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IndieLand
IndieLand is a live streaming charity event centered around showcasing indie games. Co-founded by YouTube personality Jirard Khalil – known as The Completionist – in 2018, the event is a fundraiser under the Open Hand Foundation charity, aimed at raising funds for dementia research. The event features game developers alongside gaming personalities and celebrities. Following the 2023 iteration, the event was discovered to have not donated any of the money raised since its inception, despite claims from Khalil that the event's funds would go towards various dementia research charities. Khalil responded to the situation by admitting that the funds were not donated towards the charities, and claimed that IndieLand would remove the charity aspect. History Origins, events and format (2018–2022) YouTuber Jirard Khalil, known as The Completionist, co-founded IndieLand in 2018 as a fundraiser for the Open Hand Foundation, a dementia research charity founded in 2003 by Khalil's famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Completionist
Jirard Khalil (born January 3, 1988) is an American YouTuber, internet personality and reviewer known online as The Completionist, the titular character of a web series Khalil created in 2012. Khalil's content focuses on him reviewing and playing video games to 100% completion, uncovering every aspect found in the game. Throughout his career on YouTube, Khalil has uploaded reviews of over 340 games. He was also affiliated with the YouTube network and gaming collective Normal Boots. Khalil joined the TV network G4 during their 2021–2022 revival as a host of ''Xplay'' and ''Attack of the Show!'', and debuted his series ''God of Work'' on the network. A member of the Open Hand Foundation charity, he co-organized IndieLand, an annual livestream event centered around showcasing indie games intended to raise money for dementia research. Following allegations of charity fraud involving the Open Hand Foundation in late 2023, Khalil resigned from the charity and was removed from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |