Epic Games, Xbox to donate two weeks of Fortnite proceeds for Ukraine relief
Epic Games will release Chapter 3 Season 2 of Fortnite today. Ahead of the official roll out, the company has announced that it will donate two weeks of proceeds from the game for relief operations going on in Ukraine. Also Read — Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 2 bring major changes, adds Doctor Strange to the list: Here's what's new
The game maker said that it will donate all Fortnite proceeds between March 20, 2022, and April 3, 2022, for the relief operations. These proceeds will include ‘all real-money’ purchases in the game such as Fortnite Crew, gifted Battle Passes, and cosmetic packs such as the Voidlander Pack. The company said that all retail store purchases of in-game cosmetics and V-Bucks cards will also be included if they are redeemed in-game during the mentioned time frame. The company also noted that ‘using V-Bucks in Fortnite will not be included as those are not real-money purchases. Also Read — Xbox looking to host an E3-like gaming event in June 2022: Report
<p dir=«ltr» lang=«und» xml:lang=«und»>pic.twitter.com/BADuu3pwCF Also Read — Microsoft, EA, Epic Games, Activision Blizzard stand with Ukraine; sales and services suspended in Russia— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) March 20, 2022
As a part of the relief operations, Microsoft will also be donating all its Fortnite proceeds during this time ‘so that we can get more aid to the people of Ukraine.’
<p dir=«ltr» lang=«en» xml:lang=«en»>Epic is stopping commerce with Russia in our games in response to its invasion of Ukraine. We’re not blocking access for the same reason other communication tools remain online: the free world should keep all lines of dialogue open.— Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) March 5, 2022
Epic Games said that funds will be directed to a host
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