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Since Florida continues to be synonymous with hell.

Games Done Quick announces that they are moving their annual speedrunning charity event, Awesome Games Done Quick to Pittsburgh, PA. The first AGDQ event to be held in Pittsburgh will be AGDQ 2024, which runs from January 14 through January 21, 2024.

In years past, AGDQ was typically held in venues located in Florida. Once COVID-19 hit (remember that?!), AGDQ turned to being an online-only event for a few years. AGDQ...

13 years and over $41 million raised for charity.

Long-running lead of Games Done Quick, Mike Uyama, says that he will leave the organization that he founded roughly 13 years ago. Uyama says that his departure begins when Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) 2023 comes to an end. AGDQ 2023 began just this past weekend and is currently scheduled to end on Sunday, January 15.

Set to replace Uyama as the owner and managing director of Games Done Quick is Matt Merkle. Merkle is...

It's Florida vs Texas in a race to the bottom.

The speedrunning charity marathon, Games Done Quick, says that their next major event will be online-only. The organizers for Games Done Quick say that Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) 2023 will not be held as an in-person event in Florida as originally planned. The main reasons for this move to being online are two-fold: Florida's "continued disregard for COVID-19's dangers and an increased aggression towards LGBTQ+ individuals."...

This past week, Summer Games Done Quick 2018 (SGDQ) was busy raising money for Doctors Without Borders. Throughout most of the week, the community that is primarily made up of speed runners, managed to pull in a bit over $1 million (USD). It wasn't until the final 24 hours that another $1 million was raised to bring the total to around $2.1 million for Doctors Without Borders. Significant portions of this $2.1 million figure came from revenue earned through Twitch subscriptions ($177,338),...

AGDQ is once again here for 2016. "Awesome Games Done Quick" is a multi-day speed running marathon to help raise money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Your favorite streamers come from all over the world to play your favorite games as fast as possible all to help raise money for charity. The event just started at noon (ET) today, so there is still plenty of time to catch most of the action. The schedule features a wide assortment of games, including a two hour chunk for the TASBot on the...

AGDQ is once again here for 2016. "Awesome Games Done Quick" is a multi-day speed running marathon. Your favorite streamers come from...

We have all obviously heard of Twitch Plays Pokemon by now, right? But did you know that Pokemon Red could play Twitch? No, it's true! During the "tool-assisted speedrun" (TAS) section of Awesome Games Done Quick 2015, it was made clear that you can do pretty much anything with a bit of time and effort. I don't know the exact technical details, but they managed to have Pokemon Red for the Super Game Boy execute a program created within its own memory that prints a live feed of the...

We have all obviously heard of Twitch Plays Pokemon by now, right? But did you know that Pokemon Red could play Twitch? No, it's true! During...

Awesome Games Done Quick 2015, otherwise known as AGDQ 2015 (or #AGDQ2015), kicked off just a short time ago today. As always, this event will span about a full week and aims to raise both money and awareness for charity. This year's charity is the Prevent Cancer Foundation.

Now, there are multiple ways you can help out.

1. You can either donate directly through the GDQ website.
2. You can pick up a special AGDQ 2015 Humble Bundle, so you donate and get some fun games.
3. You

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Awesome Games Done Quick 2015, otherwise known as AGDQ 2015 (or #AGDQ2015), kicked off just a short time ago today. As always, this event will span about...

The European Speedster Assembly (ESA) has officially kicked off. It's a speed running marathon similar to Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) or Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ), but this takes place in Europe. As was the case with the previously mentioned marathons, ESA will also be raising money for Doctors Without Borders, an organization that brings medical supplies and assistance to more than 60 countries. They aim to help people "threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe, primarily due to ...

The European Speedster Assembly (ESA) has officially kicked off. It's a speed running marathon similar to Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) or...

We have a quick update and a reminder about Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 to share with you today. AGDQ2014 has just surpassed $375,000 in donations, which includes a $10,000 donation from Notch and another $10,000 donation from Duleaf. Again, all donations go towards the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Special shirts purchased from The Yetee also help towards the donation goal of $500,000.

Right now (as I'm typing this), Hitman Blood Money is being run. Later on tonight the Half-...

We have a quick update and a reminder about Awesome Games Done Quick 2014 to share with you today. AGDQ2014 has just surpassed $375,000 in donations,...