Epic, Xbox contributing Fortnite proceeds to humanitarian relief in Ukraine

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In the continuing trend of charity from game companies aimed at Ukraine, Epic Games has weighed in, and will donate proceeds from Chapter 3, Season 2 launching today, that's likely to be a pretty big stack of cash as players pick up the new battle .

Xbox has announced that it is also contributing net proceeds for Fortnite during the same time period. "Xbox is ing Epic in of the people of Ukraine by contributing net proceeds for Fortnite during this time," the Microsoft division announced, "You can also donate your Microsoft Rewards points through April 30th and Microsoft will match your contribution." You can find details on that via Xbox's tweet.

The money raised will go to Direct Relief, Unicef, the United Nations World Food Programme, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. Epic says that more agencies will be added to that list in the following weeks, which are "on the ground providing emergency aid, including health , food and clean water, essential supplies, legal aid, and shelter."

Recent weeks have seen asked game companies to pull from Russia.

You can read more about the details of Epic's donations on the Epic Games website.

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