Huge News - we had such a great response to our open call for streamers that we added another night to the event! It now runs January 23-25 Check out the full 2.5 (!) day schedule on our website, and let us know what games and streamers you're most excited to watch! defeatinggames.com/schedule

Fundraiser stream for VGHF next month! I'll be playing and talking over Myst, which I have not actually attempted to play through in over a decade!

it's official - I'll be streaming in Defeating Games on Saturday, January 24 2026 at 6:30pm ET! and looking at the other streamers on the list, I'm in great company! Hope to see you there!

I’m especially excited to watch @philsalv.bsky.social playing Myst, and honored to be following that up with my own playthroughs of Shadowgate (original Mac version) and King’s Quest (original PCjr version) ✨

❤️Proud to be a small part of this charity event benefiting @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social run by @defeatinggames.bsky.social! #videogames #charity #streaming

Huge News - we had such a great response to our open call for streamers that we added another night to the event! It now runs January 23-25 Check out the full 2.5 (!) day schedule on our website, and let us know what games and streamers you're most excited to watch! defeatinggames.com/schedule

The open call has ended! Thanks SO MUCH for all the applications to Defeating Games 2026 - we received more interest than ever before Our amazing volunteer reviewers have already gone through everything and sent out emails to everyone who applied. This year's event is gonna be great - get excited!

FYI I got a STACKED charity event coming up this weekend! Raising money for @pancan.bsky.social through the power of music on Twitch! Hope to see yall there, and please check out the performers too, they're some of the best

ONE WEEK LEFT Help us make this the biggest and best Defeating Games yet! If you're planning to apply but haven't yet, consider scheduling a time to send in your application. Everyone is encouraged to apply, even if you've never done anything like this! Reach out with any questions you may have ❤️

This is why we do it

Our application window closes on November 15! If you're interested in streaming with us to help raise money for the Video Game History Foundation, go to defeatinggames.com/apply All you need is 1) a Twitch channel 2) a video showing your gameplay + commentary 3) a proposal of what game you'd play

Tonight!

Fulfilling their donation incentive from Defeating Games 2025, the hosts of the Dev Game Club podcast are doing a LIVE recording! Come by for a discussion of Portal 2's co-op campaign, and ask questions in the chat! It's all happening tomorrow, 10/28, at 5pm PT / 8pm ET on www.twitch.tv/timlongojr

Who should stream in Defeating Games 2026 to help raise money for the Video Game History Foundation? Tag someone you think would be a good fit for the event! Application period is open now, more information at defeatinggames.com/apply

OPEN CALL FOR STREAMERS Defeating Games for Charity is back for its third year in 2026, come raise money with us! We're looking for volunteers to stream a meaningful game to them and give entertaining, informative commentary. Everyone is welcome to apply! Learn more at defeatinggames.com/apply

Hey everyone! Defeating Games for Charity is back again in January 2026 and I'll be doing a low hit run of Hollow Knight: Silksong! Submissions are now open so if you'd like to apply, please do!

Defeating Games raised some big money for us last year! If you're a streamer, consider submitting a segment to help us fund everything we have planned for the next year!

I really enjoyed taking part in Defeating Games for Charity last time and I will definitely sign up again. Fellow streamers, you should apply too and help raise money for the Video Game History Foundation!

Hey I'm doing Defeating Games again this year and it'll be super fun! Come stream with me!

Come join!!!

OPEN CALL FOR STREAMERS Defeating Games for Charity is back for its third year in 2026, come raise money with us! We're looking for volunteers to stream a meaningful game to them and give entertaining, informative commentary. Everyone is welcome to apply! Learn more at defeatinggames.com/apply

We've officially closed the Defeating Games for Charity campaign for 2025, and after a few straggling and anonymous donations, this year's grand total is $6,000 raised for @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social!! Thanks again everyone who contributed. We'll see you at the next one!

The Video Game History Foundation Library is now in early access. For free. For everyone. Wherever you are. Read more: gamehistory.org/vghf-library...

Defeating Games for Charity 2025 is over! We did it! Thank you to everyone who watched and donated. Our final total for the event was $5,715.69 raised for the Video Game History Foundation!! We'll leave open the campaign through the end of the month if you still want to donate!

Secret double bonus super special stream unlocked! Thanks to everyone's generous donations, we've got one more stream to round out the event. Join us as Belmont plays Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter with the lead programmer and game designer of the game! twitch.tv/rirchterbelmont

We hit our donation milestone for another speedrun from Kaeon! Come watch him turn Mega Man, the blue bomber, into the blue blur! twitch.tv/kaeon

Wrapping things up for Defeating Games 2025 is Kaeon speedrunning a double feature of pogo games: DuckTales and Shovel Knight! twitch.tv/kaeon

Next up is CalamityNolan playing a Pikmin Randomizer — it's the first Pikmin game but all the enemies, ship parts, and onions have been shuffled around! twitch.tv/calamitynolan

Now we've got a dev stream from Omega Intertainment playing their game Tower Song and discussing their game-making process! twitch.tv/omegaintertainment

Time for an Out Of This World stream with Sol10 playing Kerbal Space Program! twitch.tv/sol10gaming

Up next is a flight of influential indie games that inspire Bradsgamedev, including Passage, Alphaland, Pathways, Every day the same dream, Inside a Dead Skyscraper, Aether, and Circle Pit Manager! twitch.tv/bradsgamedev

Let's keep it going with AgelessRPG speedrunning Might & Magic, the NES game that takes days to beat casually, in a matter of hours! twitch.tv/agelessrpg

Welcome to Day 2 of Defeating Games for Charity 2025! Let's start it off right with MysteryDip playing Tyrian over on Artimage's channel! twitch.tv/artimage84

And I'm live for Defeating Games for Charity 2025, raising money for @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social ! More than $1.5K raised already! Come hang out! twitch.tv/kyleanderror13 @defeatinggames.bsky.social #twitch

Rounding out Day 1, we've got true expert KyleAndError13 playing a No Hit True Ending run of Hollow Knight! twitch.tv/kyleanderror13

Tonight I’m joining @defeatinggames.bsky.social to raise money for the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social! I’ll be playing and talking about Mystery House and Enchanted Scepters—including a Mystery House speed run! www.twitch.tv/robotspacer #Twitch

Let's keep it rolling on Defeating Games for Charity 2025 with robotspacer playing early adventure game Enchanted Scepters and Mystery House! Come learn about their relevance and impact today! twitch.tv/robotspacer

We've got a real treat coming up, bassist and gamer N0isses is playing music rhythm Rocksmith with a real guitar! twitch.tv/n0isses

Tim disguised himself as a raptor to sneak past the baddies

Next up, industry legend Tim Longo JR will play the notorious physics-based Jurassic Park game Trespasser! twitch.tv/timlongojr

Defeating Games for Charity 2025 continues with LostLake86 playing Minecraft, showcasing both speedrun strategies and the Dev Game Club community realm! twitch.tv/lostlake86

Defeating Games for Charity 2025 is kicking off with Artimage playing One Finger Death Punch and The Secret of Monkey Island! twitch.tv/artimage84

The Defeating Games for Charity pre-show is live now! Come meet some of the streamers and learn about the Video Game History Foundation work we helped fund last year twitch.tv/artimage84

Defeating Games for Charity 2025 is this weekend, Jan 25-26!! Come by starting tomorrow for our video game marathon benefitting the Video Game History Foundation — 20+ games from experts on Twitch raiding into each next stream for two days. It's great gameplay for a great cause! defeatinggames.com

It wouldn't be a video game marathon without multiple unlockable endings... After $2500, we'll get a bonus Mega Man speedrun by Kaeon! After $4500, Belmont will stream Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter with the game's lead developer and lead designer! You don't want to miss either!

Good things come to those who wait - the Video Game History Foundation Digital Library launches on January 30th, 2025. (We'll tell you all about it then!)

Did you know? 87% of games are out of print and critically endangered (https://gamehistory.org/87percent) That's one reason we support the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social's work to preserve, catalog, and celebrate games! Hear more in this VGHF Library Director interview: https://tinyurl.com/3ryvujmj

In addition to speed and challenge runs, we'll have deep dives! Come learn about: ‣ Insult Sword Fighting (The Secret of Monkey Island) - Artimage ‣ Early Adventure Games (Enchanted Scepters and Mystery House) - robotspacer ‣ Orbital Mechanics (Kerbal Space Program) - Sol10

As a special thank you this year, we'll have Video Game Giveaways throughout the event! Here are some of the games you could win: ‣ Hollow Knight ‣ Kerbal Space Program ‣ Tower Song ‣ Ruya ‣ Hyper Light Drifter ‣ Hyper Light Breaker

Some highlights from this year's schedule! ‣ Hollow Knight (No Hit True Ending) - KyleAndError ‣ Pikmin (Randomizer) - CalamityNolan ‣ Rocksmith (Real Guitar) - N0isses ‣ Tower Song (Dev Commentary) - Omega Intertainment Go to https://defeatinggames.com/schedule to catch these & more!