Games Done Quick: Last News

Games Done Quick event will take place solely online due to organisers’ concerns regarding safety in Florida.GDQ had been set to bring its annual Awesome Games Done Quick marathon to the US Sunshine State in January 2023 in aid of the Prevent Cancer Foundation.In a statement issued yesterday (September 7), however, it was confirmed that AGDQ will be taking place online instead.“While we would love to return in-person, we’ve determined that to provide a safe and welcoming event to all it was best that we move away from our originally planned location in Florida,” the message read.“Given the state’s continued disregard for COVID-19’s dangers (including anti-mandate vaccination policies) and an increased aggression towards LGBTQ+ individuals, including the law colloquially known as ‘Don’t Say Gay’, we do not believe it is a safe place for our community at this time.”The statement added: “Immediately after the success of AGDQ 2020, we secured a contract with a venue in Florida to return in 2021.

streamer JSR_, speedran the Nintendo Entertainment System title Gyromite by listening to commands from JSR. For those unfamiliar with Gyromite, the player is tasked with both raising and lowering various platforms for a scientist so that they can proceed to the end of a level.JSR got Peanut Butter to play the game by giving various commands, which would cause the Shiba Inu to press a button that corresponded to one of the actions that could be taken in the game.Peanut Butter’s final time was 26 minutes and 24 seconds and falls just shy of beating the second and first place world records of 25 minutes and 26 seconds and 24 minutes and 56 seconds, which were set by StarCrystas and TascoDLX respectively.

Elden Ring and Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion.Summer Games Done Quick 2023 (SGDQ) will run from May 28 to June 4, with the annual event hosting speedrunners from across the world as they attempt to raise money for charity.As the event prepares for next month’s kickoff, organising body Games Done Quick has published the speedruns that have been accepted for SGDQ 2023.While an exact schedule will not be issued until April 11, the current list confirms every game that has been “locked in” for the event.As is tradition, next month’s event includes a mix of new and old games. Nintendo 64 games Banjo-Kazooie, The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and Paper Mario will all be making an appearance, along with arcade games StepManiaX and X-Men Arcade.However, there are plenty of newer titles that will appear at the event.

Awesome Games Done Quick 2020, Games Done Quick returns in-person at next week’s Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) in Bloomington, Minnesota.Games Done Quick is a series of video game marathons for charity, with high-level play by speed-runners. It is currently the largest fundraising event globally for charities Doctors Without Borders and the Prevent Cancer Foundation, having raised over $34million (around £28million) for both charities to date.The event attracts over 3000 people including staff, volunteers, runners and attendees looking to support the event.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice blindfolded during Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 and has shared how he accomplished it.“I knew I could do it blindfolded, or at least do all the bosses blindfolded. Someone was going to do it eventually, so I wanted to give it a shot.” Mitchriz explained to Fanbyte. “It’s not like Dark Souls where there’s the stamina and the rolling and it’s hard to navigate, Sekiro is very consistent.

AGDQ 2022 have released its games list which features almost 200 hours of speedruns across the marathon week beginning January 9, 2022.The marathon will feature a wide range of games from consoles as old as the NES all the way through to the current generation. Many games released in 2021 will be featured for the first time in the speedrunning showcase such as Axiom Verge 2, DEATHLOOP, Chicory: A Colorful Tale and Kena: Bridge of Spirits.

Games Done Quick 2021, the European Speedrunner Assembly 2021 is currently raising money for Save The Children by speedrunning video games.The European Speedrunner Assembly 2021 kicked off yesterday (July 24) and will run until July 31. Streamers will speedrun games 24 hours a day, with a schedule that features modern and retro titles.Much like SGDQ, the European Speedrunner Assembly 2021 will raise money by taking donations during speedruns.

Flame Fatales has released the schedule for its August speedruns.Starting on August 15, you can expect to see some Pokémon Firered/Leafgreen, Celeste, Cadence of Hyrule, and even Croc: Legend Of The Gobbos. Running all the way up to August 22, the event can be streamed from the Games Done Quick Twitch channel.Other notable games in the line-up include Super Meat Boy, Stardew Valley, and Super Metroid.

Super Mario 64, a sub-40-minute completion of Dragon Age: Inquisition, and an incredibly unlikely speedrun of Nintendogs.The event also featured completions of Dark Souls 3 and Super Metroid in lightning-fast times.The event featured a mixture of new and old games with 153 runs in all, 218 prizes given out, 22,621 donors, and 40,329 donations in all.

Twitch and YouTube.This year’s event will raise money for Doctors Without Borders, which provides medical assistance to those dealing with conflict, epidemics, disasters, and those without access to healthcare.Summer Games Done Quick 2021 officially started at 4:30pm (BST) today with a pre-show kicking everything off. The first speedrun of the day is an any per cent run of Dragon Age: Inquisition which starts at 5pm (BST).You can catch Summer Games Done Quick 2021 through the embedded video above, or by clicking here.