Australian philanthropists have begun a 72-hour superhero game marathon to raise money for water aid.

This weekend Tim and Vernon Shaw of ‘Scare to Care’ will be playing Amnesia: The Dark Descent in aid of the Camp Kesem UCSD charity.

The 2010 charity Zelda marathon is revving its engine today, ready to get off to a flying start today (Monday, June 5th) at 6pm EDT. The marathon will run for 72 hours, and will be raising money for the National Children’s Advocacy Center, a charity that is doing its bit to prevent child abuse.

The lexicon of American politics includes many derogatory terms: carpetbagger, hatchet man, or flip-flopper. Now we can add “Halo player” to the list. In the Maricopa County District 1 Supervisor race in Arizona, incumbent Republican Fulton Brock is slamming Democratic challenger Ed Hermes in his campaign literature as a “Halo gamer.”