A great piece of art for a great cause.

This painting, entitled Los Illuminados, was created by my friend Arcade Art for Child’s Play, a gamer’s charity organization that collects games, books, and cash to help kids at children’s hospitals around the world. The $35 prints are limited to a run of fifty and feature an 8-bit style rendering of Leon S Kennedy in a scene from Resident Evil 4. Child’s Play will be receiving 50% of the proceeds from each print.

Now, this charity is particularly close to my heart because of one of the places they donate to. In 1999, I had to undergo physical therapy in Seattle Children’s Hospital, a lengthy painful stay that was made infinitely easier by the N64s in every waiting room. If Child’s Play wants to help make those hospital trips a less traumatic experience for children, then I am all for it! I’m tearin’ up just thinking about it.

On the site’s main page, you can click on a controller on any part of the US map and donate directly to the facility of your choice. There are also donation areas in the UK, Canada, Australia, and a few other countries. Make a difference! Make a donation today!

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