Epic Games And Xbox Will Donate All 'Fortnite' Proceeds To Ukraine Next Two Weeks

Epic Games will donate to Ukraine (Photo: Fortnite)

JAKARTA- On the same day as the launch of Fortnite Season 2, Epic Games announced its two-week commitment to donate real money for the game Fortnite. The aid will be given to charities to help Ukrainians affected by the Russian invasion.

"Epic is carrying out all Fortnite results from March 20, 2022, to April 3, 2022, with humanitarian relief for communities affected by the war in Ukraine," reads a statement on Fortnite's Twitter, Sunday, March 20.

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— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) March 20, 2022

A few minutes later, Fortnite reported again that Xbox was joining Epic in an effort to give real money from the game Fortnite on Xbox to help people in Ukraine.

We’re excited to share that @Xbox 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. https://t.co/JYpF3ZDLC8

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) March 20, 2022

From March 20 to April 3, all in-game purchases made with real money for things like V-Bucks, battle tickets, Crew subscriptions, and more will go directly to relief funds actively working to help refugees, who are still are in Ukraine.

According to Epic, the charities involved include Direct Relief, UNICEF, UNWFP, and UNHCR. More organizations will be added in the coming weeks.

Epic added that the charities involved included Direct Relief, UNICEF, UNWFP, and UNHCR. More organizations will be added in the coming weeks.

Xbox will do the same as Epic by donating all of its own Fortnite real-money net proceeds to the same charity.

Epic added that there are no exceptions, and even things like upgraded Crew subscriptions for new months within this window will count towards the final tally.