Games Done Quick raises $1.7M for Doctors Without Borders
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Despite what you may have heard elsewhere, gamers can be a pretty charitable sort. This was first proven by the Penny Arcade Child's Play charity way back in 2003, an effort that's still ongoing. More recently, gamers have started tuning in to twice-yearly live speedrun marathons held by Games Done Quick. The group is named after the famous Quake Done Quick speedruns and takes donations during its events to support charitable causes like the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Summer Games Done Quick 2017 just had its curtain call, and the final tally is $1,781,425.20 raised across 30,080 individual donations for Doctors Without Borders.
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