Welcome to Game Over, Cancer!
It's time to tell cancer that it's Game Over!
Game Over, Cancer! is Atlantic Canada's largest console gaming fundraiser! We raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society through many video game related events every year. This year we have teamed up with even more incredible sponsors, to bring the event to a completely new level and raise even more money for cancer research. Come out, play some awesome games, and raise money for a great cause. Hope to see you all there!Venue Information
- Dalhousie Student Union Building
- 6136 University Ave Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Canada + Google Map
- Phone: 1 (902) 494‑2140
- Website: http://www.dsu.ca/
Event Details
- NO IN-PERSON EVENTS FOR 2020! We hope to see you next year!
Mystery Tournament
Enter the Mystery Tournament and go head to head with gamers alike! You will enter not knowing what games will be played, or what consoles they will be played on! Battle it out until only one entrant remains in this single elimination bracket style tournament!
For example:
Round 1 - Go head to head in a puzzle game on the Sega Genesis
Round 2 - Battle it out in a shooting game on the PS3
Round 3 - Finish a level in an NES game faster than the other entrants to move on!
Massive Free-Play Area
Relax with friends and make new ones in our expansive free-play area. Pick from our library of over 1,000 games, and play on a large variety of consoles ranging from retro to recent! Enjoy old favorites and maybe even discover a few new ones!
Fall Speedrun Marathon: October 2nd - 4th
Witness video games being pushed to their absolute limit! Three days of speedruns completed by runners across the world. There will be stream specific donation incentives as well! View the full schedule HERE.
Vendors and Exhibitors
Come check out our awesome vendors! Buy video games, plushies, art and much much more!
LATEST NEWS from Game Over, Cancer!
Another successful GOC weekend in the books! Thanks to everyone for hanging out and supporting the stream. Between the spring and fall event, along with donations made directly on the website, we should be able to donate over $11k Canadian this year, despite not having an in person event!Posted: October 14th, 2020 View on Facebook
Great news everyone!
Due to Covid-19, we were unable to hold our in-person Game Over, Cancer event, but our passionate board member, Mark Clazie, has organized a Fall GOC 2020 Speedruns event!
The event will take place online from October 2nd to October 4th and has an AMAZING games list! With your help, the streams have been able to raise over $9,630 for charity! Be sure to check out the streams and help say game over to cancer!
Stay tuned for more details closer to the event date, and as always, 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society.
https://horaro.org/goc2020/fall
Posted: September 12th, 2020 View on Facebook
And the final total is IN!
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our Speedrunning Marathon last month, and to our Board Member Mark Clazie for organizing it!
All the proceeds will be going to the Canadian Cancer Society, and we couldn't have done it without all of you. <3Posted: May 28th, 2020 View on Facebook
Our Annual Speedrunning Marathon starts in less than 40 minutes, and will continue for 54 hours NON-STOP!
Schedule: https://horaro.org/goc2020/speedruns
Stream: https://twitch.tv/strizer86
We have some great prizes to draw for at the end of the stream for people who donate, with all proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer Society.
Check it out! <3Posted: April 24th, 2020 View on Facebook
As they say "The show must go on", and of course, games will be played!
Game Over, Cancer! Will be there in full force providing tons of gaming goodness whenever the event is rescheduled for later this year!
We can't wait, and we will be armed with wipes to sanitize controllers in between uses for everyone's benefit!
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
- GOC Staff
Posted: March 15th, 2020 View on Facebook
We are back at Kings of Hali 5 this year for more gaming goodness! Make sure you sign up as it'll be an event you don't want to miss!Posted: March 11th, 2020 View on Facebook