GameDay Fundraiser Will Feature Gamers Around the World

 GameDay Fundraiser, still happening this weekend has gamers from around the world participating to raise money for the International Video Game Hall of Fame.

Reposted with permisson of Patrick Scott Patterson from Examiner.com.  Original article here.

Video gamers from all eras and locations are coming together to help raise money for the International Video Game Hall of Fame.

GameDay 2011 - Gamers Coming Together For a Common Cause will feature live streaming video broadcast and live events from multiple locations throughout the Memorial Day Weekend.  

The website for the event will feature the ability to click and watch any one of the broadcasts during the event. Those wishing to donate money to help the International Video Game Hall of Fame can do so on the GameDay site via direct donation or purchase of a T-shirt.

Gamers from across North America and overseas are already scheduled to participate in the event. Several of the streaming broadcasts will feature world record gaming attempts, podcasts and auctions.

One hundred percent of donations will go to help the International Video Game Hall of Fame, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preservation and celebration of the history and people of the video game industry. Four thousand people attended the organization's Big Bang 2010 event in August of last year. Earlier this week, the IVGHOF was forced to postpone the 2011 Big Bang event due to some outstanding debt from the 2010 event.

Live events taking place as part of GameDay include:

• Live contests and play from Star Worlds Arcade in DeKalb, IL

• A live Galaga world record attempt by Jon Klinkel from Klassic Arcade in Gobles, MI

• A console tournament and play from Kimmer's Bar & Grill in Green Bay, WI as part of "GameDay in Green Bay" courtesy of Dan Phillips.

Live streaming broadcasts from other locations include:

• Ben Mullen - NES and Tengen Tetris (Grand Forks, ND)
• Bobby Wilson - Rock n' Roll Racing and Kick (Heath, OH)
• Chad Brunsvold - Playing Various Nintendo 64 and Gamecube Titles (Mason City, IA)
• Christopher Tirpak - Considering Fallout 3 100%, Mortal Kombat 9, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom (South River, NJ)
• Dan Cunningham - Call of Duty: Black Ops, Fortress Craft (Columbus, OH)
• Daryl Kiddey - As many different Mega Man games as possible (Canton, OH)
• Dennis Weaver - Mortal Kombat, Pac Man Championship Deluxe Edition (Columbus, OH)
• Edward Varnell - Blood Will Tell (Chicago, IL)
• Empire Arcadia - 24 Hour Marathon of Gaming and Interviews (New York)
• Eric Akeson - Pac-Man Turbo Split Screen run (Puyallup, WA)
• Eric Cummings - NES Castlevania Speed Run, PS2 Capcom Classics Collections Volumes 1 & 2, Midway Arcade Treasures (Groton, CT)
• George Stephen - Sonic the Hedgehog (Columbus, OH)
• J.D. Lowe - Unannounced (Columbus, OH)
• James Sorge - Ninja Gaiden Trilogy (Jackson, NJ)
• Josh Houslander - Shining Force for Sega Genesis (Farmington Hills, MI)
• Kelly Tharp - Unannounced (Sellersburg, IN)
• Liz Bolinger - Considering Dance Central, Dance Dance Revolution Universe 1 and 3 for X-Box 360 (Ottumwa, IA)
• Marc Cohen - Pinball Hall of Fame Williams Collection; Rock Band 1, 3, and Beatles; NBA Jam; Pac-Mania; Gran Turismo 5 (Henderson, NV)
• Michael Dudley - Duck Hunt, Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time Speedrun (Ottumwa, IA)
• Michael Sroka - 4 Player Rock Band (Redford, MI)
• Mike Estep - Dragster for Atari 2600, Cool Spot for Sega Genesis (Columbus, OH)
• Nathan Weygandt - Unannounced (Grove City, OH)
• Patrick O'Malley - Unannounced (Dekalb, IL)
• Patrick Scott Patterson - Madden NFL 11, NES Tetris and Bases Loaded, in-person head-to-head with Thor Aackerlund on Tetris Splash (Denton, TX)
• Paul Zimmerman - A bunch of Atari 2600 and WiiWare/Virtual Console games (Deerfield, IL)
• Phil Day - Unannounced (travelling)
• Robert Gray - Crazy Kong (Scotland)
• Rudy J. Ferretti - Multiple World Championship attempts on games (Las Vegas, NV)
• Russell Archey - Dynamite Heady, possibly Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril (Columbus, OH)
• Ryan Intellivision - Namco Museum, Sonic Genesis Collection (Michigan)
• Thor Aackerlund - Live head-to-head with Patrick Scott Patterson on Tetris Splash (Denton, TX)
• Tim McVey - Unannounced (Oskaloosa, IA)
• Tom Votava - Mario Bros. (Scottsdale, AZ)

 More broadcasts are still being confirmed and added as of press time.

 Donations, T-shirt purchases and more information can be found at the event's website at GameDayShow.com. The event runs from May 27-30.