Epic Games to donate Fortnite proceeds to Ukraine relief – New York Post

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    <button type='submit' class='pushbutton-wide'>Submit</button>       <input type='hidden' name='contact-form-id' value='21591571' />         <input type='hidden' name='action' value='grunion-contact-form' />      <input type='hidden' name='contact-form-hash' value='43c3fa8c205a7e903ddd35f56aea242f6750dd47' />   <br>        Thanks for contacting us. We&#039;ve received your submission.  <br>Epic Games will donate its Fortnite proceeds earned from March 20 to April 3 toward humanitarian relief operations for the victims of war-torn Ukraine, <a href="https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/support-humanitarian-relief-for-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the company announced</a>.<br>The announcement comes ahead of Fortnite&#8217;s<a href="https://www.newsondot.com/news/epic-games-xbox-to-donate-two-weeks-of-fortnite-proceeds-for-ukraine-relief-8136"> Chapter 3, season 2 release</a> set to launch on March 20.<br>The American software developer reported all proceeds made in the two-week span would include <a href="https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/support-humanitarian-relief-for-ukraine">&#8220;all real-money&#8221;</a> purchases in the game itself including Fortnite Crew, in-game cosmetics and V-Bucks card, and battle passes.<br>Though,<a href="https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/support-humanitarian-relief-for-ukraine"> Epic stated</a> on their site &#8220;using V-Bucks in Fortnite will not be included as those are not real-money purchases.&#8221;<br>Details regarding how fast the funds will be distributed to the various humanitarian groups in Ukraine were addressed. Epic noted they would not <a href="https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/support-humanitarian-relief-for-ukraine">wait for the actual funds to come</a> — considering it could take some time. <br>Epic will<a href="https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/support-humanitarian-relief-for-ukraine"> log all transactions</a> immediately and send the funds to the groups within days.<br>We’re excited to share that <a href="https://twitter.com/Xbox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Xbox</a> is joining us in this effort and is committing their net proceeds for Fortnite during this time, so that we can get more aid to the people of Ukraine. <a href="https://t.co/JYpF3ZDLC8">https://t.co/JYpF3ZDLC8</a><br>Epic Games said the humanitarian aid will be sent to Direct Relief, United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP) and The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).<br>More organizations are expected to be added in the coming weeks, Epic said.<br>Microsoft&#8217;s Xbox joined Epic in donating their Fortnite proceeds for additional aid to the victims in Ukraine, <a href="https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/support-humanitarian-relief-for-ukraine">according to Epic</a>.<br> Epic Games suspended ties to Russia, though people were still granted access to its games.<br>Share Selection<br><br><a href="https://nypost.com/2022/03/20/epic-games-to-donate-fortnite-proceeds-to-ukraine-relief/">source</a>