In an official post, the company stated that “Epic commits all its revenue from Fortnite from March 20, 2022 to April 3, 2022, to humanitarian aid for people affected by the war in Ukraine. Xbox joins us in This effort and commits their net worth to Fortnite during this period so that we can receive more help for the people of Ukraine. “
Epic Games Fortnite raises a significant amount of money to relieve Ukraine
In a two-week term, from March 20, 2022 to April 3, 2022, Epic Games raised $ 114 million and will donate it as humanitarian aid to support people in Ukraine. Epic Games will donate the money to organizations such as the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Direct Relief. It is important to note that this is one of the most important contributions of a video game development company to the relief of Ukraine after the Russian invasion of the country.
How did Epic raise such an amount?
The official post read: “All Fortnite real money purchases made between March 20, 2022 and April 3, 2022, will be distributed. This includes B-Buck packages, Fortnite Crew, gifted Battle Passes and cosmetic packages such as the Voidlander Pack sold for “In-game cosmetics purchases and V-Bucks cards from retail stores will also be included if redeemed in-game during this period.” The official release also added, “100% of Epic Fortnite revenue equals the gross purchase price of all Fortnite game purchases or retail purchases made between March 20, 2022 and April 3, 2022, worldwide sales, excluding taxes. , third-party platform charges, refunds, refunds or reversals. “
