Awesome Games Done Quick has already wrapped up for 2025 (with a cool $2.5 million raised for the Prevent Cancer Foundation), but the philanthropic group has other programs year-round that raise money for worthy causes.Two of those are hosted by the Frame Fatales, a community for women and femmes in speedrunning under the GDQ umbrella.The group's Frost Fatales event runs from March 9-16 and will raise money for the National Women's Law Center.
The schedule just dropped today and here are a few of the highlights.The event starts with a pair of my personal favorite games to watch: the punishing 2D platformer followed by the wahoos of .I'm also amused that Lanaruse will run , but with the category "Any% No Coffee." That kicks of the show on March 13 at 1 PM ET.The March 14 lineup looks particularly exciting, with Jaypeg tackling , GretaIceVixen and Corvimae showing off , and Bloupeuh playing .
Frost Fatales is set to close out with SawaYoshi tackling a one-handed run of , which sounds like required viewing.And if you can't wait until March to see some excellent gamer philanthropy, then be sure to tune in during Back to Black, GDQ's event highlighting Black speedrunners.This year, the showcase will be raising money for Race Forward, a racial justice nonprofit, from February 6-9.It's only a few days long, but Back to Black has a bunch of great talent in the lineup.Bobbeigh running any game is a must-watch, and he'll play on Feb.
6 at 7:08 PM ET.Super Smash Bros.pro-turned-speedrunner Ryan Ford is on the schedule twice, with on Feb.
8 at 4:05 PM ET and on Feb.9 at 8:04 PM ET.Check out the full Back to Black schedule of games, runners and hosts here.
