There's no event in gaming's calendar year I look forward to more than Games Done Quick's charity speedrun extravaganzas. And today sees the return of such an event, with the start of the group's mid-year marathon, Summer Games Done Quick.F...

Another fantastic Awesome Games Done Quick event has drawn to a close. For the past seven days in Rockville, MD, video game fans have played their way through a catalogue of modern, classic and not-so-classic games in efforts to raise money...

Yep, it's already time for another Games Done Quick event. Not that that's a bad thing, I always get a kick out of the great, week-long event, which sees video game experts from across the globe descend on a venue to show off their mad skil...

(Header photo credit: Michael Kire.) This summer, I used my vacation days to attend the European Speedrunner Assembly Summer 2018, an event held from 21–28 July in Malmö to raise money for Save the Children. On my return to Hambu...

It's already time for the hottest version of Awesome Games Done Quick, the semi-annual speedrunning event that routinely raises millions of dollars for charity. Summer Games Done Quick kicks off this Sunday June 24 and runs through Saturday...

So, speedrunning. We've heard of it, we watch the marathons sometimes, and we might even make a donation to charity in its name. Not much to talk about, right? I mean, I thought that way for a while, and didn't quite get the fascination. Wh...

The Summer Games Done Quick 2018 schedule is up and I can't wait to live vicariously through someone who's way better at Celeste than I am. There's a huge list of games, but at a glance, I know I'll also want to make time to catch the 3v3 b...

There were many amazing runs on last week's Awesome Games Done Quick charity event, including a wild dash through Resident Evil 7 and the always-impressive Super Monkey Ball run. But for many, the highlight was Zallard1's dual-ruining of Ni...

The curtain has dropped on Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 (AGDQ). Once again speedrunners from all over the world descended upon Herndon, Virginia to play hundreds of great (and not so great) video games, in order to raise money for charity....

Awesome Games Done Quick had a phenomenal lineup of horror speedruns last night. I was fortunate enough to catch the majority of Carcinogen's Resident Evil 7 run live, and while I don't keep up with the speedrunning scene as much as I used ...

Speedrunners unite! Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) has returned, once again, to hurtle through a selection of classic and contemporary video games in the name of charity.The next seven days will see speedrunners from across the globe gathe...

The curtain fell last night on Games Done Quick's improvised, last-minute speedrun weekend, thrown together to raise money for victims of the hurricane that has swept through Houston, Texas.Harvey Relief Done Quick, named after the terrible...

Games Done Quick is doing a short weekend marathon of speed-runnning in typical GDQ fashion to raise money for those affected by the devastating Hurricane Harvey that hit Texas this week.  Harvey Relief Done Quick is kicking off w...

Starting Sunday, some of the world's most talented speedrunners will participate in Summer Games Done Quick. Over the course of seven days, they'll complete more than 120 different games, all while raising money for a charitable cause. The ...

[Update: Heck yeah, Breath of the Wild is listed for SGDQ 2017 as a bonus game.] Speedrun marathon Summer Games Done Quick has shared its game schedule for this year's event. That's not something I'd normally be super into seeing this far i...

It’s no surprise that Mighty No. 9, a game full of explosions that look like pizza, is awful. After numerous delays, terrible marketing, and a woefully underwhelming final release, the 2D platformer has become something of the gaming ...

As I made my way to my second Awesome Games Done Quick speedrun marathon, I couldn't help but smile. This is a collective of some of the most passionate participants in gaming, engrossed in a week-long 24/7 celebration of the hobby. This ev...

Just under three months to go until you have to put your backlogs on hold for a week to watch a cavalcade of insane and informative speed-runs. The next event will be held from January 8 through January 15, and with the schedule now finaliz...

I haven't kept up with this week's Summer Games Done Quick super well, but each time I remember to check in on the speedrunning-for-charity livestream, I'm enthralled, whether it's watching a player strategically fall through the Tower of ...

Oh, heck yes! Not only is it a holiday weekend, but Summer Games Done Quick starts this Sunday. Be sure to get your fun in the sun out of the way so you can watch some of this 160-hour speedrunning-for-charity live stream. It has become one...

Hot damn Summer Games Done Quick looks fun. Taking place in downtown Minneapolis from July 3 to July 10, benefiting the Doctors Without Borders charity, the schedule is now live for perusal, and it was some greats on there. In addition...

Awesome Games Done Quick 2016 just ended yesterday after a week-long stretch, bringing in over $1.2 million dollars to support the Preventing Cancer Foundation. Runners played everything from the popular Super Metroid to Grand Theft Au...

I had the chance to attend the Awesome Games Done Quick event at the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel (right near Super Smash Con), and in addition to all of the great runs so far, it's been one of my favorite industry events in ...

Spelunky has become one of the more popular speedrunning titles recently, and for good reason. This week AGDQ took it on as a part of their festivities, and this particular "all shortcuts + Olmec relay" run by BumCommando is definitel...

Some of my favorite video games as a kid were based on Disney properties. You didn't even need to like the source material to appreciate them -- they were just plain good games. Tough, too. Back then, a typical rental often wouldn't cut it....