Washington, April 5: Fortnite developer Epic Games has raised over USD 144 million for humanitarian relief in Ukraine in a commendable span of two weeks.
The funds raised will go to organisations that provide humanitarian aid to people who have been affected by Russia's aggression in Ukraine. On Monday, Epic Games announced the USD 144 million help to Ukraine in a tweet, claiming to have donated all of the game's proceeds. Microsoft contributed to the cause by donating the net proceeds from all Fortnite content sales on the Microsoft Store from March 20 to April 3.
Fortnite managed to raise USD 36 million on its first day alone, and on Monday announced a total of USD 144 million for five charitable organizations: UNICEF; the U.N.'s World Food Programme; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; Direct Relief, and Chef Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen food-relief organization, reported Variety.
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All monetary purchases made in the last two weeks were included in the fundraising campaign, including V-Buck packs, Fortnite Crew, gifted Battle Passes, and cosmetic packs such as the Voidlander Pack sold for real money.
Retail store purchases of in-game cosmetics and V-Buck cards were also included if they were redeemed in-game during this period, said the developers.
Epic Games isn't the only game developer raising funds for Ukraine's humanitarian relief. Riot Games, the makers of League of Legends, raised around USD 5.4 million last month, while Humble Bumble raised USD 20 million.
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