Fundraising campaigns by games companies have raised millions of dollars for humanitarian causes.
Epic Games says that it has raised $144m in conjunction with Xbox, to aid humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
The Fortnite maker announced on 21 March it would donate all proceeds from in-game sales, including cosmetic in-game items and virtual currency bought in a shop or online, until 3 April. And Xbox, part of Microsoft, is also donating the fee it would usually take on items bought by players in Fortnite."Together with the Fortnite community and Xbox, we raised $144m for Direct Relief, Unicef, UN World Food Program, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and World Central Kitchen in support of their humanitarian relief efforts for people affected by the war in Ukraine," Epic wrote in a blog post.
Our deepest thanks to everyone who joined us in supporting humanitarian relief efforts for people affected by the war in Ukraine.
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