Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) 2025 has officially fired the starting gun, meaning dozens of speedruns, goofs, and charity drives are coming down the highway to a VoD near you.
In case you're unfamiliar, GDQ is a charity speedrunning event where streamers get together in a convention centre—this time, in Minneapolis—to livestream days upon days of speedruns on Twitch. It's a mixture of impressive technical prowess and extensive bits. For instance, last year, a dog called Peanut Butter successfully beat a game of Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball.
As a noted Sekiro enjoyer, I'm already having a good time watching Mitchriz's run of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice—a particularly impressive gauntlet because it's all bosses, all minibosses, glitchless. Just good, clean play throughout.
It's easy to feel pessimistic about our hobby, especially with the absolute nightmare the gaming industry's been these past couple of years—but GDQ never fails to bring a smile to my face. It's a nice reminder that videogames can be a force for good, especially when you're hustlin' through them in front of a live audience.
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