Epic Games announced that the proceeds from the first two weeks of Fortnite’s new season will be donated to occupied Ukraine. In addition, it was stated that technology giant Microsoft will also support this process.
As we all know, Russia started to carry out a military operation against Ukraine towards the end of last February. This war, which caused the death of thousands of people, was on the agenda of the whole world; It caused millions of people, many governments and companies to support Ukraine and condemn Russia.
We also shared with you that many aids were provided to the occupied Ukraine. It was reported that millions of dollars of crypto money aid was given to Ukraine in the past weeks. In addition, many companies from different sectors such as the accommodation service company Airbnb, the owner of the internet provider Starlink satellites SpaceX, announced that they would help Ukraine. Now, a statement has come from a giant in the game industry on this subject.
All proceeds of Fortnite will be donated to Ukraine for two weeks
US based gaming company Epic Gamesworld famous game of Fortnite which will be released today of the new season announced that all proceeds from the first two weeks will be donated to Ukraine. According to the statements made, this move From March 20 to April 3 will cover. Also, donate in-game for real money It was emphasized that the products purchased with V-bucks will not be included because they do not contain real money.
In addition, Epic Games is the tech giant as part of the effort. Microsoft’s He added that during this period, he will give the net income from Fortnite content sold through the Microsoft Store in all countries where Fortnite is sold, to support Fortnite, and that more help can be provided for this reason.
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In addition, the money collected by the giant company; Non-profits such as Direct Relief, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the World Food Program non-profit humanitarian organizations He stated that it will be delivered to Ukraine by means of Let’s not forget that it is stated in the statements that more organizations will be added to the list in the coming weeks.
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https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/20/22986671/epic-fortnite-season-2-ukraine-relief