Awesome Games Done Quick Raises New Record Amount For Charity

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If you haven’t tuned in to Awesome Games Done Quick anytime this past week, you missed out on something spectacular. A number of speedrunning gamers got together to charge through their games, all in the name of raising money for charity. And when all was said and done, they managed to raise a record amount for the Prevent Center Foundation.

The group announced that, over the course of the week, it has managed to raise $2,263,508, which beat out its previous record of $2.1 million set at a previous event. All that will go to the Prevent Cancer Foundation, and the number appears to continue to be rising, thanks to incoming donations, even after the event has come to a close.

The company noted that the donations came in from over 32,000 people, with 130 of them donating $1,000 or more.

In all, the event was host to over 150 runs, including one for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which closed out the event. The speedrunner of that managed to beat the game in just around four hours, by only completing the main quest.

Thus far, the group has managed to raise $14.5 million for charity over the past few years, and it shows no signs of slowing down, as its next event, Summer Games Done Quick 2018, is set to take place from June 24th to July 1st. We suggest you tune in, if only to see some of the best speedrunners in the business do what they do best – and for a good cause, nevertheless.

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TOXICPosted:

Such a nice thing to do for a charity. Just goes to show you even gamers can help out.

TomPosted:

Seam Always amazing to see gamers come together to raise insane amounts for charity. Throughout the entirety of December I was watching the Yogscast jingle jam and the insane amount they raised on their awesome streams each year.


its awesome to see gamers come together. always love it when twitch streamers combine together to raise stuff for charity. But awesome games did a hell of a job

DragonPosted:

This is amazing. I absolutely love the speedrunning community. So much skill involved in this!

SeamPosted:

Always amazing to see gamers come together to raise insane amounts for charity. Throughout the entirety of December I was watching the Yogscast jingle jam and the insane amount they raised on their awesome streams each year.

ziePosted:

Any amount of money raised towards a good cause, is good money. :)

samulePosted:

That is super great to hear. I had personally watched the first two days of AGDQ with my favorite run being Batman: Arhkam Asylum. They hit this outstanding milestone due to the great amount of people getting interested in speedrunning. Super great to see donation goals high and can't wait to see what they can raise in SGDQ.

ZydrinPosted:

That's a lot of money raised!

GroguPosted:

Damn, good to see that amount of money going to charity

661KingPosted:

Tuned in all week. Saw some great runs.

SilkyPosted:

wow, very large amount and more impressive the amount they've totalled over the years.


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