Gama contributor Jim Rossignol points to the PC Format UK charity Quake IV match, which is not only for a good cause, but again shows off the ways you can raise money for charities by playing virtual games as well as real ones.

The post explains: "Sport Relief is a noble cause indeed, but we can't help but feel that cyber-athletes are under-represented at this mammoth charity fundraising event. So, that's why the staff of PCFormat magazine UK will, on Thursday 13 July at 4pm, endure a first-to-1000 kills game of Quake IV." They reckon it'll take about six or seven hours - ouch.

This is somewhat reminiscent, of course, of the Second Life Relay For Life, which is apparently taking place later this month, and is "a volunteer-driven effort to hold an American Cancer Society Relay For Life event in the Second Life world. It's a walk-a-thon in cyberspace, where SL residents gather, camp out, dance, donate money and of course walk our custom built track that encompasses the 96 acre park." More charity-related game action, plz!