Epic Games confirmed that in the past two weeks it has raised 144 million dollars with the Xbox set to help Ukrainian citizens.
More than a month has passed since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the war has continued to claim the lives of soldiers and civilians. Consequently, on March 20 Epic Games has announced that all proceeds from Fortnite in the next two weeks they will be for the people of Ukraine and now, after the deadline, confirmed that Fortnite has put a millionaire to reach out to Ukraine as community assistance.
Fortnite donated a millionaire to Ukraine
The announcement was made via Fortnite’s official Twitter account and also a statement from Epic Games: Fortnite raised $ 144 million for humanitarian aid for Ukraine. That massive number combined Fortnite, with the help of the Xbox, with all in-game sales from March 20 to April 3.
“Our deepest gratitude to everyone who has joined us in supporting humanitarian relief efforts for people affected by the war in Ukraine. Together with the Fortnite community and @Xbox, we have raised $ 144 million for @DirectRelief, @UNICEF, @WFP, @Refugees and @WCKitchen “wrote the official Fortnite Twitter account.
The contribution of Epic Games and Xbox to Ukraine by Fortnite
This is how Epic Games explained how the collection process worked over the aforementioned two weeks.
“Epic’s 100% revenue from Fortnite is equal to the total purchase price of all Fortnite in-game purchases or in-store purchases made between March 20, 2022 and April 3, 2022 of those worldwide sales, excluding taxes, third-party platform fees, refunds, returns, or refunds.
Microsoft (Xbox) will contribute net revenues from all sales of Fortnite content in the Microsoft Store between March 20, 2022 and April 3, 2022, in all countries where Fortnite is sold. Net revenues are equal to total net income of returns and refunds, billing costs, bandwidth costs, operating costs and taxes. “
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