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The American studio Epic Games will donate all of its profits from the past two weeks for its video game phenomenon “Fortnite”.
The American studio Epic Games will donate $ 144 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the entirety of its profits for the past two weeks for its video game phenomenon “Fortnite”, according to a press release published on Monday.
This game, which has more than 350 million users worldwide, had pledged to pay its profits collected from March 20 to April 3 “to the victims of the war in Ukraine”.
Xbox (Microsoft), contributed to this sum with its profits from the famous shooter and survival game (“Battle royale”), which released a new season on March 20.
The money is to go to several international organizations, including UNICEF, the World Food Program and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
The war in Ukraine has claimed thousands of lives and forced nearly 4.2 million Ukrainians into exile, 90% of them women and children, since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24.
Billions in revenue
Many companies have raised funds to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and Eastern Europe, including video game studios. Riot Games (“League of Legends”), for example, announced that it had collected $5.4 million.
“Fortnite,” which is free to download, generates billions in revenue from players purchasing additional items for their characters, including outfits.
The game quickly became a global phenomenon, to the point that certain games are now followed live by millions of spectators.
Epic Games saw its valuation rise to nearly $29 billion last year following raising funds from various investors, including Sony.
(AFP)
