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GDQ founder steps down after 13 years and more than $41 million raisedMike Uyama started the speedrunning event in his mother’s basement
Mike Uyama started the speedrunning event in his mother’s basement
The founder of speedrunning institution Games Done Quick is heading off to find new horizons following more than a decade of helping organise epic runs for charity. GDQannouncedthat Mike Uyama will leave the organisation whenAwesome Games Done Quick2023, which began on January 8th, concludes. Uyama’s replacement as owner and managing director of GDQ is Matt Merkle, the organisation’s current director of operations.
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“Since I started Games Done Quick, I’ve seen it grow from a small volunteer effort to the thriving organization that it is today,” Uyama said. “I would not have been able to do it without the help of Matt Merkle and the growth of GDQ would not have been possible without the help of the speedrunning community, which has grown both in size and diversity over the years.” Uyama isn’t sure what he’s moving on to do next, but did mention he’s planning to take a holiday first.
This year’s AGDQ is once again being held as a digital-only event. Today sees an Any% run ofVampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlinesand a New Game Plus run ofYakuza Kiwamibut, as Inotedwhen the schedule was revealed back in November, other PC runs during the week include aPowerWash Simulatorno-soap run on January 13th and a bonus Any% run of catpunk adventure Stray lined up for January 12th. You can read the full speedrunning schedule for AGDQ 2023here.
Awesome Games Done Quick is running all this week in aid of the Prevent Cancer, and ends on Sunday, January 15th. You can tune in on Games Done Quick’sTwitch channel,YouTube, andtheir site.
