( CNN ) -- Wander into any gaming forum thread , chat room or multiplayer-action communications , and you quickly discover that gamers can be an insensitive lot . But there are also instances where the hardcore , win-at-all-costs trash talking goes silent and they band together to do good . Such was the case recently when players and game developers turned heartbreak over the death of a young compatriot into cash to fight cancer . `` MechWarrior Online '' is a game that lets players control powerful war machines ( `` Mechs '' ) and fight each other for dominance on the battlefield . The game is still in beta testing and plans to launch in mid-September but boasts more than 1.1 million registered pilots . Five-year-old Sarah Marie Alida Parries of Vancouver , British Columbia , was one of them . She would pilot her favorite style of Mech -- called a Jenner -- with her father , Jon , and often dominated her much-older opponents . Then , in May , she lost her battle with inoperable brain cancer . The courage and energy she displayed along the way inspired Infinite Games Publishing and Piranha Games , the makers of `` MechWarrior , '' to honor her in a unique way . A customized war machine called `` Sarah 's Jenner '' is now available in the game for $ 10 . And all proceeds from its sale go to the Canadian Cancer Society . `` Sarah 's passion for 'Mechs ' and her battle with cancer had a profound impact on everyone at Piranha , '' said Russ Bullock , president of Piranha Games , in a news release . `` She was an inspiration , with her passion and energy for the game and our hearts and deepest condolences go out to her family . `` The outpouring of heartfelt sympathy from the MechWarrior community and the support and encouragement we 've received to develop this unique 'Mech ' has been nothing short of incredible . '' Sarah 's family worked with the team to make Sarah 's Mech a possibility . The Jenner was her favorite chassis `` because she liked to move fast , lock on and liked using night vision , '' according to her father . But it 's personalized with an exterior design that includes images of a pony , rainbow , teddy bear and pink peace symbol . Players can get the new Mech until August 20 . Proceeds from the sale are being kept in a running tally on a special page on the MechWarrior website . As of Friday , more than $ 54,000 had been raised . The organizers say non-players interested in contributing should reach out to their local cancer societies .
teddy , May , was avid `` player before her death in 5 . The game 's developer created a `` Mech '' designed and named in her honor . Proceeds from its sale go to Mech . It 's raised more than $ 54,000 .