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  Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ)&nbsp;started the New Year with a bang, raising over $2.6 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. For the unfamiliar, GDQ is a 24-hour charity live-stream where dedicated gamers show off speedruns of their favorite games. Before 2020, most events were held in person, but since then they've mostly been broadcasted from streamers' homes.&nbsp;This year's event ran from January 8-15 and included over 140 runs.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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#AGDQ2023<\/a> has raised a total amount of $2,642,493 for @preventcancer<\/a>!<\/p>\n
Thank you to everyone who made this marathon possible, and to all of you for your amazing generosity & support \ud83d\udc99<\/p>\n
See you all next time at #SGDQ2023<\/a> from May 28th to June 4th \u23f1\ufe0f #ThankYouMike<\/a> \ud83d\udc4f pic.twitter.com\/h3lkCmg0J7<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Games Done Quick (@GamesDoneQuick) January 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
While most runners don\u2019t expect to set new records during the marathon, a whopping four were set this year for the following games:\u00a0Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder\u2019s Revenge, PowerWash Simulator, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Steven Seagal Is: The Final Option (Prototype). Most years have one or two records set, but four is a big deal.<\/p>\n
2023 marks\u00a0the 14th year that the biannual charity marathon has taken place. They have\u00a0two main events in the winter and summer, but they also hold smaller events throughout the year. One of these is Frost Fatales, an all-women speedrunning event, which will take place from\u00a0February 26 \u2013 March 4, 2023 on Twitch. Since it was founded in 2010, the organization has raised over $43\u00a0million for charity.<\/p>\n
AGDQ was initially set to be in person\u00a0but was moved online due to COVID concerns<\/a>.\u00a0Their summer event, Summer Games Done Quick, will be held from May 28 \u2013 June 4, though it\u2019s unclear whether the event will also take place in person.<\/p>\n
Did you watch this year\u2019s AGDQ? What were your favorite runs? Let us know in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n
Source: Game Informer<\/p>\n


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