What began as a gathering of Destiny fans, headed up by leaders in the Destiny community, GuardianCon has quickly grown in the three years since it debuted. The Florida event has grown to include games like Warframe, Fortnite, and other sponsors, partners, and beloved games, but it’s always held to one core ideal that launched with it in 2016. Raising money for charity has been a central focus of the event, along with celebrating games that people love.
Though the actual event started today and runs through tomorrow, July 14, it was the week long live stream leading up to the event that allowed everyone to get involved in raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In 2016 and 2017 combined, the event raised $2 million for St. Jude. This year alone, the live stream managed to pull in $2.7 million, with donations continuing to pour in.
$2.7M!!!! Congrats GuardianCon Community! WE DID IT! No, YOU GUYS DID IT! Thank you to everyone who donated! Let’s keep going!
? GuardianCon 2018 (@GuardianCon) July 12, 2018

The live stream schedule saw popular Destiny content creators and other big name streamers tagging in one after the other in four hour blocks, 24 hours a day, for seven days straight. The stream wasn’t just limited to Destiny content, and popular Fortnite streamer Ninja capped off the stream at the end. While Ninja himself managed to raise over $300,000, Dr. Lupo set a record during the marathon, raising $350,000 during his four-hou...