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Awesome Games Done Quick sees incredible growth as charitable speedrunners outpace cancer

  • Posted byby Mike Minotti
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When you can beat Ocarina of Time in less than 30 minutes, what’s cancer?

Awesome Games Done Quick is an event where speedrunners — players who try to beat games as quickly as possible — stream their playthroughs live via Twitch while taking donations for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. As you can see in the chart above, they pulled in an incredible $1.58 million in January.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.