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This War Of Mine and Slipways devs will donate profits to Red Cross working in UkraineWith GOG also donating their profits from both games
With GOG also donating their profits from both games
11bit Studios, GOG and Slipways developer Jakub Wasilewski are all based in Poland.
In their statementshared on Twitter, 11 Bit Studios wrote that they “stand against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Just words would be empty without a meaningful act though, and the timing is crucial, so the act is as followers: for the next seven days, all profits from This War Of Mine, all its DLCss, on all stores and all platforms wil go to a special fund. A week from now, this money will be donated to the Ukrainian REd Cross to director support victims of war in Ukraine.”
11 bit studios team statement:#FuckTheWar#Ukraine@RedCrossUkraine@Ukrainepic.twitter.com/bVqBlZnR8j— 11 bit studios (@11bitstudios)February 24, 2022
11 bit studios team statement:#FuckTheWar#Ukraine@RedCrossUkraine@Ukrainepic.twitter.com/bVqBlZnR8j
If you buy the game on Steam, Valve will still take 30%, butGOG tweeted within a couple of hours to say they’d also donate their profits from sales of the game to the Ukrainian Red Cross.
Slipways' developer Wasilewskishared a similar statement earlier today on Twiter, with profits from sales being donated to the Polish Red Cross. “The Polish Red Cross will use the money to secure food, medical supplies and other necessities for the victims of the war in Ukraine, in coordination with the Ukrainian Red Cross,” says the statement. GOG againquickly followed up to say they’d donate their profits from sales of the game, too.
GOG owners CD Projektalso announcedtheir plan to donate 1 million PLN (around £181k) toPolska Akcja Humanitarna, a Poland-based humanitarian organisation.
Several Ukrainian game developers, including Stalker developers GSC Game World,have been responding to the invasion over the past 24 hours.
You can getThis War Of Mine from GOG hereandSlipways from GOG here. Both are excellent. If you want to donate directly to humanitarian organisations, we also suggestDoctors Without Borders, theInternational Rescue Committeepreparing to help in neighbouring Poland, or the English-language journalism ofthe Kyiv Independent.
