Since 2017, ArenaNet has proudly partnered with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals through the annual Extra Life gaming marathon, and we’re thrilled to keep the tradition going strong! On Friday, November 1, starting at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7) we’ll be kicking off 24 hours of gaming and fundraising, rallying our amazing community to help support this incredible cause. Join us for a memorable event that makes a real difference!
What is Extra Life?
Extra Life unites gamers from across the globe to stream for 24 hours, all in the name of raising money for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals. These 170 nonprofit children’s hospitals throughout the US and Canada help critically ill and injured children by covering healthcare costs, purchasing essential medical equipment, and funding vital research. Thanks to events like Extra Life, they’re able to provide 38 million patient visits to 12 million children annually.
Over the years, Team ArenaNet—with the help of you, the community—has raised more than ONE MILLION dollars in donations for this cause, and on November 1, we’ll be aiming to push that total even higher.
Donation Mission: Champions of the Children
Log in to Guild Wars 2® between October 29 and November 19 to receive the title “The Extra Life” if you didn’t unlock it in previous years.
A special enhancement effect will also be available in game:
- +5% magic find
- +5% experience from all sources
- +3% WvW reward track progress
- +3% PvP reward track progress
The effect will gain another stack for every $10,000 USD in direct donations to Team ArenaNet. To activate new stacks of the enhancement effect and view hourly donation total updates, just visit the city of Lion’s Arch after you log in to Guild Wars 2.
The 2024 Extra Life Donation Bundle will be available in the gem store from October 29 until November 19. The bundle contains five Extra Life Karma Boosters, five Temporary Selfless Potions, and the all-new Guardian Angel Pedestal Chair. Players can also purchase additional Extra Life Karma Boosters separately. Purchasing any of these items will also grant you the in-game title “The Extra Life” in blue text. We’ll donate all proceeds from purchases of these items to Extra Life.
As always, when we reach $25,000 in direct donations to Team ArenaNet, ArenaNet will match that amount, instantly doubling our impact to $50,000!
For this year’s Extra Life event, we’re also setting a stretch goal of $105,000 in direct donations to Team ArenaNet to make an even bigger impact. To thank our generous donors, once we hit this goal, those who contributed will receive two special selection boxes which feature fan-favorite rewards from past events. Select the Feisty Feline tonic, Mini Mr. Sparkles, Celebration Hat, or ten Kegs of Liquid Karma.
Spicing Things Up for Extra Life 2024!
This year, we kicked off our Extra Life fundraising efforts with a spicy twist! For those who don’t know, ArenaNet’s studio head, Colin Johanson, is a huge fan of tacos and hot sauce. Inspired by this, one of our staff took it upon himself to organize the ultimate prank…for charity! At our Guild Wars 2 studio summit in September, team members who donated to our Extra Life campaign received a bottle of hot sauce. Then, during our Janthir Wilds launch party, over 200 bottles were presented to Colin one by one! We raised over $1,100, giving our Extra Life 2024 goal a nice head start—and Colin now has an impressive hot sauce collection!
How to Join Team ArenaNet
Want to get involved? It’s easy to join Team ArenaNet! Visit our team page and select Join Our Team.
Prefer to create your own team? No problem! You can still be part of the ArenaNet Super Team by choosing “Create a Sub Team” when signing up. You’ll have your own page and goals, but your efforts will also contribute to our overall fundraising total.
You don’t need to stream Guild Wars 2 to participate—any game will do! Or, if streaming isn’t your thing, help us spread the word and encourage friends, family, and coworkers to donate.
We’re so grateful for your ongoing support, and we can’t wait to come together once again on November 1 to make a difference!
