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Who says video games are a waste of time?<\/p>

Game developers are raising money for Ukrainians both inside and outside of the besieged company, with donations rivaling the grants from the U.S. government.<\/p>

Ahead of the release of their new gaming season, Fortnite developers Epic Games announced that all the proceeds would go to a variety of organizations providing aid and relief to Ukraine\u2014and in the first day they raised $36 million, growing to $144 million in two weeks.<\/p>

Epic has said that the money will go to Direct Relief, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children\u2019s Fund, and the World Food Program.<\/span><\/p>

Gamers and the video game industry are renowned for being extraordinarily generous, and other game companies are also pitching in millions.<\/p>

Microsoft (the creators of the Xbox); League of Legends developer Riot Games; and the Humble Bundle, a company that organizes themed collections of various games at a discount price to help charities, have all announced donations. Net proceeds of those recent sales\u2014totaling more than $26 million\u2014will also go toward Ukrainian relief.<\/p>

Humble Bundle\u2019s pay-what-you-want model for their game, book, and course bundles have raised more than $200 million through 12 million purchases\u2014benefitting charities such as Make a Wish, One Tree Planted, the ACLU, Girls Who Code, and Charity: Water.<\/p>

Notably, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation\u2019s record donation belongs to Blizzard Entertainment, makers of World of Warcraft. Sales generated within their Overwatch game, where a premium in-game cosmetic item was available for purchase, reached $12.7 million and was dedicated to the Foundation, becoming the largest single donation the charity had ever seen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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