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Title: Games Done Quick's Back to Black event returns in February Post by: HCK on November 26, 2025, 04:05:07 pm Games Done Quick's Back to Black event returns in February
<p>Games Done Quick has wrapped up <a target="_blank" class="link" href="https://www.engadget.com/gaming/summer-games-done-quick-2025-raises-24-million-for-doctors-without-borders-182314037.html" data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1">its 2025 events[/url], but a new year of speedrunning for charity is on the horizon. The organization released the schedule for Back to Black 2026 on Tuesday. You can watch the action from February 5 to 8.</p><p>As its name suggests, the event celebrates the Black community through the joy of gaming. Organized by Black in a Flash, the event will showcase all-Black speed runs of titles ranging from popular to obscure.</p><p>There are plenty of fun runs on <a target="_blank" class="link" href="https://gamesdonequick.com/schedule/63" data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1">the schedule[/url]. Someone will take on Hades II, one of the <a target="_blank" class="link" href="https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-game-awards-2025-nominees-include-clair-obscur-hollow-knight-silksong-and-hades-2-173626649.html" data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1">best games of 2025[/url]. Then there's Cuphead, an excruciatingly difficult title even when you have all the time in the world. The schedule has some retro games, like Donkey Kong Country, Street Fighter 2 and Sonic Heroes. You'll also find some little-known ones, like the 1996 Sega Saturn weirdfest, Mr. Bones.</p><p>This year's shindig will support <a target="_blank" class="link" href="https://www.raceforward.org" data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1">Race Forward[/url], a nonprofit working toward racial equity. Last year's Back to Black event raised $44,000 for the same charity.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/games-done-quicks-back-to-black-event-returns-in-february-201500830.html?src=rss Source: Games Done Quick's Back to Black event returns in February (https://www.engadget.com/gaming/games-done-quicks-back-to-black-event-returns-in-february-201500830.html?src=rss) |