Epic Games has announced it is donating all its Fortnite proceeds for, well, a fortnight, to humanitarian relief for people affected by the war in Ukraine.
From March 20 through April 3, all proceeds from the game will be donated to a number of organisations aided in the relief.
According to Epic Games, this includes “V-Buck packs, Fortnite Crew, gifted Battle Passes, and cosmetic packs such as the Voidlander Pack sold for real money. Retail store purchases of in-game cosmetics and V-Bucks cards will also be included if they are redeemed in-game during this window.”
Microsoft is also committing its net proceeds for Fortnite during the same window.
As of yesterday, Epic Games had raised A$48.6 million.
Given the urgency, Epic also stresses it isn’t waiting for the actual funds to come in from its platform and payment partners, which “can take a while” depending on various payment deals.
“As transactions are reported, we’ll log them and send the funds to the humanitarian relief organisations within days,” the company pledges.
Below are the organisations the company is supporting.
