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Speedrunners Blast Through Games ASAP At This Weekend's Awesome Games Done Quick Event

by Rainier on Jan. 11, 2024 @ 11:29 a.m. PST

Games Done Quick is ready to start 2024 in the speediest way possible with Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ), kicking off this weekend.

Top speedrunners from around the world will show off their skills by beating classic and contemporary games as quickly as possible during the annual event. The hybrid event, which is taking place in-person in Pittsburgh, will be streamed on the official Games Done Quick Twitch channel.

This year's schedule is absolutely packed with new and fan-favorite speedruns, including Pikmin 4, Hades, Super Mario Bros. 2 USA, Sneak King, and dozens more. The event starts Sunday, January 14 with a pre-show at 11:30 a.m. EST, followed by Radicoon's Any% PC TUNIC speedrun as the first run of the event. The marathon will continue with back-to-back speedruns, concluding with Zic3's Any% Cutscene Remover PC run of Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster on Sunday, January 21. The entire schedule can be found here

AGDQ 2024 Online is being held in support of Prevent Cancer Foundation. Donations can be made directly to the charity during the event via the viewing page available at GamesDoneQuick.com. Last year's AGDQ raised more than $2.6 million in donations, with 100 percent of those funds going directly to Prevent Cancer Foundation.

Since 2010, Games Done Quick has partnered with some of the world’s most impactful charities, including AbleGamers, Organization for Autism Research, and Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières, all while bringing people together to cheer on the best speedrunners and gamers in the world. To date, Games Done Quick events have raised more than $46.4 million in total for charity. 

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