Gratitude, Games, and Good Change Ahead 🎮

_{Play It Forward : 2025 Streamathon | November 14th, 2-8 PM ET}

_{We’re taking the power of play to Twitch! Play It Forward is Games for Change’s first-ever streamathon — a six-hour live event bringing together gaming creators who champion meaningful play and community impact.}

_{Hosted on November 14 from 2–8 PM ET, the stream will feature gameplay from G4C Award winners and other impactful titles, creator spotlights, and live conversations about how games inspire empathy, creativity, and change.}

_{Meet the Streamers:
🎙️ Kahlief Adams – Host of Spawn On Me, amplifying underrepresented voices in gaming
🎮 NinePointFive – Twitch Partner, mom of three, and advocate for diversity and mental health}
 🌊 _{MayhemMermaid – Twitch Latin Guild Leader and cozy gamer creating inclusive, joyful spaces}
 💫 _{Ashlinaa – “The Halloqueen” and Twitch Latin Guild Leader, spreading love, kindness, and adventure through play}

_{Every view, share, and gift helps us keep creating opportunities for youth, educators, and developers to use games for good. Learn more or donate → here}

_{Introducing the 2025-2026 Student Challenge Themes} 

_{We’re excited to unveil this year’s social impact themes for the G4C Student Challenge — a global game design competition empowering youth ages 10–25 to tackle real-world challenges aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.}

_{Through these themes, students can channel their creativity into innovative games and characters that inspire action and change. Those who submit their projects will have the chance to win prizes, including a $10,000 scholarship generously provided by Take-Two Interactive.}

_{This year’s themes:
 Own the Road (Supported by General Motors)
Develop a game that inspires safer behavior in and around vehicles, reducing the risks of being on the road. 🚘} 

 _{Outgrow Hunger (Powered by World Food Program USA)
Design a game or character that encourages players to care for natural spaces that nourish communities and help fight hunger.} 🍎 

 _{All in for Nature: Reefs & Rainforests (Supported by Playing for the Planet)
Create a game that tells the story of a reef or rainforest under threat — and how people unite to protect it.} 🪸 

_{Educators, parents, and youth leaders can encourage students to join the challenge and turn their ideas into impact.}

_{Riot Games Charity Voting Campaign — Support Games for Change!}

_{This month, we’re honored to be selected as one of the nonprofit finalists in the Riot Games Charity Voting Campaign, an annual initiative that empowers players to direct over $5 million in grants to social impact organizations worldwide.}

_{From November 13th to 27th, players across 29 regions can vote to determine how each region’s charity pool is distributed. The nonprofit with the most votes in each region receives 50% of that region’s funds, with the remaining two nonprofits receiving 25% each. Every organization is guaranteed at least $10,000.}

_{Riot Games and its players have already raised over $63 million for more than 450 nonprofits through the Riot Games Social Impact Fund. We're proud to stand alongside 86 other organizations driving meaningful impact globally.}

🔗 _{Cast your vote: charityvote.riotgames.com}

• _{Riot Games is now accepting applicants for its 2025 U.S. Summer Internship Program — a full-time, remote opportunity for college students and learners to work across Riot’s Los Angeles, Bay Area, and St. Louis offices. Learn More Here}

• _{Ready to host the world’s biggest game jam? Global Game Jam site registration is now open — gather your team, register your location, and get ready to create something incredible this January. Sign Up}

• _{With over 26 billion downloads, Talking Tom has quietly become one of mobile gaming’s biggest success stories. Discover how Outfit7 turned a simple talking cat app into a global entertainment franchise built on inclusivity, long-term storytelling, and cross-platform creativity. Read Here}

• _{Learn how to strengthen your production pipeline at IndieGameBusiness® Deep Dive: Mastering the Art of Pipeline and Production — a free one-day virtual event on December 10 featuring lectures and panels with industry experts. Register here}