Tag: Games Done Quick
News Summer Games Done Quick Raises Over $2.9 Million
From familiar runs to, well, Nintendogs...
The Games Done Quick events are at the forefront of speedrun culture and also raise incredible amounts of money. Last week brought us Summer Games Done Quick 2021, which was once again run virtually with money raised going to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders. A full week of 24 hours...
News Games Done Quick Kicks Off Special 'Corona Relief' Speedrunning Stream
Plenty of Nintendo games featured
Games Done Quick, a fundraising organisation which has been raising lots of money for charity through speedrunning livestreams over the past few years, has kickstarted a brand new stream to help fight against the current coronavirus pandemic. The stream, which you watch via Twitch below, is raising money for Direct...
News Awesome Games Done Quick Raises More Than $3.13 Million For Charity
Awesome indeed
Charity fundraising organisation Games Done Quick has raised a fantastic $3,131,475 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation after hosting its annual AGDQ livestream over the past week. As fans of the show will know, Awesome Games Done Quick sees super-talented players speedrun their favourite games for charity. The skill levels on display...
News Lots Of Nintendo Games Will Feature In Summer Games Done Quick's Charity Speedrun
Full list revealed
As you may well be aware, Games Done Quick is an event which runs twice every year with gamers taking on tricky speedruns to raise money and awareness for various charities. Growing in popularity year on year, these events are a great watch, and the full line-up of games set to appear at the next livestream has now been revealed...
News Awesome Games Done Quick Raises An Amazing $2.39m For Charity
With lots of great Nintendo moments
Last week, we shared the news that Awesome Games Done Quick was back for another week, with ridiculously talented speedrunners strutting their stuff live on Twitch to raise funds for charity. The event is now over, and a grand total of $2.39m was raised for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Amazing. There were...
News Awesome Games Done Quick Returns This Week With Plenty Of Classic Nintendo Games
Speedrunning for charity
If you like Nintendo games, and you just so happen to be interested in speedrunning, then this year's Awesome Games Done Quick event could well be for you. Every year since 2010, January has played host to this live-streamed event on Twitch. The show is a video game speedrun charity marathon where speedrunners take it in...
News Awesome Games Done Quick Will Have Zelda: Breath of the Wild as its Big Finale
All main quests, no amiibo
Twice a year we have Games Done Quick events, in which there's a full week of speedrunning to raise money for charity. They're hugely popular, and the Summer event raised an eye-watering $1,792,632, which is fantastic. The January event is running from 7th to 14th January at The Holiday Inn Dulles Hotel in Herndon,...
News Summer Games Done Quick Raises an Extraordinary Total for Doctors Without Borders
Over $1.7 million
Speedrun enthusiasts will have spent much of the last week watching Summer Games Done Quick, one of two high-profile GDQ events per year that typically raises a huge amount for charity. Doctors Without Borders was the beneficiary again this time, and the event raised a record-breaking total for the cause. As you can see in the...
Reminder Summer Games Done Quick Kicks Off on 26th July
All the speedrunning you can want
Games Done Quick is one of the best known and most-loved speedrunning organisations. With two major events a year that raise plenty of money for charity, it gives us an excuse to watch extremely skilful gamers play a mix of old and relatively new games. It's taking place in St. Paul, Minneapolis this year, and...