And much more across the entire week
Time moves so fast now that I remain convinced Games Done Quick happens once a fortnight. True or not, it’s definitely happening this week, beginning tomorrow, Sunday January 9th, and running through until Sunday January 16th. This time, the charity speedrunning marathon features several recent games includingDeathloopandDeath’s Door, among many others.
In reality, GDQ happens just twice a year, withAwesome Games Done Quickand Summer Games Done Quick. It ain’t summer, so this is the former. You can find thefull schedule at the Games Done Quick site, and the whole event will be streamed as alwaysvia the GDQ Twitch channel.
As per the last couple of years, it’s an online-only event again due to Covid. In the past, some GDQ streams also had an in-person component, with a crowd gathered to watch the person doing the speedrunning. That live element always upped the stakes and made the streams more fun, particularly when developers of the game being run would call-in to chat. It remains excellent as an online-only event.
We’ll pick some of the best speedruns out and post them as the week progresses, but right away I’m looking forward to lots. The aforementioned Deathloop and Death’s Door happen tomorrow, there’s Webbed andPsychonauts 2on Monday, the original Hitman on Tuesday, Diddy Kong Racing on Thursday, andIt Takes Twoand Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion both happen on Friday. Saturday is then when the previously reportedblindfolded Sekiro run will take place. Bananas.
