Games Done Quick raises over $2.4 million for Prevent Cancer Foundation at annual gaming marathon
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Alexandria, Va. – In the early hours of Sunday morning, January 11, the speedrunning community achieved a monumental feat—a fundraising total of more than $2.4 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation® at the conclusion of Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ).
Organized by Games Done Quick, AGDQ convenes all-star gamers from around the world to speedrun—play as fast as possible—their favorite games during a week-long, livestreamed video game marathon. In addition to gamers gathered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, tens of thousands tuned in from across the U.S. and around the world to watch the “best of the best” take on their favorite games. All games were played live beginning on January 4 until the event’s late-night conclusion on January 11.
As viewers tuned in to the official Games Done Quick Twitch and YouTube streams, the gaming community showed their support for cancer prevention and early detection with more than 34,000 donations to the Prevent Cancer Foundation throughout the week.
Games played this year ranged from fan-favorite classics such as Super Metroid and Pokémon Emerald, newer releases like Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Silent Hill f, and, in a GDQ first, a 70-player Super Mario 64 relay.
Another highlight of this year’s event included the return of a week-long “wellness quest” hosted by the Foundation. Throughout the week, participants completed different wellness challenges promoting healthy behaviors and lifestyle choices.
2026 marks 15 years of partnership between the Prevent Cancer Foundation and Games Done Quick, who has now raised nearly $30 million for the Foundation. AGDQ dollars have enabled the funding of new research, innovative technologies, cancer prevention and early detection education and outreach, and community grants—both in the U.S. and abroad.
“Year after year, Awesome Games Done Quick plays a major role in enabling progress across cancer prevention and early detection education, research, resources and more,” said Jody Hoyos, CEO of the Prevent Cancer Foundation. “Prevention and early detection efforts are chronically underfunded, so their commitment could not be more important—or more appreciated.”
प्रिवेंट कैंसर फाउंडेशन पर AGDQ के प्रभाव के बारे में अधिक जानने के लिए, यहां जाएं Preventcancer.org/agdq.
Thank you to the 2026 AGDQ sponsors:
- The Yetee
- Fangamer
- Humble Bundle
- LabX
- Continues Arcade
- Good Games Group
- No Brakes Games
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प्रिवेंट कैंसर फाउंडेशन® के बारे में
The Prevent Cancer Foundation® is the only U.S.-based nonprofit organization solely dedicated to cancer prevention and early detection. Through research, education, outreach and advocacy, we have helped countless people avoid a cancer diagnosis or detect their cancer early enough to be successfully treated. We are driven by a vision of a world where cancer is preventable, detectable and beatable for all.
फाउंडेशन 2035 तक कैंसर से होने वाली मौतों को 40% तक कम करने की चुनौती का सामना करने के लिए आगे आ रहा है। इसे प्राप्त करने के लिए, हम कैंसर का शीघ्र पता लगाने और बहु-कैंसर जांच को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए नवीन प्रौद्योगिकियों के लिए $20 मिलियन का निवेश करने, चिकित्सा की दृष्टि से वंचित समुदायों तक कैंसर जांच और टीकाकरण की पहुंच बढ़ाने के लिए $10 मिलियन का निवेश करने, तथा जांच और टीकाकरण विकल्पों के बारे में जनता को शिक्षित करने के लिए $10 मिलियन का निवेश करने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध हैं।
और अधिक जानकारी के लिए कृपया विजिट करें www.preventcancer.org.