The EarlyGame Awards 2024 are just around the corner, and with them comes a special highlight. We want to show you how the Twitch community made a difference last year. Here are the social acts of the year.
It's that time of the year again: The EarlyGame Awards are just around the corner, and like every year, we will crown the Streamer of the Year. This award is not only for their impressive growth in 2023, but also for their strong community and other outstanding achievements.
But the EarlyGame Awards are more than just an honor for outstanding Twitch streamers. It's also an event with a noble purpose. We are collecting donations for Laureus Sport for Good, to support people in need.
Every a good deed a day and all, so don't hesitate to donate to Laureus Sport for Good Germany – and don't worry, every donated Euro will be put to good use.
We are very grateful this year for the support of our friends at Euronics, who together with our main partner Memory PC make the awards possible. Shout-out to them! And if you're looking for a gaming PC, or all sorts of electronics, you'll definitely find what you need with our amazing partners.
We don't want to forget our friends from DFS (Deutsche Flugsicherung) either, who have joined us as partners this year. They are helping us make this year's awards bigger (and more enjoyable) than ever before!
And for those who prefer winning over buying: in the donation campaign, not only can you do good and redeem yourself for your misdeeds (I know exactly what you've been up to, you rascals), but you can also score some absolutely awesome prizes.
For every 5 euros donated, you get a ticket for the raffle. So with 10 bucks you receive two chances, 50 euros get you ten times the chance, and if you want to personally wire me some money to increase your chances, feel free to reach out! Just kidding – everything here is fair, but I'd still appreciate some money...
We've Got Some Awesome Prizes For You Again This Year!
You can win a bunch of cool stuff, but the main prize has it all! Thanks to our main partner Memory PC, this year we can offer three powerful gaming PCs up for grabs, in case any of you feel like donating some money for a good cause!
And even if you don't snag one of these beauties, participating is worthwhile for other fantastic prizes, including plenty of headsets, mice, keyboards, & more!
While we won't publicly announce the winner (that would be a privacy nightmare), if you're lucky, you might find a package containing a gaming PC worth nearly $3,000 at your doorstep! We will raffle the prizes in the weeks following the awards and will get in touch with the winners by March 8, 2024.
So, enough talk... This is not about celebrating ourselves, but showing you the good that the Twitch community has accomplished in the past year.
Here are the Social Acts of the Year!
EarlyGame Awards 2024: Social Acts of the Year
The Social Acts of the Year are not about crowning the person who did the most good last year. Ultimately, the real winners are those who receive the help and feel its significant impact. It's about how someone used their reach last year for a good cause and made positive changes.
This should serve as an incentive for everyone to follow these role models. It's easy to forget how privileged we are, and how significant YOUR help can be for other people.
The EarlyGame Awards 2024: Live on YouTube on February 25, 2024!
If you want to watch the awards show to find out if your votes were enough to get your favorite streamer, esports player, etc., to the top and secure them that juicy trophy, you can tune in live on our YouTube channel on February 25, 2024, at 8:00 PM.
It's also a welcome react-content opportunity for the streamers, and we definitely won't copyright strikes your content (I promise)!
If you happen to miss the event, you can, of course, watch it later on our YouTube channel, but come on, you watch Twitch, so be there live!
Here are the streamers who acted with a big heart and performed wonderful social deeds in 2023.
Friendly Fire
Friendly Fire is a charity streaming event that has been around since 2015. Every year, several streamers or YouTubers participate in the event, last year in December it included FisHC0p, Gronkh, MrMoregame, Pandorya, PhunkRoyal, and the five members of PietSmiet.
Through the streaming action during the Advent season, a total of around 10 million Euros were collected by December 2023, with Friendly Fire 9 alone raising well over one million Euros last year.
An incredible sum that comes together. We would like to thank everyone for their great work each year.
GameTube: Sternstunden-Stream
The GameTube: Sternstunden-Stream is an annual charity live stream event organized by GameTube. The event aims to collect donations for the Sternstunden campaign, which benefits children in need. During the stream in December 2023, over 40,000 Euros were collected.
Through games, fun, and entertainment on platforms like YouTube and Twitch, GameTube mobilizes the community to do good and help children in need.
Bisalina Speedruns
The Bisalina Speedruns (BS23) are a major charity event for speedrunners and e-sports fans, which took place on December 2, 2023, in Cologne.
A special focus is on using the reach of the participants to collect donations for a good cause. This time, in collaboration with betterplace, donations were collected for DKMS to help fight blood cancer. So far, 3,675 Euros have been collected.
At the fifth edition of the event, several celebrities from the gaming community such as Huebi, Gregor Kartsios and Sia Ashouri from Rocket Beans, Niklas Hennings, Andreas Sperling from GameStar, and Tjan as an interviewer, as well as the world record holders Dwhatever and Benji were present.
Edopeh & Kaaaay
Edopeh is known for never backing down from a challenge. In his streams and videos on YouTube, he takes on the toughest hardcore challenges and is supported by a strong community of 30,590 Twitch followers.
Kaaaay plays a lot of online multiplayer games, like ARK or Rust, and has built a stable community of 52,120 Twitch followers.
Besides their entertaining gaming streams, edopeh and kaaaay accomplished something else in 2023. Together, they organized a 70 Days Charity Stream Challenge and raised over €15,000 in donations for "Die Arche: Mittagstisch für bedürftige Kinder".
Die Arche is committed to more equal opportunities for children in Germany and therefore particularly supports those children who need it the most and distributes free lunches to all those in need.
Und damit endet die Challenge von @edopeh_edo und mir. Erfolgreich abgeschlossen, Spendenziele 3x erhoeht da so viel gegoennt wurde! Von anfaenglichen 2000EUR auf 15000EUR erhoeht und sogar diese Ziel ueberschritten! Perfektes Ende fuer dieses Format ueber 3 Wochen. <3 pic.twitter.com/c4lcrLa7q2
— kay (@kaykayplay) August 13, 2023
2023 was a year full of good deeds by the gaming community. All these successes are further proof of how important it is to use one's reach for good causes, and how strong a community full of gamers can actually be. A big THANK YOU to everyone who committed themselves to a good cause in 2023 and will continue to do so in the coming years. Help is always needed, and everyone can be a hero.
If you can spare it, consider making a small donation to Laureus Sport for Good. By doing so, you'll have a chance to win fantastic prizes, such as one of three amazing gaming PCs from Memory PC, with a total value of over €5000!
LetsPlay4Charity
LetsPlay4Charity was part of our Social Acts of the Year last year, and they're at it again this year. They ended the year with a bang, donating another 13,000 € to Hilfe im Kampf gegen Krebs e. V..
But that's not all they did for a good cause this year. On 25.08.2023, they handed over a check worth 14,000 € to the Gerald Asamoah Stiftung für herzkranke Kinder.
That's still not everything, but I think that's quite impressive. Hats off to them, and keep up the good work!
Loot für die Welt 10
As a diverse group of creative minds and friends, Loot für die Welt collects money every year for a good cause. In 2023, they raised a solid 424,207.23 €, which was distributed to various organizations like brotZeit e.V., Deutschland summt! Wir tun was für Bienen, and many others.
For over ten years, Loot für die Welt has been raising money for good causes, and even with many new faces over the years, they never fail to provide entertainment and gather significant donations.
MärzmitHerz 3
With Metashi's MärzmitHerz, we have another Social Act initiated by a streamer. It's really nice to see when streamers and their communities come together to do good! Metashi demonstrated how effective this can be, raising a whopping 103,798.38 €.
The money went to the Stiftung Deutsche Krebshilfe, as the streamer seems to deeply care about their work. We simply love what Metashi has accomplished with his MärzmitHerz and hope he continues for a long time!
Charitystream: LiveForLifeTV - Season 7
LiveforLiveTV is no stranger to charity, and this year, they launched Season 7. The goal this year was to raise funds for One Earth - One Ocean e.V. and AckerCrowd e.V.!
They successfully achieved that, with a total of 55,055.55 € raised to support both organizations in their environmental efforts.
vSmile 2023 - VTuber für die Umwelt
Another streaming collective that was socially active this year is vSmile, which dedicated 2023 to environmental protection. Forty German vTubers participated and raised 14,280 € with their streaming marathon.
The event organizer, Lia, emphasized the seriousness of the cause, as environmental issues affect all people, regardless of their background. It's heartening to see how many people came together to raise funds to make a positive impact on the environment.
2023 was a year full of good deeds from the gaming community. All these achievements further prove how important it is to use one's reach for good causes and how powerful a community of gamers can be. A big thank you to everyone who contributed to a good cause in 2023 and will continue to do so in the coming years. Help is always needed, and anyone can be a hero.
Voting is free, and if you want your favorite to take home the trophy, just leave your vote here – and if you can, consider making a small donation to Laureus Sport for Good for the chance to win awesome prizes, like one of three amazing gaming PCs from Memory PC, worth over 5000 € in total!