Summer Games Done Quick 2020 has joined the growing list of gaming events that are being postponed due to the coronavirus. However, we'll be getting an extra event called "Corona Relief Done Quick" in a few weeks to help combat this global pandemic.
The delay for this annual speedrunning event is forcing some unprecedented changes to its submission system. If you've submitted a game or volunteered for the event, you're going to have it to do it all over again since the dates have changed. Attendee registration has also had its window shifted due to the event's new dates.
Aside from the postponement, GDQ will be running Corona Relief Done Quick, a one-off event taking place next month. 100% of the donations made during this event will go to Direct Relief, a humanitarian organization that helps people who are affected by poverty or emergencies.
When Are the New Summer Games Done Quick 2020 Dates?
Here are the dates you need to know for Summer Games Done Quick 2020:
- SGDQ 2020 will now take place from August 16–23, 2020, in Bloomington, MN.
- Attendee registration will run from July 7–20, 2020.
- Game submissions will be accepted from April 29–May 9, 2020.
- Volunteer applications will be accepted from April 29–May 9, 2020.
When is Corona Relief Done Quick?
If you'd like to participate in Corona Relief Done Quick, you're on a much shorter timetable than Summer Games Done Quick 2020. Game submissions are open from now until April 2, 2020; that means you have less than a week to get your submission in. (Submissions to this event will not affect submissions made to SDGQ 2020.)
You'll be able to watch Corona Relief Done Quick on https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick on April 17–19, 2020. You can read all of the fine details about SDGQ 2020's postponement and CRDQ at the organization's announcement.
Read more about how the COVID-19 novel coronavirus is affecting the gaming world at our Coronavirus Gaming Convention Cancellations and Game Delays Hub.
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