Right after the success of their first gaming marathon, the Zelda Marathon last November, which earned the team over $3,000 for charity, the Penguins of the Desert have announced their second charity gaming marathon. Titled "The Mystery Marathon," the team will once again play through as many games as possible in the set amount of time.

The team, however, will do things differently this time around. They have compiled a list of 50 games across many of the major video game consoles. Players will then get to vote which games the team should play. The top 20 games will be selected to be played on April 30 starting at 6:00 PM eastern time. The marathon will last 125 hours.

The goal for this marathon is collect 5,000 dollars to support Big Brothers Big Sisters St. Catharines, a non-profit organization that supplies mentors to children in need. Like the previous marathon, it will be broadcast live at the Penguins of the Desert's website. Players who wish to vote on the games they want to see played they can find the poll here.

In addition to the event, the Penguins of the Dessert have created a two part short film promoting the event:

"Penguins" team to host "The Mystery Marathon" in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters

The Penguins in The Desert Productions team will be holding "The Mystery Marathon" to support Big Brothers Big Sisters St.Catharines - Thorold & District. The event will begin April.30th at 6 p.m. ET. Watch the event at www.penguinsproductions.com

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PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 08, 2010 – The Penguins in The Desert Productions team will be holding "The Mystery Marathon" to support Big Brothers Big Sisters St.Catharines - Thorold & District. The event is a third party fundraising effort that is being put together to aid in mentorship programs, future fundraising efforts and making successful matches for children.

This is the groups second video game marathon event. Last November's "The Zelda Marathon" was the very first production put on by Penguins in The Desert Productions. It was incredibly successful and raised nearly $3000.00 for the charity.

The Mystery Marathon will begin on April. 30th at 6 p.m. ET at www.penguinsproductions.com. Once again, the team will be broadcasting the event live from the headquarters of Big Brothers Big Sisters St. Catharines - Thorold & District.

The Mystery Marathon aims to break new ground for video game marathons, by allowing the fans to vote in which games will be played. The team has compiled a list of 50 popular games spanning all the major video game consoles. The top 20 highest voted games will be entered into a lottery, and the team will play which ever games are drawn. The Penguins will do this for 125 hours consecutively.

The team is raising the bar high, and aiming for a $5,000.00 goal. Donations can be made at the time of the event via a "Chipin" widget on their website. For more information contact Penguins in The Desert Productions at penguinsproductions@gmail.com.

You can vote for which games you would like to see in The Mystery Marathon here:http://penguinsproductions.com/vote.php

The team has also produced a short film in support of The Mystery Marathon. Part 1 and Part 2 may be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/user/tnichs

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Penguins in The Desert Productions is a new production team based out of St.Catharines, Ontario. Our goal is to create new and innovative ways of connecting the community with the entertainment world.