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Summer Games Done Quick Returns In July, Full Schedule Released

Games Done Quick (GDQ) has announced its full schedule for the upcoming Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ). Taking place from July 5-11 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, SGDQ will raise money for Doctors Without Borders.

Doctors Without Borders is an organization that provides medical assistance to those in areas suffering from disease outbreaks, conflicts, and other disasters. Last year, SGDQ raised $2.4 million for Doctors Without Borders.

The full schedule is available via the GDQ website, but the organizers have released some of the highlighted runs happening this year.

  • Super Mario 64 – GDQ’s first-ever 120 Star TAS (tool assisted) run.
  • Total Nuclear Annihilation – Runner Ryan McSquid will be doing a Total Nuclear Annihilation pinball run, all while explaining his advanced techniques.
  • NES Tetris Tournament Finals – The finals hit the mainstage! Online qualifiers will be live on GDQ Hotfix in June, with a last chance qualifier for attendees on-site.
  • Balatro – Runner adef will attempt to reach a score in Balatro so high it breaks the game.
  • Gordon & Daxter – A one-of-a-kind hybrid run where Half-Life 1 movement is imported into Jak & Daxter.

Other games featured during this year’s event include I Am Your Beast, The Evil Within 2, PEAK, StarCraft, 20XX, Slay the Spire 2, and dozens more. The speedrunning showcase will air on Twitch and YouTube.

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