Why doesn't Giant Bomb participate in Extra Life?

I know this industry is mostly about having fun and forgetting about the issues of everyday life but it would be nice to see this event get some recognition within the Giant Bomb community. They obviously have the equipment to do something big for Extra Life and it just seems like a shame that they let it pass them by every year. 
 
Extra Life Website
 
As far as I know Destructoid, Sarcastic Gamer, and PS Nation are currently participating in the event. 
Also Totally Rad Show is wrapping up their final 4 hours on Ustream.  

Link to TRS' Extra Life video feed 
 
I know you could argue "yea but they play games on a daily basis". That's my point. The names I just mentioned also play games just as much as the Giant Bomb crew.  It's easy to watch Ryan talk to Pachter while Brad plays Duke Nukem 3D. It's even easier to watch them open a mailbag of food that some of us have never heard of. But why not just for 1 day of the year open up the feed to something important, rather than something silly. 
 
- Thousands of people watched the PAX Podcast feed and saw Jeff walk outside and start his own iPhone feed to get away from that obnoxious drunk. 
- The Matrix Online: Not Like This is one of the most eventful things to happen on this site. Do you remember  Pascual? Because I sure do.
I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be difficult for them to rack up a few people to watch them do a marathon. And it would be going to a great cause. 
 
- - - Edit: I apologize for the double post but it isn't letting me delete either topic. Hopefully an admin can take care of it. 

They should participate in DESERT BUS FOR HOPE instead. That's so much more awesome.

" They should participate in DESERT BUS FOR HOPE instead. That's so much more awesome. "

Well, I think this year's Desert Bus For Hope is going to be next month.

And the concept Desert Bus isn't too far off from the Giant Bomb Endurance Runs.

They hate charity.

" They hate charity. "

" They hate charity. "

" @CH3BURASHKA said:

" They hate charity. "

I would too, if I hadn't seen people play a Sega CD game where they're driving a bus on a straight desert road uninterrupted for 5 days. "

Maybe they don't want to?
 
I hate this attitude that everyone is obliged to be charitable. They gotta feed themselves first and foremost.

" @GunslingerPanda:  I didn't say they were obligated to doing anything. I was simply asking a question. I think they're doing alright for food and rent considering how much they spend on electronics outside of Giant Bomb.  1-2 days a year isn't going to kill anyone. Your cynical attitude towards a good cause will get you nowhere.     "

They did the Oscar Mike shirts last year for Child's Play and the company that was supposed to handle the international side of the business did a runner with the money. I think that left a sour taste in their mouths. 
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" @EgoCheck616 said:

" @GunslingerPanda:  I didn't say they were obligated to doing anything. I was simply asking a question. I think they're doing alright for food and rent considering how much they spend on electronics outside of Giant Bomb.  1-2 days a year isn't going to kill anyone. Your cynical attitude towards a good cause will get you nowhere.     "

If they had money to spare for charity, I don't think they would have started this subscription thing. "

Well no duh, people aren't going to go out and go "They should really shut up about this Child's Play stuff, we get it already"

Have you ever donated to a charity before? Lemme tell you, it never ends. 
 
You donate to one, then all of a sudden everyone has your info. 
Mail, email, phone calls. It never ends. All of a sudden you're not doing it to help out, you feel obligated to.
 
This doesn't relate to the GB crew, this is just my personal experience with charities.
If you really wanna help, do something local. Thanksgivings coming up. Donate to a food shelf.
 
For all you know they could be doing a lot of charitable acts, but don't feel the need to brag about it.

So you think they should be part of every big charity thing that goes on?
So they don't do Child's Play, big deal. Is that the end of the world?
 
I find it funny that you would call me a narcissist though, how very charitable of you.

" Have you ever donated to a charity before? Lemme tell you, it never ends.   You donate to one, then all of a sudden everyone has your info.  Mail, email, phone calls. It never ends. All of a sudden you're not doing it to help out, you feel obligated to.  This doesn't relate to the GB crew, this is just my personal experience with charities. If you really wanna help, do something local. Thanksgivings coming up. Donate to a food shelf.  For all you know they could be doing a lot of charitable acts, but don't feel the need to brag about it. "

I don't know how the situation is in other countries, but here in England you can't walk down the street without some asshole with a clipboard badgering you about "No we're not asking you for money, we're just asking you for some details so we can badger you about giving us money even more!"
 
I don't need that on Giant Bomb thank you. I'm unemployed and already donate to the WWF anyway.

" @GunslingerPanda: That's not how Extra Life works. It could just be advertised as an event to watch, much like TNT. Have a few banners saying "Hey! We've got this awesome feed we're going to be showing on _______". If people want to watch them play games for 24 hours they're more than welcome to. No one is being obligated to donate. But if you would like to then that's what it's for.  I understand why some people would be hesitant. But it's also nice knowing that this hobby can be about more than just the selfish satisfaction of unlocking an achievement. "

The GB crew will participate in Extra Life when they feel like it. Starting a thread titled "Why doesn't GB ____" is a good way to sound like you expect them to do something, and being expected to donate is never a good reason to be charitable.

" So you think they should be part of every big charity thing that goes on? So they don't do Child's Play, big deal. Is that the end of the world?  I find it funny that you would call me a narcissist though, how very charitable of you. "

I'm sure they've donated money or plan to in the near future. I wouldn't think any less of them if they didn't want to do a charity event.

" I'm sure they've donated money or plan to in the near future. I wouldn't think any less of them if they didn't want to do a charity event. "

Considering the size of the staff, and as much content as they give us on a daily and weekly basis, I imagine they just don't have the time to squeeze something like that into their schedules.  I'm sure they would if they could.

" Considering the size of the staff, and as much content as they give us on a daily and weekly basis, I imagine they just don't have the time to squeeze something like that into their schedules.  I'm sure they would if they could. "

Dude. It's a staff of 4 people, and throw in a few of the engineers/video guys. I think you're underestimating the time and effort it takes to throw up a live show/feed. They seem wary of endurance runs cause of the time commitment, and the content was coming out pretty slowly the days leading up to the BLLS. If they had the manpower and time they might do it, but not with what they have now.

Only just saw this posts but I had quite a lot of fun with extra life. I posted on these very forums about my 24hr gaming live stream and got a good response from the community. I managed to gather some games codes to give away and in the end made more than $200. Next year I'm going to go bigger and hopefully get more of the community involved. On a side note I think it greats you still remember the Matrix Online finale. During my 24hr live stream I booted up a Matrix Online emulator to bring Pascual back one last time and it was the best/worst idea ever.

While you might think this is a good idea my guess is that the majority of GB users would simply watch the video and not donate. Personally I don't think videogames are a very good medium to raise money for charity since it's inherently a very selfish hobby.

 @EgoCheck616:  so howed it go? Who did you sponsor?

Wow. I need some fucking Tylenol now. 

Considering that they recently did an 8 hour long live stream of Kinect plus the regularly scheduled two hours of Thursday Night Throwdown, I don't care if they don't donate.