War Child International is a coalition of organisations that seeks to aid children affected by war. Activision UK and GAME have decided to pitch in and are joining up to host an online event next weekend in Modern Warfare 2, asking that gamers in the UK play the game during the weekend of 5^th and 6^th of December to raise money for War Child.. The more people enlist for action online, the more Activision UK will donate to the charity.

If you’re looking for more information on the event, there’s a Facebook page and a Twitter account set up to help coordinate, try to make time for at least one online match. It’s not every day you can make someone else’s life better just by playing a video game

And some of the industry honchos are already getting ready to battle: