{"id":597969,"date":"2023-01-16T05:50:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/awesome-games-done-quick-2023-raises-2-6-million-for-charity\/"},"modified":"2023-01-16T05:50:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:50:39","slug":"awesome-games-done-quick-2023-raises-2-6-million-for-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/16\/awesome-games-done-quick-2023-raises-2-6-million-for-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 raises $2.6 million for charity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With its first event of 2023 in the books, GDQ\u2019s Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) has raised more than $2.6 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation<\/ins><\/a>. Following more than a week of some of the world\u2019s best speedrunners showing off their skills, AGDQ 2023 saw 21,527<\/ins><\/a> donors give an average of $66.35. While the event fell short of the record-breaking $3.4 million<\/ins><\/a> AGDQ 2022 collected for charity almost exactly a year ago, AGDQ 2023 saw one $100,000 donation. In one of the marathon\u2019s more memorable moments, one also player set a new world record in <\/ins>Super Mario Galaxy 2<\/ins><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the third year in a row, AGDQ took place entirely online. The event was initially scheduled to take place in Flordia in front of a live audience. However, organizers eventually decided against that plan due to the state\u2019s COVID-19 policies and \u201cincreased aggression towards LGBTQ+ individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n

AGDQ 2023 also marked the final event for Games Done Quick founder Mike Uyama. \u201cI realized that I need to take care of my health and kind of focus on different activities,\u201d he told <\/ins>The Verge<\/ins><\/em><\/a> before the start of this month\u2019s marathon. During Uyama’s 13 years at GDQ, the organization raised more than $41 million for charity. Pretty good for an event that started in a basement. You can watch all the speedruns from AGDQ 2023 on GDQ\u2019s YouTube channel<\/ins><\/a>. The organization\u2019s next major event will take place in the spring when Summer Games Done Quick kicks off on May 28th. Last year, the event raised more than $3 million for Doctors Without Borders<\/ins><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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