A Wrap Up of Summer Games Done Quick 2026

SGDQ 2026 Photo by Wes “Fish” Chan An Intro Stop me if you’ve heard this before… This past week, July 5th-11th, 2026, I was in attendance for, and a part of Summer Games Done Quick, the Summer event for the video game speedrunning charity event org known as Games Done Quick. This was my second time attending and participating, having made my debut as a Host at Awesome Games Done Quick in Pittsburgh back in January of this year. The host acts the person who reads donation messages, plugs upcoming incentives — where by if we raise x amount of money, we’ll add on to an upcoming run, like playing a bonus round or raising the game difficulty — and talks up the charity (Doctors Without Borders), reads ad copy, and promotes upcoming runs between the runs. After debuting in the middle of the night the first time, having roughly 2-6am slots both nights, I was given a vote of confidence, not only being able to… Act as a Host Buddy on Monday night, seconding a first-timer host and helping them…