Epic Games, the company responsible for Fortnite, has announced this morning that it will donate all the profits from the successful battle royale humanitarian aid for people affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Less than 24 hours have passed since that announcement, and according to a new message posted on the official account of the video game on Twitter, more than 36 million dollars have already been raised. This money will go to Unicef, World Food Program, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Direct Relief.
“Together we have already raised 36 million dollars for humanitarian aid in Ukraine,” says the message from the official account of Fortnite On twitter. Although it is already a milestone, the charity fundraising period has not ended: the campaign will remain active until next April 3, so more money will still be added from the profits received by this popular free-to-play during this period. From Xbox they have also announced that they will donate all the income they obtain in these two weeks from payments of Fortnite.
Together we have already raised $36 million USD for humanitarian relief for Ukraine. The funds will go to @UNICEF, @WFP, @Refugees, @DirectRelief. pic.twitter.com/JQESsGxDVt— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) March 21, 2022
This help will be sent as quickly as possible, explains Epic Games in a article on his official blog, and the list of organizations to which the company will lend its help as a result of this campaign will also be expanded. Anyone who wishes to collaborate with humanitarian aid to Ukraine through Fortnite You can do it by buying packs of paVos, with the subscription of the Club of Fortnitewith the free battle passes and cosmetic packs such as the pack inhabitant the void and with purchases of cosmetics and turkey cards made in physical times (the use of turkeys does not count).
Other initiatives against the war in Ukraine
The solidarity campaign Fortnite joins the set of measures that the video game industry is taking to position itself against the Russian invasion of Ukraine: Epic Games itself recently stopped trade with Russia, something that the rest of the main video game companies, such as PlayStation, Nintendo or Xbox, have also carried out. Another form of help that has been organized is through bundles solidarity like Itch.io or Humble Bundle, two packs that have raised more than 15 million dollars between them.