It always sneaks up on you: Games Done Quick is about to host another weeklong marathon starting tomorrow. Though GDQ hosts smaller events throughout the year, there are two big ones: Awesome Games Done Quick in January, and Summer Games Done Quick in June/July depending on the calendar. They are charity events — one raises money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation and the other raises money for Doctors Without Borders.
The goal of each video game playthrough in GDQ is to get through the game as fast as possible, using whatever cheats and glitches one can exploit. Some of the best speedrunners in the world compete in these marathons and it’s always entertaining to watch. Until 2020 the event was held from a hotel ballroom, but it shouldn’t surprise you to hear AGDQ 2022 will be hosted mostly from speedrunners’ homes. At this point we don’t know if the event will ever go back to ballrooms.
As for the games that will be torn apart this time, in the first day alone you can expect...
