Solidarity is not dead on social networks or on video game platforms. Epic Games has unveiled the sum of 36 million dollars, collected in just 24 hours for Ukraine. The publisher of the Fortnite video game had announced that it would donate all of the sums of purchases collected on the platform to humanitarian associations helping the Ukrainian people. An operation that will only last two weeks. In place since March 20, it will end on April 3. The already large sum can only increase. »
Funds donated to four associations
This solidarity initiative, launched with the new season of the game called “Resistance”, immediately mobilized online players. These sums will be donated to four associations: UNICEF, Direct Reliefthe United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Program (WFP).
Epic Games had even assured that the donations would be transferred as quickly as possible, without even waiting to receive the money directly: “As quickly as possible. We do not wait for actual funds to arrive from our platform and payment partners, which may take some time depending on how the transaction was processed. As transactions are reported, we log them and send the funds to aid organizations within days,” the video game publisher said on its blog.
Microsoft will also donate net profits from purchases made on the Microsoft Store, Epic Games said.
Game bundles also rake in millions
In the world of video games, other initiatives have also raised money to help the Ukrainian people since the Russian invasion. A few weeks ago, the platform itch.io launched a bundle of hundreds of games that raised $6.37 million for Ukraine. A similar initiative is underway sur Humble Bundle where players who pay at least €36.39 receive around a hundred games, some of which are very well known (Back 4 Blood, Metro Exodus, Spyro, Fable, etc.). At the time of writing these lines, the initiative had already raised more than €11 million.