Games Done Quick's Back to Black event returns in February

"Games Done Quick has wrapped up its 2025 events, 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. 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."

"There are plenty of fun runs on the schedule. Someone will take on Hades II, one of the best games of 2025. 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."

Games Done Quick wrapped up its 2025 events and released the schedule for Back to Black 2026. The event runs February 5–8 and celebrates the Black community through gaming. Black in a Flash organizes all-Black speedruns of titles ranging from popular releases to obscure retro games. Scheduled runs include Hades II, Cuphead, Goat Simulator 3, Donkey Kong Country, Street Fighter 2, Sonic Heroes and the 1996 Sega Saturn oddity Mr. Bones. Back to Black 2026 will support Race Forward, a nonprofit promoting racial equity. Last year's Back to Black raised $44,000 for Race Forward.

Read at Engadget