GameRecruiter is the 'premier' recruitment agency for the interactive entertainment industry, and today they've announced something they'll be putting off at Austin's Game Developer Conference this year, September 17: the "Level Up Charity Games competition.

A $20 per competitor entry fee (paid at the door) hopes to see gamers of all kinds entering to compete for prizes (cash, video games, t-shirts and more) whilst playing the likes of Guitar Hero, Madden, FIFA08 and I-play Bowling. This is in part to celebrate the 20th anniversary of GameRecruiter as well as to benefit the ESA Foundation Scholarship Program which provides tuition assistance to women and minority students who plan to continue their education in fields such as game development and computer science.

"The ESA Foundation is honored to have been chosen to participate in this event," says Jenny Lai, Founder and Executive Director of the ESA Foundation. "The scholarship program is an important part of our programming and we hope to be able to expand it in the near future."

The Level Up Charity Games are scheduled from 6 pm to 10 pm on Wednesday, September 17, taking place in the ballroom at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Austin. The Four Seasons is located at 98 San Jacinto Boulevard, directly across the street from the Austin Convention Center, the site of the Austin GDC.

Co-sponsors for the event include McDonald's, Southwest Airlines, 1Up Network and Monkeysphere Games, with game competition elements sponsored by Midnight Gaming Championships. If interested, you can learn more with the link below.