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War Child UK Adds Football Manager and TUBBO Events to Jingle Jam 2026

Published

4 days ago

November 12, 2026

Two gamers wearing headsets cheering with raised fists at a computer during a football gaming tournament for War Child

Two gamers cheer during a football gaming tournament for War Child. Photo: War Child UK.

Jingle Jam 2026 keeps growing. War Child UK has added two new activations to the December charity campaign: a Football Manager 27 tournament built around the new Shuffle Draft multiplayer mode, and a one of a kind TUBBO event that mixes Minecraft speedrunning with boxing, all to support children affected by war.

War Child UK is thrilled to announce two new activations joining the 2026 Jingle Jam campaign line-up including a Football Manager 27 Tournament featuring the brand-new multiplayer mode ‘Shuffle Draft’, and a ticketed Minecraft Speedrunning & Boxing event held by creator TUBBO.

December 7th — Football Manager 27 Shuffle Draft Tournament: Fans of FM can join the action and influence the game with each donation supporting children affected by war. Featuring Zealand, Big Robbo, and more to be announced.

December 5th — TUBBO IRL MCSR Boxing: A one of a kind hybrid Minecraft Speedrunning & Boxing event held by creator TUBBO, all in support of War Child UK x Jingle Jam with tickets on sale from November 20th.

War Child UK’s existing events for Jingle Jam 2026 include:

December 1st, 5pm — Jingle Jam Begins. Jingle Jam will kick off two weeks’ of fundraising with the iconic Jingle Cats stream featuring Lewis and Simon of Jingle Jam founders The Yogscast.

December 3rd — Future Games Show Presents: Raise Your Game. Featuring Rosie Caddick and Ash Millman, game lovers can join War Child UK and Future Games Show for a competitive afternoon of wacky gaming challenges.

Registered fundraisers will also receive access to the 2026 Games Collection which is available for a one off donation cost of £35 or more.

About War Child UK: War Child is driven by a single goal – ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war. War Child works in some of the hardest-to-reach places to support those who are hardest hit. It aims to reach children as quickly as possible when conflict breaks out and stays long after the cameras have gone to support them through their recovery. War Child works with local communities and governments to help protect and educate children, and support them to heal and learn, for a safer, brighter future. Because one child caught up in conflict is one child too many.

War Child understands children’s needs, respects and stands up for their rights, and puts them at the centre of everything it does. War Child boldly campaigns on the root causes of conflict and helps to amplify children’s voices, so that it can advocate for change on the issues that matter to them.

Together with its partners, War Child delivers vital work in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Every day, its local teams are in communities and refugee camps creating safe spaces for children to play, learn, and access psychological support. War Child also specialises in responding rapidly to emergency crisis situations as they happen, offering immediate and critical aid to keep children safe and help them through their trauma. War Child will never give up on children affected by conflict.

www.warchild.org.uk

About Jingle Jam: Jingle Jam unites the world’s best games, creators, and their communities for a fortnight of entertainment that raises millions of pounds for charities to make the world the best place it can be for children and young people. Since 2011, donors have turned up in their thousands to donate to their favourite creators and support causes they care about, often in return for the unbeatable value offered by the games industry-led Jingle Jam Games Collection. https://www.jinglejam.co.uk/

Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars Is Out Now on Quest, PICO and Android XR

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16 minutes ago

November 15, 2026

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Rocky, a rocky alien crewmate, reaches out with a stone fist inside the Hail Mary spaceship in Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars.

Rocky, the rocky alien crewmate, inside the Hail Mary in Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars. Photo by Maze Theory

Humanity’s last hope is now a mission you can step inside. Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars is out now, a mixed-reality adventure that tells a previously untold chapter of Andy Weir’s bestselling sci-fi universe.

The immersive mixed reality experience launched on PICO, Android XR and Meta Quest 3/3S. It comes from Maze Theory, the award-winning London-based immersive entertainment studio behind Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom and Doctor Who: The Edge of Time.

Players step into the role of Ryland Grace. Ryland Grace and his friend and crewmate Rocky must work together in the face of disaster to keep the Hail Mary intact and bring their world-saving cargo to Eridani — Rocky’s home planet, and Grace’s new home.

It is a story of trust and communication between species. As this mixed-reality experience blends your physical environment with the Hail Mary itself, players diagnose problems, improvise solutions and push the limits of science and engineering to keep the mission alive.

Along the way, players work alongside Rocky to keep the mission alive, diagnose failing systems and improvise scientific solutions, and manage their ship and its precious cargo as they travel through the stars — experiencing humanity’s last hope firsthand.

Watch the launch trailer below.