Bethesda, creator of great video game works like The Elder Scrolls, Doom or Fallout, has announced that it will donate a million dollars to fight the Coronavirus crisis. The distribution of money will take place in different areas. First, $ 500,000 will go to Direct Relief, a charity that provides protective equipment to healthcare workers, who live in first-person, day-to-day life against COVID-19. Second, $ 250,000 will be donated to Unicef, with the aim of helping the most disadvantaged children and, finally, $ 250,000 will go to the help from local areas surrounding the developer's studios in North America and internationally.
We donate $ 1,000,000 to charities around the world to fight COVID-19.
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– Spanish Bethesda (@bethesda_ESP) April 27, 2020
Since the health crisis started, the video game sector has only been one more affected. Just two weeks ago, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that a worker had tested positive for coronavirus, while Nintendo delayed the release of its financial data.
In the fight against COVID-19, Humble Bundle released a pack of over 40 games, having raised over $ 6 million. Sony has donated $ 100 million and Rockstar 5% of its profits.