Games Done Quick has grown beyond its two biannual mainline marathons. In addition to its regular Hotfix shows, Games Done Quick has expanded to include two week-long Fatales marathons, a weekend TwitchCon marathon, and celebrations of Black speedrunners with Black in a Flash.
This weekend, for the first time, GDQ will be looking out for its LGBTQIA+ community with Games Done Queer, a weekend marathon celebrating queer runners across the gaming space. To learn more, I spoke with Rae “Raeclun” Brusky prior to the start of this weekend event.
Brusky discussed the formation of the Games Done Queer event, what led to its creation, the collaboration with Lambda Legal, and the crucial timing of this marathon weekend. He also highlighted some of the runs to watch over the next few days and shared the excitement surrounding the weekend’s final run, which spotlights the Kaizo Mario community.
Games Done Quick is coming off some exciting marathon wins. Most recently, the team attended TwitchCon for Games Done Quick Express and raised $31,076 for World Central Kitchen. Prior to that, the women and femmes of GDQ held Flame Fatales and raised $151,336 for the Malala Fund.
Of course, the mainline GDQ marathon events continue to make a significant impact, with Summer Games Done Quick 2025 raising over $2.4 million for Doctors Without Borders.
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