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War Child’s Gathering for Good: Final Fantasy pre-release event

Find out more about the launch of our Gathering for Good campaign.

On Saturday 7th June, Spellbound Games generously hosted a unique pre-release event with War Child UK to celebrate the launch of the new Magic: The Gathering – FINAL FANTASY set and announce War Child's upcoming Gathering for Good Campaign. 

After a successful debut last year, War Child’s Gathering for Good is back. The exclusive digital fundraising campaign offers fans of Magic: The Gathering a rare opportunity to win signed Magic cards through an auction and prize draw. And to make this year even bigger and better, Gathering for Good is taking place in partnership with Jingle Jam.   

This Summer, we are celebrating the hotly anticipated Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond Final Fantasy set with some of your favourite characters from the franchise. The campaign will run between 4th-17th August to raise vital funds to protect, educate, and stand up for the rights of children affected by conflict. Keep your eyes peeled for the launch in August! 

War Child is so grateful to Spellbound Games for making this amazing event possible, bringing together incredible content creators and voice actors from the game. 

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We were joined by the beloved Thancred (Peter Bramhill), Estinien (Robert Vernon), Cait Sith (Paul Tinto), Alphinaud (Colin Ryan) and Alisaie (Bethan Walker) who kindly signed cards, books, game covers and posters for the attendees, the Spellbound Games Community and War Child. Many of these items will be available for your bids in the auction starting the 4th August 2025.

We were also joined by incredible Final Fantasy and Magic: The Gathering content creators: PleasantKenobi, Kiwo, MiaByte, Joesephyr, Chad Magic, Kirsty, Boba, ShattergangEDH, Manasplaining and Mousie who joined us for the pre-release. All of the creators have been so supportive of War Child, Gathering for Good and Jingle Jam, we cannot thank them enough.   

 

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War Child UK’s Gaming Partnerships Lead, Georgia Paton said: ''It was such a great day getting everyone together to celebrate this new release and build lots of excitement for our Gathering for Good campaign in August.  

Gathering for Good is such a unique event inspiring different fandoms to engage with War Child, tapping into their passions and creating memorable experiences, while curating exclusive items from the games that they know and love.  

We are so grateful for all of the support the Magic: The Gathering and Final Fantasy communities have shown us this year and cannot wait for the main event in August''. 

Thank you so much to everyone involved for everything you do to help War Child reach children in conflict. Make sure to keep an eye out for more information about the August event coming soon.