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Epic Games and Xbox To Donate 2 Weeks of ‘Fortnite’ Proceeds to Ukraine Relief Efforts

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Epic Games and Xbox To Donate 2 Weeks of ‘Fortnite’ Proceeds to Ukraine Relief Efforts

Epic Games and Xbox To Donate 2 Weeks of ‘Fortnite’ Proceeds to Ukraine Relief Efforts

Epic Games and Xbox To Donate , 2 Weeks of ‘Fortnite’ Proceeds to Ukraine Relief Efforts.

Epic Games and Xbox To Donate , 2 Weeks of ‘Fortnite’ Proceeds to Ukraine Relief Efforts.

On March 20, Epic announced Xbox is joining its effort to provide humanitarian relief to the people of Ukraine.

On March 20, Epic announced Xbox is joining its effort to provide humanitarian relief to the people of Ukraine.

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, Epic Games, via blog post.

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, Epic Games, via blog post.

IGN reports proceeds will be sent to Direct Relief, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Program, the U.N.

Refugee Agency and more.

IGN reports proceeds will be sent to Direct Relief, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Program, the U.N.

Refugee Agency and more.

On March 21, one day after the announcement, Epic revealed it had already raised $36 million.

IGN reports Epic also said it would be getting these funds sent out "as quickly as we can.".

We’re not waiting for the actual funds to come in from our platform and payment partners, which can take a while depending on how the transaction was processed.

As transactions are reported, we’ll log them and send the funds to the humanitarian relief organizations within days, Epic Games, via statement, as reported by IGN.

We’re not waiting for the actual funds to come in from our platform and payment partners, which can take a while depending on how the transaction was processed.

As transactions are reported, we’ll log them and send the funds to the humanitarian relief organizations within days, Epic Games, via statement, as reported by IGN


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