Gamers 
have proven their generosity countless times, but it’s rare they can help a charity by simply doing what they love most: playing video games.
Starting at 8:00 am on Saturday, October 20, nearly 15,000 people will do just that for Extra Life, a gaming marathon that supports the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
It might not be as famous as the Boston 
Marathon, but a marathon taking place in the Mushroom Kingdom sounds like a lot more fun.
A group of civic-minded — and seriously dedicated — Nintendo fans have kicked off Mario Marathon 4, a fund-raising effort for the Child’s Play Charity, which provides hospitalized children with toys and games.
Army of Darkness has its own video game. So does 
Saw. So it really shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that one of the biggest icons of horror is creeping into the gaming world.
Chucky, the freaky little doll at the center of the ‘Child’s Play’ series, is getting the video game treatment with a new title scheduled to be released this fall.
Chris Morris: Journalist 