{"id":2039828,"date":"2026-07-12T16:24:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T13:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2039828"},"modified":"2026-07-12T16:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T13:24:43","slug":"summer-games-done-quick-2026-raises-another-2-4-million-for-doctors-without-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2039828","title":{"rendered":"Summer Games Done Quick 2026 raises another $2.4 million for Doctors Without Borders"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Summer Games Done Quick 2026 raises another $2.4 million for Doctors Without Borders<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Standout runs included Kirby Air Riders, Balatro, and Resident Evil: Requiem.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Kirby-Air-Raiders_Kirby_main.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Kirby Air Riders - Kirby on purple screenshot background\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Kirby-Air-Raiders_Kirby_main.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/Nintendo<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-12T16:24:43+00:00\">July 12, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sgdq-2026-raises-24-m?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"7834ee6e-98c1-42c5-9a2c-42c86137c935\" data-name=\"Balatro\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Balatro\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Balatro\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Balatro\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Balatro\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Balatro\" title=\"Follow Balatro\"><br \/>\n  Follow Balatro<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) 2026 has finished up raising another $2.4 million (\u00a31.8m) for Doctors Without Borders\/M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res.<\/p>\n<p>The annual speedrunning marathon, held in Minneapolis this week, welcomed around 2500 in-person attendees, as well as thousands via its livestreams.<\/p>\n<p>All donations go directly to Doctors Without Borders, &#8220;providing life-saving medical care to those in need worldwide&#8221;. A short documentary detailing the organisation&#8217;s work supporting the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was shared with attendees, which you can see below:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Documentary: &quot;Return to Gaza\u201d A Short Video From MSF\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zmr6TIR4UmE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Zmr6TIR4UmE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Documentary: &#8220;Return to Gaza\u201d A Short Video From MSF<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Documentary: &#8220;Return to Gaza\u201d A Short Video From MSF.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zmr6TIR4UmE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the speedrunners themselves joined &#8220;a week full of zany, unexpected, and joyful moments&#8221;, including Bluekandy&#8217;s world record-breaking run of Kirby Air Riders, a Balatro run that beat all odds, and impromptu beatboxing during the Resident Evil: Requiem run, SGDQ also hosted panels, community rooms for board games and music, a &#8220;bustling vendor&#8217;s alley with video game-inspired artwork&#8221;, and booths where attendees could demo games, w<\/p>\n<p>All run are archived on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@gamesdonequick\">Games Done Quick YouTube channel<\/a>, so head on over if you&#8217;d like to see more.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2010, Games Done Quick has collectively raised more than $62 million for charities worldwide, including Malala Fund and Organization for Autism Research. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/summer-games-done-quick-2025-raises-18m-for-doctors-without-borders\">Summer Games Done Quick 2025 closed raising $2,436,614<\/a> &#8211; \u00a31.8m &#8211; for Doctors Without Borders\/M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/awesome-games-done-quick-2026-closes-with-18m-raised-for-prevent-cancer-foundation-and-a-70-player-relay-in-super-mario-64-replay\">Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 raised $2.44 million (\u00a31.8m)<\/a> for Prevent Cancer Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t stress enough how much of a good time these twice-annual shows are,&#8221; Dom wrote in their feature about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/summer-games-done-quick-2026-schedule\">fantastic SGDQ program<\/a>. &#8220;If you fall in love with what you see here, why not check out the other, more regular programming GDQ hosts on its channels? You can also check out <a href=\"https:\/\/esamarathon.com\/\">the ESA (European Speedrunner Assembly)<\/a> for some more local flavour, if you&#8217;re interested.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) 2026 has finished up raising another $2.4 million (\u00a31.8m) for Doctors Without Borders\/M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res.<\/p>\n<p>The annual speedrunning marathon, held in Minneapolis this week, welcomed around 2500 in-person attendees, as well as thousands via its livestreams.<\/p>\n<p>All donations go directly to Doctors Without Borders, &#8220;providing life-saving medical care to those in need worldwide&#8221;. A short documentary detailing the organisation&#8217;s work supporting the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was shared with attendees, which you can see below:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Documentary: &quot;Return to Gaza\u201d A Short Video From MSF\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zmr6TIR4UmE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Zmr6TIR4UmE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Documentary: &#8220;Return to Gaza\u201d A Short Video From MSF<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Documentary: &#8220;Return to Gaza\u201d A Short Video From MSF.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zmr6TIR4UmE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the speedrunners themselves joined &#8220;a week full of zany, unexpected, and joyful moments&#8221;, including Bluekandy&#8217;s world record-breaking run of Kirby Air Riders, a Balatro run that beat all odds, and impromptu beatboxing during the Resident Evil: Requiem run, SGDQ also hosted panels, community rooms for board games and music, a &#8220;bustling vendor&#8217;s alley with video game-inspired artwork&#8221;, and booths where attendees could demo games, w<\/p>\n<p>All run are archived on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@gamesdonequick\">Games Done Quick YouTube channel<\/a>, so head on over if you&#8217;d like to see more.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2010, Games Done Quick has collectively raised more than $62 million for charities worldwide, including Malala Fund and Organization for Autism Research. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/summer-games-done-quick-2025-raises-18m-for-doctors-without-borders\">Summer Games Done Quick 2025 closed raising $2,436,614<\/a> &#8211; \u00a31.8m &#8211; for Doctors Without Borders\/M\u00e9decins Sans Fronti\u00e8res, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/awesome-games-done-quick-2026-closes-with-18m-raised-for-prevent-cancer-foundation-and-a-70-player-relay-in-super-mario-64-replay\">Awesome Games Done Quick 2026 raised $2.44 million (\u00a31.8m)<\/a> for Prevent Cancer Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t stress enough how much of a good time these twice-annual shows are,&#8221; Dom wrote in their feature about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/summer-games-done-quick-2026-schedule\">fantastic SGDQ program<\/a>. &#8220;If you fall in love with what you see here, why not check out the other, more regular programming GDQ hosts on its channels? You can also check out <a href=\"https:\/\/esamarathon.com\/\">the ESA (European Speedrunner Assembly)<\/a> for some more local flavour, if you&#8217;re interested.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Summer Games Done Quick 2026 raises another $2.4 million for Doctors Without Borders Standout runs included Kirby Air Riders, Balatro, and Resident Evil: Requiem. 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