Rockstar Games has announced its intention to donate 5% of revenue from in-game purchases in GTA Online and Red Dead Online to fight COVID-19. Developers about this on Facebook. The charity promotion applies to purchases made between April 1 and May 31.
The Rockstar initiative operates in countries where the studio has operating branches - India, the US and the UK. The company stressed that βthe road ahead will be challenging.β
βThese funds will be used to help local communities and businesses struggling to combat the spread of COVID-19. We will provide assistance both directly and by supporting organizations that help those affected by the pandemic. We will provide more details as the situation develops,β Rockstar said in a statement.
In-game microtransactions are one of Rockstar's main sources of income. By Superdata, the studio earned more than $1,09 billion from GTA V. About 78% of this amount came from in-game purchases, so the volume of donations could be quite impressive.
Source: 3dnews.ru