Just after presenting its new season, Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 2, Epic Games has announced that the next income generated by its star game during the next two weeks will be entirely earmarked for humanitarian aid for those affected by the war in Ukraine.
started yesterday, This action will last until April 3, and will include all purchases with real money in the game, thus encompassing all purchases of paVos, Fortnite Club, subscriptions, battle passes and cosmetic packages. Additionally, purchases of in-game cosmetics and V-Buck Cards made at physical stores will also be included if they are redeemed in-game during this time period. However, it should be noted that Epic will not include the purchases made with the use of these paVos, so if we make purchases with coins that we already have, they will not contribute to the aid.
On the other hand, Microsoft will also contribute with the net earnings reported by all Fortnite content sales in the Microsoft Store between the same time period (March 20 to April 3) in all countries where Fortnite is sold.
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Thus, for the moment, the collection of this initiative will be divided among some organizations such as Direct Relief, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. UN for refugees (UNHCR), although the developer says that more compatible organizations will be added «In the next weeks«.
This is another of the great aid measures that we have seen from the video game sector, such as the recent marketing of Itch.io or Humble Bundle game packages, which add already more than 15 million dollars raised to date.
