Speedrunning Community and AGDQ/SGDQ Movements (2000–present)

1. Speedrunning communities organize early charity marathons

   Nov 1, 2007Labels: LoadingReadyRun, TheSpeedGamers

   • GDQ Wiki
   • LRR DBFH

2. Classic Games Done Quick launches at MAGFest

   Jan 1, 2010Labels: Classic Games, MAGFest

   • NWR News
   • GDQ Wiki

3. First Awesome Games Done Quick expands scope

   Jan 6, 2011Labels: Awesome Games, Prevent Cancer

   • GDQ Wiki
   • Justia TM

4. Japan Relief Done Quick responds to disaster

   Apr 1, 2011Labels: Japan Relief

   • SDA Page
   • GDQ Wiki

5. First Summer Games Done Quick establishes yearly pair

   Aug 4, 2011Labels: Summer Games, Organization for

   • GDQ Tracker
   • GDQ Wiki

6. AGDQ 2014 surpasses one million dollars

   Jan 5, 2014Labels: AGDQ 2014

   • GDQ Tracker
   • ESL Report

7. Games Done Quick, LLC formalizes event operations

   Jan 1, 2015Labels: Games Done

   • GDQ Wiki
   • Justia TM

8. AGDQ 2017 becomes first two-million-dollar AGDQ

   Jan 8, 2017Labels: AGDQ 2017

   • GDQ Wiki
   • FR Wiki

9. GDQ Express debuts at TwitchCon

   Oct 26, 2018Labels: GDQx, TwitchCon

   • TASVideos
   • Kotaku

10. SGDQ 2019 becomes first three-million-dollar GDQ

    Jun 23, 2019Labels: SGDQ 2019

    • GDQ Tracker
    • Shacknews

11. AGDQ 2020 sets new peak for Prevent Cancer Foundation

    Jan 5, 2020Labels: AGDQ 2020, Prevent Cancer

    • GDQ Tracker
    • Dot Esports

12. SGDQ 2020 shifts online due to COVID-19

    Aug 16, 2020Labels: SGDQ 2020

    • DigitalTrends
    • GDQ Wiki

13. AGDQ 2022 Online reaches record-setting total

    Jan 9, 2022Labels: AGDQ 2022

    • GDQ Tracker
    • GDQ Wiki

14. SGDQ 2022 returns to in-person events

    Jun 26, 2022Labels: SGDQ 2022

    • Destructoid
    • GDQ Tracker

15. AGDQ 2026 adds YouTube simulcast and nears $60M lifetime

    Jan 11, 2026Labels: AGDQ 2026, YouTube

    • GDQ Tracker
    • PreventCancer
    • GDQ Wiki