Epic Games' Fortnite is an online video game that was published in 2017. It comes in three different
game mode variants, all of which share the same basic gameplay and game engine: Fortnite Battle
Royale is a free-to-play battle royale game where up to 100 people compete to be the last one standing.
Fortnite: Save the World, is a cooperative hybrid tower defense-shooter and survival game in which up to
four players fight off zombie-like creatures while defending objects with traps and fortifications they can
build; and Fortnite Creative, in which players have complete creative control over overworlds and battle
arenas.

Fortnite's two-week fundraising campaign for Ukraine relief operations has come to a close, with the
Battle Royale game raising a staggering $144 million. The proceeds will be split between UNICEF, Direct
Relief, World Food Programme, World Central Kitchen, and the UN Refugee Agency, are all active
in Ukraine. On March 20, Epic Games announced the fundraising initiative, indicating that all revenues
from in-game sales would be donated to humanitarian help in Ukraine for two weeks. Xbox also
contributed to the cause, pledging its own revenues from Fortnite for the duration of the campaign.

Epic said in a tweet Monday announcing the $144 million amount, "Our sincerest appreciation to
everyone who joined us in assisting humanitarian relief efforts for people affected by the crisis in
Ukraine." All real-money Fortnite purchases made during the two-week timeframe were included in the
fundraising campaign, including V-Buck packs, Fortnite Crew, given Battle Passes, and cosmetic packs
like the Voidlander Pack sold for real money. In-game cosmetics purchased in-store and V-Bucks cards
redeemed in-game during this time period were also included. According to Epic, using V-Bucks in
Fortnite is prohibited. The humanitarian help initiative in Ukraine has no effect on creator earnings: Epic
claims that between March 20 and April 3, it funded all author affiliate payments separately from code
usage.