With its first event of 2023 on the books, GDQ’s Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) has raised more than $2.6 million for the . After more than a week of some of the best sprinters in the world showing off their skills, AGDQ 2023 donors give an average of $66.35. While the event fell short of the AGDQ 2022 raised for charity almost exactly one year ago, AGDQ 2023 saw a donation of $100,000. In one of the most memorable moments of the marathon, a fellow player scored a .
For the third year in a row, AGDQ was held entirely online. Initially, the event was scheduled to take place in Flordia in front of a live audience. However, the organizers ultimately decided against that plan due to the state’s COVID-19 policies and “increased aggression towards LGBTQ+ people.”
AGDQ 2023 also marked the final event for Games Done Quick founder Mike Uyama. “I realized that I need to take care of my health and focus on different activities,” he said. before the start of the marathon this month. 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 see all the speedruns of AGDQ 2023 at . The organization’s next big event will take place in the spring when the Summer Games Done Quick kicks off on May 28. Last year, the event raised over .
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