Hank: donate his 10% share of Gubbins revenue to charity (Foundation to Decrease World Suck, Project for Awesome) (2023)

promise · status: standing commitment (last affirmed 2023) · last event: promised (2023-11-17) · owner: Hank

In November 2023 Hank announced that he owns a piece of Gubbins and promised to donate his share of its revenue to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck.

About: Gubbins, Foundation to Decrease World Suck

date	event	what	video
2023-11-17	promised	Hank says he will donate his share to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, and announces that he owns a piece of Gubbins.	WHAT AM I DOING 00:02:41

What is said about it

13 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

2023-11-17 · WHAT AM I DOING — In a channel comment Hank says the Studio Folly team asked whether he wanted to be their publisher, and he said no. — creator comment
2023-11-17 · WHAT AM I DOING — Hank: During chemo Hank saw a Gubbins gameplay trailer on TikTok, contacted the developers, got early access and loved the game. — 00:02:09
2023-11-17 · WHAT AM I DOING — Hank: Told that publishing a mobile game is hard, Hank offered to buy 10% of Gubbins, giving the developers money to perfect it before launch and him 10% of its revenue forever. — 00:02:25
2023-11-17 · WHAT AM I DOING — Hank: Though told not to make big decisions like buying a car during chemo, Hank paid around the price of a new car for 10% of the game, against some advice, because he wanted to be alive. (playful, hedged) — 00:02:46
2023-11-17 · WHAT AM I DOING — Hank says he doesn't regret it: Nerdfighteria now has a game that is partly its own. — 00:03:07
2023-11-17 · WHAT AM I DOING — Hank credits the game's talented artists and developers, who had almost finished it when he came along. — 00:03:16
2023-11-17 · WHAT AM I DOING — announcement: Hank says 10% of whatever money Gubbins makes will go into the money distributed through the Project for Awesome. — 00:03:23
2023-11-17 · WHAT AM I DOING — announcement: Hank explains that Gubbins is a word game in which clearing a word pops up a congratulatory message. — 00:03:37
2023-11-17 · WHAT AM I DOING — announcement: Hank says some messages are Easter eggs, such as a Star Wars line for OBI; there are hundreds of these 'override words'. — 00:03:45
2023-11-17 · WHAT AM I DOING — ask: Hank asks viewers to download Gubbins: it is free with no ads, one play a day unless you pay six dollars, which he suggests. — 00:03:52
2023-11-17 · WHAT AM I DOING — ask: Hank asks players to make and post the game's postcards, or use the Gubbins hashtag, so more people see and play it. — 00:04:06
2023-11-17 · WHAT AM I DOING — Hank says Gubbins is on iOS and Android and is currently the number two word game and number 14 free game in the App Store. — 00:04:43
2023-11-17 · WHAT AM I DOING — ask: Hank walks viewers through downloading Gubbins together on their phones, typing G-U-B-B into the App Store or Google Play. (playful) — 00:04:55