If this past Sunday felt just a little emptier, it's because Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 had come to a close the night before. It was an incredible week of live speedrunning fun, but one that ...

The tenth annual installation of Awesome Games Done Quick wrapped up yesterday, raising over $3 million for charity and bringing in hundreds of thousands of viewers. But as the event gets bigger, so ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gaming charity Games Done Quick (GDQ) has raised over $2.7 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Over the years, Games Done ...

I asked which game gave the speedrunning event’s tech crew the biggest headaches, and the answer surprised me. I asked which game gave the speedrunning event’s tech crew the biggest headaches, and the ...

There has been an 18 percent rise in drug overdoses since the pandemic began, compared with the same period in 2019. In January 2021, 41 percent of adults reported symptoms of anxiety and depressive ...

A speedrunner from the recent Summer Games Done Quick 2022 event has admitted he faked part of his run. Russian speedrunner Mekarazium completed a live run of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance as one of ...

Games Done Quick (GDQ), the organization that holds speedrun marathons that raise money for a variety of charities, has updated its banned game list to include Hogwarts Legacy and all Harry Potter ...

The almost £2.5million ($3,416,729 USD) raised will be going to the Prevent Cancer Foundation, a US charity that aims to use cancer research and screening to help prevent the disease. The new record ...

The weeklong, bi-annual series of speed running marathons has raised more that $16 million for organizations such as Doctors Without Borders and the Prevent Cancer Foundation since its launch in 2010.