ZAM Weekly: The Best of the Week that Was

Hello and welcome to our round up of the week in gaming as we look back at the news and original content you might have missed here at ZAM -- you really need to bookmark us you know!

To begin the week, Chris "Crainey" Rainey picked up the reins on our LolKing Champ of the Week column, doing a superb job looking at some of the League of Legends champions you've been playing and the guides that can make you an even better player.

Speaking of which, be sure to head over to LolKing and check out the phenomenal new changes our colleagues have made to the site. As Season 3 launches, the crew have put together an entire new ranking system for you to track your progress through the divisions. What's your LolKing score?

Child's Play Dinner Pushes Running Total to $1.07M

The Allakhazam team has always been supportive of Child's Play, a nonprofit charity created by Penny Arcade's Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik that provides games and toys to children in hospitals throughout the world.

The fifth annual Child's Play charity dinner auction was held on Dec. 9 and it raised more than $200,000 in contributions, pushing the current running total to $1.07 million! Considering the goal of this year's drive was only $750,000, this number is just amazing.

Here's one of the best highlights of the event: "Jerry Holkins ended the live auction with an impromptu call for bids on him writing 'a song about how awesome you are,' closing at $4,300." You can read the full press release about the dinner action below, and don't forget to visit the Child's Play Web site.

2008 Holiday Gift Guide

In tune with the Holiday season, we've put together a Holiday Gift Guide to give you some ideas about what to buy that special gamer in your life. The guide gives a variety of different ideas ranging from some of the more extreme gaming accessories to customizable gaming apparel.

So whether you're trying to brainstorm for creative ideas, or you know exactly what you want; chances are the ZAM Holiday Gift Guide will have exactly what you're looking for.

You can check out the Gift Guide by clicking here.

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