Speedrunning
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Shack Chat: What's your favorite video game to watch speedrunners play?
Shacknews staff members discuss their favorite video games to watch speedrunners play, highlighting titles like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Metroid Fusion, Halo 2, and Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver. They appreciate the skill, strategy, and unique challenges presented by speedrunning various games, including randomizer and glitchless categories.
Summer Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 7 here
Summer Games Done Quick 2026 is concluding its final day in Minneapolis, Minnesota, raising funds for Doctors Without Borders. The event has already surpassed $1.3 million, with the final day's schedule featuring speedruns of various games including MOUSE: P.I. For Hire, Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Summer Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 6 here
Summer Games Done Quick 2026 is featuring a packed Day 6 schedule with speedruns of games like Saros, Slay the Spire 2, Balatro, Super Mario Maker 2, Resident Evil Requiem, and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. The event is raising money for Doctors Without Borders in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has already surpassed $987,000.
ISK Challenge: Anta A Void Hope-utmaningarna!
The Indiespelklubben is hosting a challenge for the game A Void Hope, where participants can win a t-shirt by sharing their favorite reference in the game or by beating the current speedrun world record. The challenge is open to everyone, but only club members are eligible to win the prize.
Summer Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 5 here
Summer Games Done Quick 2026 is underway in Minneapolis, Minnesota, raising money for Doctors Without Borders. Day 5 features a packed schedule of speedruns, including notable runs for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Nintendo Switch, Elden Ring co-op, and Metroid Dread. The event has already raised over $670,000.
Summer Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 4 here
Summer Games Done Quick 2026 is underway in Minneapolis, Minnesota, raising money for Doctors Without Borders. Day 4 features a diverse schedule of speedruns across various platforms, including PC, Nintendo Switch, and retro consoles. The event has already raised over $485,000.
Say My Name: What it takes to make it to the Games Done Quick stage
The article details the author's experience preparing for and participating in an AGDQ speedrunning event, highlighting the challenges of performing a difficult kaizo ROM hack while navigating personal identity and community dynamics. It touches on the author's journey as a transgender woman in the speedrunning community, the harassment faced, and the eventual acceptance and support found.
Summer Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 3 here
Summer Games Done Quick 2026 is underway in Minneapolis, Minnesota, raising funds for Doctors Without Borders. The event features speedruns of various games, including highlights like "Hollow Knight: Silksong" and "Pragmata." The marathon continues through Saturday, July 11, with schedules available on the Games Done Quick website.
Summer Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 2 here
Summer Games Done Quick 2026 is underway in Minneapolis, Minnesota, raising money for Doctors Without Borders. The event features speedrunners tackling various games, with a detailed schedule provided for Day 2, including titles like Dragon Quest 11, Super Mario Odyssey, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart across multiple platforms.
One of my favourite weeks of the year is here: Summer Games Done Quick 2026 begins and anyone with a passing interest in games should dip in
Summer Games Done Quick 2026, a week-long speedrunning event featuring at least 69 games, runs from July 5th to July 12th. The event, which benefits Doctors Without Borders, will showcase speedruns of titles including Elden Ring, Super Mario Odyssey, and Hollow Knight: Silksong, with developer Andrew Shouldice attending for a Tunic run. Streams are available on Twitch and YouTube.
Summer Games Done Quick 2026: Watch Day 1 here
Summer Games Done Quick 2026 is underway in Minneapolis, Minnesota, raising money for Doctors Without Borders. The week-long speedrunning marathon features a variety of games, including Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Kirby Air Ride, and Absolum, with schedules available for viewers on Twitch and YouTube.
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Summer Games Done Quick 2026 will be a "pay what you want" event where proceeds go to charity. The announcement was made on Humble, with Blue's News potentially receiving a commission on sales.
How to watch Summer Games Done Quick 2026
The Summer Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon is scheduled to begin on July 5th. This event will feature a week of speedruns from various games.
Super Mario 64 speedrunning sees its "first 16 star world record in over 3 years" by the same unstoppable player behind the last record – and every other major N64 category
Speedrunner Suigi has set a new world record for Super Mario 64's 16-star category with a time of 14 minutes and 32 seconds, beating his own previous record set over three years ago. Suigi is a dominant force in the Super Mario 64 speedrunning community, holding top times in all major categories on the Nintendo 64.
Summer Games Done Quick 2026 Returns this Sunday
Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) 2026, a week-long speedrunning marathon, will take place from July 5-11 in Minneapolis, benefiting Doctors Without Borders. The event will feature speedruns of various games, including Super Mario 64, Half-Life, and Balatro, and will be streamed live on Twitch and YouTube. Viewers can donate to Doctors Without Borders throughout the marathon.
Games Done Quick Announces Flame Fatales 2026 Schedule
Games Done Quick's Frame Fatales community has announced the schedule for its summer speedrunning event, Flame Fatales 2026, which will benefit the Malala Fund. The event, running from September 13-19, will feature speedruns of games including Mass Effect 3, Slay the Spire II, and Control, with a special VR run of Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot on Meta Quest 3. Frame Fatales has raised over $1 million for charity since 2019.
Evening Reading - June 26, 2026
This edition of Evening Reading covers news and deals from June 26, 2026, including updates on Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight. It also notes a decrease in PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X sales in the US for May and highlights weekend download deals for Nintendo Switch and PC.
Evening Reading - June 19, 2026
Shacknews is observing Juneteenth and will return on Monday, with their next Evening Reading on June 22. The site highlights their Shackmaps feature for game maps, weekend download deals for PC and consoles, and upcoming Games Done Quick events. The article also mentions a new LEGO Batman game and a video game music feature.
Quiz: Ägg och nuggets i PaperKlay
Player Bebolicious has set a new speedrun record for the indie game PaperKlay, completing the first world in an impressive 6 minutes and 11 seconds. The article also mentions Hazelight Studios winning a government export award and highlights the ongoing Steam Next Fest.
Bebolicious vinner PaperKlays-speedrun
Bebolicious has won the PaperKlay speedrun, completing the game's first world in 6 minutes and 11 seconds. The article also touches on other gaming news including a potential Witcher game, updates for Assassin's Creed Shadows, and rumors about Ninja Theory's future.
