Press release

Awesome Games Done Quick 2024 Returns In-Person January 14-21 In Pittsburgh

The annual charity speedrunning event, which was held online this year, will be at the Pittsburgh Wyndham in 2024

August 30, 2023 – Today, Games Done Quick announced that its annual Awesome Games Done Quick event is returning to an in-person format January 14-21, 2024 at the Wyndham Hotel and Resorts in downtown Pittsburgh. The speedrunning marathon will run for 24 hours a day broadcast on the official Games Done Quick Twitch channel and will include remote runs from participants who are unable to travel.

AGDQ 2024 will be held in support of Prevent Cancer Foundation, dedicated to cancer prevention and early detection. Viewers can donate directly to the charity during the event on the Games Done Quick website.

 

AGDQ is the start of GDQ's events calendar, which also includes Summer Games Done Quick and Frame Fatales events. Expert players from around the world highlight their skills by beating games as quickly as possible – often taking minutes to run through video games that might ordinarily require dozens of hours to complete. In turn, viewers share donations in a raucous livestream, the proceeds of which are given directly to the event's charity partner.

 

GDQ is accepting speedrun submissions for AGDQ 2024 from September 1-10. For more information, visit gamesdonequick.com.

 

About Games Done Quick

Games Done Quick is a series of charity video game marathons. These events feature high-level gameplay by speedrunners raising money for charity. Games Done Quick has teamed up with several charities in its 13-year history, including Doctors Without Borders and Prevent Cancer Foundation. To date, Games Done Quick has raised over $46.3 million for charity. For more information, please visit gamesdonequick.com.

 

About Prevent Cancer Foundation®

The Prevent Cancer Foundation® is celebrating 38 years as the only U.S. nonprofit organization focused solely on saving lives across all populations through cancer prevention and early detection.  Through research, education, outreach and advocacy, we have helped countless people avoid a cancer diagnosis or detect their cancer early enough to be successfully treated.   

 

The Foundation is rising to meet the challenge of reducing cancer deaths by 40% by 2035. To achieve this, we are committed to investing $20 million for innovative technologies to detect cancer early and advance multi-cancer screening, $10 million to expand cancer screening and vaccination access to medically underserved communities, and $10 million to educate the public about screening and vaccination options. 

 

For more information, please visit www.preventcancer.org.

 

Media Contact:

Lizzie Killian

gamesdonequick@fiftycc.net 

 

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