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The light in the storm<\/h2>

Against all of the odds, and despite all of the hurdles 2020 has put in place, the annual Summer Games Done Quick<\/a> speedrun marathon has delivered once again. As the curtain fell on this year’s event, SGDQ 2020 succeeded in raising an amazing $2.3 million USD for charity.<\/p>

Typically held every August at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel in Minnesota, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced the GDQ team to move their annual summer extravaganza to an online-only format, with an army of speedrunners showcasing their skills from the comfort and safety of their own homes.<\/p>

As a week of awesome gaming action closed with a five-hour speedrun of Nintendo’s Pokemon Shield<\/em>, a grand total of $2,309,530 had been raised by a home audience watching along on Twitch. The money raised will be donated directly to international charity Medecins Sans Frontieres<\/a>, a global network of medical professionals who provide relief, medicine and care wherever it is needed worldwide, regardless of race, creed or political persuasion.<\/p>

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The week saw engaging playthroughs of modern titles such as Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last of Us, Demon’s Souls<\/em>, and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night,<\/em> alongside classics Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Doom 64, Super Metroid<\/em>, and Elevator Action Returns.<\/em> If you missed the action, don’t fret, as all of the week’s runs are now bookmarked over on the GDQ VOD website.<\/a><\/p>

Once again the gaming community has succeeded in coming together, even under the most frustrating and oppressive of circumstances, to celebrate the medium of video games while raising a staggering amount of money for those who need it most. It makes you proud. Congratulations to the GDQ crew, the streamers, and the donors for contributing to a great event and keeping hope and hearts beating during this exceptionally difficult year.<\/p>

The next Awesome Games Done Quick event is scheduled for January 2021. An all-women’s speedrunning event – Frame Fatales’ Fleet Fatales<\/a> – will take place in 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