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Jul

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Experience 12 Survey Research Shows Playing Video Games is Beneficial for Mental Health

At the beginning of July, pop culture marketing agency Experience 12 conducted a survey that revealed the positive impact video games have had on the public’s mental health during the pandemic. With over 3,000 participants, a whopping 97% found that...

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6
Jul

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Recruitment: We’re hiring! [CLOSED]

THIS ROLE HAS NOW CLOSED Role Description: Charity Officer Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week Location: Remote working – access to desk space in London / Watford Summary Reporting to the Trustees, the Charity officers’ duties are related to...

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18
Jun

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Celebrating Pride Month and supporting LGBTQ+ mental health

June sees Pride Month celebrated all around the globe, and the games industry certainly has a lot to celebrate when it comes to progress in LGBTQ+ representation. As an example, June will fittingly see the launch of one of the...

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20
May

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Safe In Our World Launches #LevelUpMentalHealth

Today we announced the #LevelUpMentalHealth global campaign, with support from major game companies across the videogames industry. The campaign is the latest initiative as Safe In Our World continues to roll out dedicated efforts to rally the industry to support...

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1
May

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Twitch and Wired Productions Partner to Support Safe In Our World!

Today our friends at Wired Productions announced a partnership with Twitch, to give two games away during May, in support of mental health awareness, with a % of proceeds being donated to Safe In Our World! Both Fractured Minds and AVICII...

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29
Apr

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Games industry unites to offer thousands of free games to NHS workers

Ukie has teamed up with influencer marketing solution, Keymailer, and developers and publishers from around the world to offer free games to NHS workers. The Games For Carers initiative allows NHS workers access to a game or game subscription as...

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24
Apr

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Play Meadow from developer Might and Delight on steam this weekend to help support Safe in our World

Developer Might and Delight, creator of Tiny Echo and the Shelter series celebrates it’s 10th anniversary with its biggest play event in Meadow this weekend. Meadow is an online fable experience where players come together in a peculiar world. From...

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22
Apr

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Network N Partners With Safe In Our World!

We are delighted to announce that NetworkN has joined forces with Safe in Our World. This will see branding placed across the family of sites, kicking off with PCGamesN – one of the world’s leading online PC gaming publications! “We are...

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21
Apr

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Gaming-Aid partners with Safe In Our World

Gaming-Aid has become the latest organisation to partner up with Safe In Our World. This exciting new partnership will enable us to collaborate with the charity on a number of projects, including game and console distribution to Children’s hospitals, joint...

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17
Apr

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Safe In Our World Teams up with Football Manager!

We’re proud to partner with the incredible team at Sports Interactive Games and Football Manager, to place Safe In Our World messaging in stadiums throughout the game. Following our recent launch of the Safe In Our World COVID-19 Hub, offering...

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6
Apr

News

Covid 19 Hub Launched

Covid-19, also known as Coronavirus, is real and it’s something every single person is worried about. We’re worried about our own health and how coronavirus could affect our loved ones and our future. In these unprecedented times, we all have...

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1
Apr

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Gaming Industry and World Health Organisation unite to launch #PlayApartTogether

The games industry is uniting together, along with the World Health Organisation, to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many gaming leaders including Activision Blizzard, Amazon Appstore, Big Fish Games, Riot Games, Twitch, Unity, Zynga and more, are...

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26
Mar

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Spotlight: Nintendo and Mental Health

Nintendo has brought joy to many since the year 1889. They started off producing handmade playing cards and have now evolved into the video games behemoth they are today. And whilst increasingly more games companies aim to nurture mental health...

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18
Mar

News

Isolation and coping

Coronavirus, AKA COVID-19: It’s everywhere, right? There is enough news about coronavirus – it’s here and it’s happening. Make sure you’re informed, but also that you only read information from trusted sources. Don’t place trust in tweets, Facebook posts or...

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16
Mar

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Seven Squared creates epic t-shirt designs to support Safe in our World

Friends of Safe in our World, Seven Squared is collaborating with Safe In Our World to design and release apparel. Seven Squared create and retail brilliant gaming related apparel, featuring some of the most revered gaming characters and titles of...

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11
Mar

News

Spotlight: Xbox Gaming for Everyone

Back in 2016, it was announced that Microsoft Xbox would give players the chance to choose who they play with. Whether it be through club systems or groups, players would be able to find other gamers with similar interests. Ultimately,...

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6
Mar

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Emily Mitchell wins ‘Games for a Better World’ for Fractured Minds!

Last night at the MCV / Develop Awards 2020, Solo developer Emily Mitchell picked up the ‘Games for a Better World’  Award for debut title, Fractured Minds! The Games for a Better World is such an important award and recognition from the UK games...

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14
Feb

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Table Manners first game to feature SIOW branding and promotes blood donation

Games publisher Curve Digital and developer Echo Chamber Games are teaming up with the NHS Blood Transfusion Group to promote blood donation to video gamers across the country. As partners with Safe In Our World, Curve Digital have featured the...

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13
Feb

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GamesAid Mental Health Jam

GamesAid Mental Health Jam is launching 17th February 2020,  all aimed at driving awareness and helping support people with mental health problems. In the last couple of years, awareness of mental health has been increased. However, there’s still lots of...

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7
Feb

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The Town of Light Raises Money for SIOW!

One of our featured Titles (check out others HERE!) has launched today on Nintendo Switch, and our friends at Wired Productions have very kindly agreed to donate 10% of net sales to Safe In Our World! Based on extensive research...

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5
Feb

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UK Games industry census reveals 31% of the UK workforce suffer with anxiety or depression

A survey conducted by UKIE, the UK’s trade body for videogames and creative industries has discovered that 31 percent of respondents have suffered with anxiety, depression, or both. In the largest survey of its kind, these responses are a eye-opener...

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15
Jan

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Dr Jo Twist OBE, Award-winning Advocate Kate Edwards and Leading Actor Doug Cockle Join as Patrons!

If this was an ARPG, these would be the heroes battling for the greater good! We’re pleased to announce and welcome the joining of Dr. Jo Twist OBE, CEO of UKIE; Kate Edwards, long time industry advocate and Take This...

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10
Jan

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Ukie Launches Get smart about P.L.A.Y. – Essential tools for parents

Rio Ferdinand, former Premier League and England footballer has joined forces with the UK Interactive Entertainment Association (Ukie) to launch the Get Smart About P.L.A.Y campaign, encouraging more parents and carers to use tools that manage screen time and in-game...

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23
Dec

News

This Christmas… Talk.

Our message this Christmas, is to talk. Christmas is a time to enjoy with friends and family. It is a time to eat, be merry and joyful, and more importantly… it is a time to catch up on all those...

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