Games For Carers Gives Free Video games To NHS Workers

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The Uk Games industry has just launched a new Games for Carers campaign to give free video games to NHS workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

It can be difficult to escape the impact of the current coronavirus pandemic for any of us. For key healthcare workers on the front lines, switching off alone can be even more difficult. The UK video games industry has banded together to provide a little escape for the UK’s NHS staff with games for Carers. The campaign has already gone live and will provide carers with a free game or a free game subscription. More than 85,000 free games across a wide range of genres, age ratings and platforms will be available to download and the concept is backed by a range of high profile publishers and studios. Games for Carers is being publicly backed by major games companies such as EA, Codemasters, Konami, Jagex, Sega, Media Molecule, Xbox and Team 17, as well as independent studios such as Studio Zaum, SFB Games, Wired Productions, Bossa Studio and Dovetail Games. The list of games includes some huge AAA titles and the odd indie classic, like Disco Elysium.

The entire campaign is being championed by the UKIE industry body and runs on top of the Keymailer infrastructure.

“The UK games industry has been proud to play its part in conveying these vital public health messages during this national emergency,” said Dr Jo Twist, the CEO of Ukie (The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment). “Now our community has united again to say thank you to the truly extraordinary people who make up the NHS frontline team.”

NHS staff who hold a valid NHS email address can head over to https://giveaways.keymailer.co/nhs to sign up and claim their free video game. While it’s something that we’d love to see extended, and it’s not the first gaming campaign designed to help,  this seems like a great way to help gamers who just want to escape beyond the ward walls.

 

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