Staff and players push themselves to the limit for disability charity SpecialEffect.

Jagex Games Studio is to host a 24-hour long marathon in support of the games charity SpecialEffect’s inaugural GameBlast weekend. The challenge, to be held at Jagex’s Cambridge headquarters, will take place from 1pm GMT [8am ET] on Friday, February 21st and will see staff and selected members of the RuneScape community play RuneScape and Ace of Spades throughout the 24-hour period. The event will also be live-streamed throughout via the official RuneScape and Ace of Spades twitch.tv channels, which will also include interviews with the RuneScape development team.

In addition to holding the marathon, Jagex will be running in-game events within RuneScape. Following a recent player vote, there will be Double XP for players during the GameBlast weekend. The Well of Goodwill, which saw players raise tens of thousands of pounds for a number of charities at the end of 2013, will re-open for a short time only. Players will also be able to purchase a virtual GameBlast tunic for their avatars, with all proceeds donated to SpecialEffect. During the GameBlast weekend, 50 percent of all profits from sales of Ace of Spades will be donated to SpecialEffect.

• Donations in support of SpecialEffect can be made at Jagex’s JustGiving page
• For every 5m gold pieces donated via the Well of Goodwill, Jagex will donate $1.00 to SpecialEffect. Every RuneScape Bond donated by players will be converted into a $4.70 donation to SpecialEffect
• During the GameBlast weekend, Ace of Spades will be available for 75% off in the Steam store
• Further information on SpecialEffect and GameBlast can be found by visiting here

 Source: Press Release