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The original was posted on /r/speedrun by /u/Thorebane on 2025-01-01 12:34:09+00:00.
Hello there everyone! It is I! Thorebane, once again, I am here to give you the upcoming GDQ event info and links as I do each year!
Firstly
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
With that now out the way, WELCOME!!!
This year, we are hosting at and from:-
Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown
- This event will be a mixed of in person, AND online runs!!!
- This event will also be raising money for the charity:
Prevent Cancer Foundation!
So... what is GDQ?
GDQ is a semi-annual video game speed-run charity marathon held in the United States, originally organized by the Speed Demo's Archive and Speed-runs Live communities. The two main marathons, AGDQ and SGDQ, are both 7-day, 24-hour straight marathons that are streamed on Twitch and YouTube.
Apart from the streams being in English, in the last few years there has been a French, German, Spanish, Russian and even a full Japanese re-stream, with people giving up their own time to translate and commentate in their own native language. Since 2015, it has been handled by Games Done Quick, LLC.
Held since 2010, the events have raised money for several charities; the most common two being the Prevent Cancer Foundation (AGDQ) and Doctors Without Borders (SGDQ)
Below is this year's schedule! (The schedule will automatically revert to the time zone you're logged in on now!)
--- Schedule --- (Updated now and should be the new fancy layout!)
Below is the VOD Post for the last major marathon - SGDQ2024 if you'd like to catch up on some games that ran earlier this year! ( u/VODThread I hope you got your scripts set up ready this year again, 2 days ;) ! hehe)
--- SGDQ 2024 VOD link! ---
The link below is for the main Twitch stream - (Many re-streams on e.g. Twitch, YouTube, and other platforms will happen, including multi-language streams, however, Twitch is the mainstream that GDQ goes live on as usual).
Below is the link to donate! Here you can also split amounts and pick depending on what money you donate, to win prizes and other things like choosing names of characters in some games, or even voting for bonus games/levels/rounds!
(More will unlock as the event goes on)
(100% of ALL donated money goes directly to Doctors Without Boarders-MSF).
Let's raise some money!
---Donation Link--- ** Will Update In Due Time! **
---Prize List--- (Updated - Of course we cannot forget about the PRIZE LIST!!)
And finally, - If you want to join the Discord for GDQ -- Here's the link for that!!
(This will update as the event goes on, but you can get a head start at looking at what prizes can be won this year!)
If you want to follow along with some trackers to do with donations and viewers, here is a fantastic tool to watch.
Alligator's GDQ Comparison
(Just needs updating for AGDQ2025)
OR! The GDQ site one!
(Which will update when we go live more than likely)
-EDIT-
Few last random facts and info!
What do AGDQ and SGDQ stand for?!
AGDQ -- Stands for Awesome Games Done Quick.
Originally called Classic Games Done Quick (CGDQ), This marathon is usually held at the start of each year and runs for a week straight (most typically starting the first or second week of Jan running Sunday to Sunday).
SGDQ -- Stands for Summer Games Done Quick.
This marathon is usually held at the start of most people's summers/end of exam time for schools. (Most typically a week either at the end of June or the start of July, again, running Sunday to Sunday).
In total, as of July 2024, GDQ has now raised for charities since it began over:
- $51.8 million (That's insane!!!) across over 46 marathons and through more than 915,000 separate donations from over 280,000 unique donors.
- Last big event - SGDQ 2024 raised a total of
$2,547,330
- Since AGDQ's have a history of slightly higher raised amounts - Let's BEAT THAT!!
So what games or runners are catching your attention?!
What intro are the hosts going to make us laugh with this year?!
What prize do you want to donate for?!
Let's get some HYPE! 💪🕹️🎮
See you on Sunday peeps!!
