Of that, $225,000 came from the Child's Play charity dinner auction, which took place on December 11. The rest of that sum has arrived in the form of Amazon.com gifts and cash donations.

Founded in 2003 by Penny Arcade creators Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, the organization provides hospitals around the world with the means to better entertain sick children.

Last year, the charity raised over a million dollars, a total it claims is "within striking distance of beating" before December 31.

"Give to Child's Play or I will punch you in the face and then you will be in a hospital and you won't have any video games to play because not enough people donated," stated Shacknews editor-in-chief Chris Remo, adding, "Jerk."