London, 6th December 2013 – Yogscast, the UK’s most watched YouTube channel, run an annual charity drive for the month of December. This year, they are teaming up with SEGA and taking the drive to the next level in a race against the fastest Hedgehog in the world. The Yogscast’s very own Simon Lane, aka Honeydew, will be available from today as a brand new DLC character in Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed™ priced at £2.99/€3.99/$4.99 with 100% of all SEGA and Yogscast proceeds being donated to the Special Effect charity.
Special Effect put fun and inclusion back into the lives of people with disabilities by helping them to play video games. Using technology ranging from modified joypads to eye-control, they are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of people with disabilities. Recently they have been working with 6-year-old Elliot, who has been one of the hundreds of kids to benefit from Special Effect’s work. You can read about Elliot’s experiences here: http://www.specialeffect.org.uk/specialeffect-news/elliots-adding-to-his-christmas-list and watch a video about him here: http://youtu.be/Bd2BsLecH9o