ISLAMABAD: Games Done Quick’s all-women summer speedrunning event Flame Fatales has concluded after a week of femme runners blazing through a lineup of over 60 games, raising more than $110,835 for Malala Fund, the charity video game platform said on Monday.
Games Done Quick is a series of video game marathons that feature high-level gameplay by speedrunners raising money for charity. Since 2010, GDQ has partnered with some of the world’s most impactful charities, including AbleGamers, Doctors Without Borders, Organization for Autism Research, and Prevent Cancer Foundation. To date, GDQ events have raised more than $46.3 million.
“Flame Fatales 2023 benefited Malala Fund, a non–profit that works to secure free, safe, and quality education for girls around the world, especially in regions where many girls miss out on secondary education,” GDQ said in a statement on Monday.
This year included exciting runs from games like Stardew Valley, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Final Fantasy X, Octopath Traveler II, Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, a three-player run of PlateUp!, and Resident Evil Village. Fans can catch videos of all this week’s runs on Games Done Quick’s official YouTube channel.
Frost Fatales returns March 3-10, 2024 with another week of speedrunning.
Malala Fund advocates for resources and policy changes needed to give all girls a secondary education, invests in local education activists and amplifies the voices of girls fighting for change.
