Article 67W3Y Games Done Quick charity speedrun event raises $2.6 million

Games Done Quick charity speedrun event raises $2.6 million

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AGDC_2023.0.jpg A total of $2,642,493 was raised over AGDQ 2023 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. | Image: Games Done Quick

Games Done Quick has raised more than $2.6 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation at its first video game speedrunning event of 2023. While falling short of matching the $3.4 million raised during AGDQ 2022 last year, the cash raised at AGDC 2023 brings the total amount raised for charity to date by Games Done Quick to $43 million (seen via Kotaku).

The organization, which holds two charity video game marathons each year - Awesome Games Done Quick in January, and Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ), usually held in late June or early July - announced the total sum raised on Twitter, alongside the hashtag #ThankYouMike." Games Done Quick founder Mike Uyama announced last week that he would be stepping down from the charity after 13 years...

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