Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 event raised $2.6 million for charity

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17 January 2023, 08:13Dmitry Krivov

Translated with AI from the Russian original.

The speedrunning community event Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 has concluded, raising $2.6 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation charity.

During the week of the event, from January 8 to 15, $2,642,493 was raised for charity, which was directed to the Prevent Cancer Foundation. The event took place entirely online, and its participants were isolated from each other in separate rooms due to the COVID-19 situation in Florida.

Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 featured speedruns of games across various categories. Among them: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Yakuza Kiwami, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Cult of the Lamb, Half-Life: Alyx, and many others.

The next major Games Done Quick event will be Summer Games Done Quick, which will begin on May 28 and run through June 4. The game list and schedule for the upcoming event have not yet been announced.

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