duty of Care

This Summer [War Child](http://www.warchild.org.uk) published a video to promote
its petition to protect children in war. It uses a gaming style to get its message
across. Please note it has graphic content.

_Main photo: [Radu Bercan](http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-1481615p1.html?cr=00&pl=edit-00)/
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