In Destiny 2, developer Bungie hosted approximately a 4-hour live stream for GuardianCon, resulting in $400,000 in donations. The team showcased two new weapons for the Shadowkeep expansion. With Twitch streamers like Tfue, DrLupo, and Cohhcarnage, a total of $3.7 million was raised for research on childhood diseases.
What is GuardianCon? GuardianCon is a community event founded in 2015 by Destiny streamers such as King Gothalion and Professor Broman. It takes place every year in Florida.
Bungie has officially embraced the event and is present at the convention. However, one should not expect major reveals like at BlizzCon. While Luke Smith shared a few details on the sidelines of the event regarding a upcoming nerf of the Supers, nothing too crazy was revealed.
There will be several keynotes and a live stream. Additionally, there will be a donation marathon on Twitch over a week.
GuardianCon is more of a quiet event where Bungie strives to do something good and celebrate the Destiny community. After all, they see themselves as guardians.
The event grows larger each year and is no longer solely focused on Destiny, but has evolved into a charity event that also includes other games like Borderlands 3 or Warframe and their companies.
For years, the most popular streamers on Twitch have used GuardianCon to give back as well. They encourage their communities to donate for a good cause.
Funds were raised for: The “St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital,” which conducts research on childhood diseases and provides assistance to sick children and their families.
How much money has Bungie raised: The segment of the charity stream designed by Bungie lasted 4 hours and raised just over $400,000.
The money came together right at the end of the stream, causing quite a commotion:
Donors could expect these rewards:
- For $10, there was a code for an emblem
- Starting at $100, donors had a chance to win a signed collector’s edition
- And those who donated $5000 or more were invited to a studio tour at Bungie and could bring three friends.
Some other streamers who were at GuardianCon:
- Turner “Tfue” Tenney, a well-known Fortnite player from Florida. Tfue currently has the third-largest channel on Twitch, after Ninja and Shroud.
- Voice over Pete, an internet celebrity, who became famous for voicing “epic texts” for money
- Ben “Cohhcarnage” Russel, a variety streamer who took a break from Twitch for a day after 2000 consecutive days
- Ben “DrLupo” Lupo, a Fortnite player known for his charity streams. He is affiliated with the children’s hospital anyway.
In total, the charity stream currently stands at $3,719,162.
At the event, 2 screens showcasing new weapons were also shown, which will be coming with Destiny 2 Shadowkeep. We have embedded them in the article above.
