The Allakhazam team has always been supportive of Child's Play, a nonprofit charity created by Penny Arcade's Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik that provides games and toys to children in hospitals throughout the world.

The fifth annual Child's Play charity dinner auction was held on Dec. 9 and it raised more than $200,000 in contributions, pushing the current running total to $1.07 million! Considering the goal of this year's drive was only $750,000, this number is just amazing.

Here's one of the best highlights of the event: "Jerry Holkins ended the live auction with an impromptu call for bids on him writing 'a song about how awesome you are,' closing at $4,300." You can read the full press release about the dinner action below, and don't forget to visit the Child's Play Web site.

In tune with the Holiday season, we've put together a Holiday Gift Guide to give you some ideas about what to buy that special gamer in your life. The guide gives a variety of different ideas ranging from some of the more extreme gaming accessories to customizable gaming apparel.

So whether you're trying to brainstorm for creative ideas, or you know exactly what you want; chances are the ZAM Holiday Gift Guide will have exactly what you're looking for.

You can check out the Gift Guide by clicking here.

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