Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 Raises $2.56 Million for Cancer Prevention
The annual speedrunning event delivered innovative performances and surpassed $54 million in lifetime charity contributions.
- Awesome Games Done Quick 2025 ran from January 5-12 in Pittsburgh, raising $2,556,305 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
- The event featured over 130 speedruns, including creative highlights like Elden Ring played with a saxophone and Crazy Taxi accompanied by a live band.
- FunkopotamusWes amazed audiences by speedrunning Mario Bros. Wii using motion controls while playing the soundtrack on piano.
- AGDQ 2025 marked 15 years of Games Done Quick events, bringing their lifetime charity total to over $54 million.
- Upcoming GDQ events include February’s Back to Black, supporting racial justice, and July’s Summer Games Done Quick, benefiting Doctors Without Borders.
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