{"id":13328,"date":"2022-03-21T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/21\/fortnite-owner-epic-games-raises-36m-to-support-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2022-03-21T21:09:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T21:09:00","slug":"fortnite-owner-epic-games-raises-36m-to-support-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/21\/fortnite-owner-epic-games-raises-36m-to-support-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite owner Epic Games raises $ 36M to support Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span><\/p>\n<p>The creators of the popular online video game Fortnite raised more than $ 36 million in a single day after promising to send all the money raised from the sale of a new version of the game to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. &#8216;support.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Epic Games announced that all proceeds from the sale of Fortnite from that day to April 3 will be donated to &#8220;humanitarian relief for people affected by the war in Ukraine&#8221;.<\/p>\n<section \/>\n<p>Their statement says that Xbox will also donate all of their net income from Fortnite during this period. <\/p>\n<p>The choice of sales window is significant, as the company released the latest version of its best-selling game that day.<\/p>\n<div><span><\/p>\n<blockquote >\n<p>Together we have already raised $ 36 million USD for humanitarian aid for Ukraine.  The funds are going up <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JQESsGxDVt\">pic.twitter.com\/JQESsGxDVt<\/ a ><\/p>\n<p>&#038; mdash;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FortniteGame\/status\/1505894426723463184\">@FortniteGame<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p>A day later, the company said it had already raised $ 36 million.<\/p>\n<p>The humanitarian aid organizations receiving the proceeds include UNICEF, UNHCR, Direct Relief and the United Nations World Food Program.<\/p>\n<h2>Gamers show solidarity with Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>Epic Games is not the only one raising money for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>Humble Bundle, a digital storefront for video games, has launched a one-week fundraising campaign supporting humanitarian efforts in Ukraine on 18 March.  According to their website, the initiative has raised over $ 14 million. <\/p>\n<p>In a fundraiser from itch.io, a website for users to host, sell and download indie games, which ended on March 18, raised over $ 6 million.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The creators of the popular online video game Fortnite raised more than $ 36 million in a single day after promising to send all the money raised from the sale of a new version of the game to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. &#8216;support. 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