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Newsweek
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Week-long Video Game Speedrunning Stream Raises Millions for Charity
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Every year, two massive speedrunning events take place, with Awesome Games Done Quick typically being held in the Winter, and Summer Games Done Quick being held in the Summer. The latter took place last week, and it was a rousing success, raising millions of dollars for charity. Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) took place from July 6 to July 13, 2025, with a week-long, 24-hour a day stream featuring a host of popular speedrunners playing dozens of games with viewers encouraged to donate to support Doctors Without Borders. It was a wildly successful event, too, with viewers donating a massive $2,436,614 to the charity throughout the week. Speedrunner Shayy playing Deltarune in the finale of Summer Games Done Quick 2025. Speedrunner Shayy playing Deltarune in the finale of Summer Games Done Quick 2025. Games Done Quick Speedrunning is a competitive type of gameplay that sees players trying to complete a video game as fast as they possibly can. Typically, these players – called speedrunners or runners – will stream their attempts to viewers on Twitch and YouTube, acting as both a form of entertainment for the viewers and as a publicly verifiable record of the attempt for the runner. 🏁TIME🏁#SGDQ2025 has raised a total amount of $2,436,614 for @MSF_USA! Thank you to everyone who made this marathon possible, and to all of you for your amazing generosity & support. 💙 See you at #AGDQ2026!!! — Games Done Quick @ #SGDQ2025 (@GamesDoneQuick) July 13, 2025 Hundreds of games and runners were on display during SGDQ, with popular fan favorites like Sonic the Hedgehog, The Legend of Zelda, and Super Mario Bros mixed in with more obscure games like Sega Marine Fishing. The event was capped off with a glitchless run of Deltarune, the latest game from Toby Fox, creator of Undertale, which had multiple "bid wars" in which viewers could donate money to a specific choice that can be made by the runner in the game. While the almost $2.5 million raised during this year's stream is certainly admirable, it's far from the biggest success story in Games Done Quick history. 2022's SGDQ brought in over $3 million, while 2022's AGDQ raised $3.44 million dollars for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. To date, the event has raised over $55 million for charity, most of which has gone to Doctors Without Borders, the primary recipient for SGDQ, and Prevent Cancer Foundation, the primary recipient for AGDQ. Games Done Quick has also held a series of smaller marathon events for other charities, such as Direct Relief, the National Women's Law Center, and The Trevor Project, among many others.
Engadget
02-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Engadget
How to watch Summer Games Done Quick 2025
In a mad, mad world, speedruns for charity can be a calm oasis. Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) has your fix with the 2025 edition of the marathon. You can tune in starting on Sunday, July 6. As usual, the lineup includes loads of fun games and bonkers challenges. It's fitting that this year's lineup includes a Switch 2 game. On the event's last day, the speedrunner Peas will take on Mario Kart World on the new console. Perhaps to commemorate the new console's launch, Nintendo is everywhere at this event. There are three Zelda games on tap: Majora's Mask , Phantom Hourglass and Link's Awakening . The company's plumber mascot is peppered all over the place, too. You'll find Mario Kart: Super Circuit , Super Mario Odyssey , Mario Paint and the Super Mario World hack, Sayonara Mario World 2 . (Not done yet!) There's also Super Mario Maker 2 , Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario 64 . There's plenty of non-Nintendo stuff, too. The week kicks off with an "All Emeralds Glitched" run of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 . One of Engadget's all-time favorites, Balatro , has a run scheduled on July 11. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle makes an appearance. And two speedrunning legends will try to beat Cuphead during an allotted 35 minutes. (Say what??!) Anyone who can finish that bloodbath in less than that should be named the leader of the free world. Andy "j0kerr" Sturm / Games Done Quick The event will raise funds for Doctors Without Borders. The humanitarian nonprofit has a legion of nearly 63,000 medical personnel. It offers medical and humanitarian care in over 70 countries. Last summer's event raised $2.5 million. To date, Games Done Quick events have raised over $50 million for charity. SGDQ 2025 runs from July 6 to 13. If you're in or near Minneapolis, you can register to attend in person. Otherwise, you can stream the festivities on the SGDQ Twitch channel, which is also embedded below. This embedded content is not available in your region.
