Fortnite Season 2 Has Already Raised $100 Million For Ukraine Relief

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Epic Games and Microsoft have raised more than $100 million already for humanitarian relief efforts supporting Ukraine, the developer has announced. As confirmed previously, Epic Games is donating all proceeds from Fortnite to charity between March 20 and April 3 to support the country after it was invaded by Russia.

Connected to this, Xbox is donating its net proceeds from Fortnite during the period to support charitable efforts for the people of Ukraine. Xbox is understood to receive a platform fee at about 30%, and given the size and stature of Fortnite, this percentage is likely a major chunk of change.

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As of today, we’ve raised $100 million USD together to support humanitarian relief for people affected by the war in Ukraine. In addition to <a href=«https://twitter.com/UNICEF?ref_src=» https: www.gamespot.com>@UNICEF

, <a href=«https://twitter.com/WFP?ref_src=» https: www.gamespot.com>@WFP, <a href=«https://twitter.com/Refugees?ref_src=» https: www.gamespot.com>@Refugees and <a href=«https://twitter.com/DirectRelief?ref_src=» https: www.gamespot.com>@DirectRelief, we are now also collaborating with <a href=«https://twitter.com/WCKitchen?ref_src=» https: www.gamespot.com>@WCKitchen. Learn more at https://t.co/aexRh7ZEWQ pic.twitter.com/ZQsRYivIAe

Epic and Microsoft are donating the funds to UNICEF, Direct Relief, World Food Programme, and the UN Refugee Agency. These groups provide emergency aid through the distribution of food and water, as

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