Room 8 Group will donate its 2022 web revenue to Ukrainian reduction

Room 8 Group, a recreation improvement studio, immediately introduced that will probably be donating its web revenue from 2022 to numerous humanitarian reduction efforts in Ukraine. Particularly, they’ll distribute their earnings to “assist quite a few packages focused at rebuilding and creating unbiased Ukraine and serving to refugees.”

Anna Kozlova, Room 8’s CEO, stated in a press release, “The conflict has affected the lives of all Ukrainians. We’re assured that if conflict belongs someplace, it is just in pc video games. Each firm should guarantee that actuality is healthier than the digital world. Because of the monetary assets generated by our firms, we are going to uphold common and democratic values. We stand with Ukraine.”

Room 8 Group just isn’t the primary recreation developer to specific assist for Ukraine, or pledge assets. A number of recreation firms not too long ago put collectively a kind for Ukrainian recreation builders looking for jobs that can assist assist relocation. Different recreation firms — similar to EA, Microsoft, and CD Projekt Crimson — have expressed assist by refusing to promote merchandise in Russia.

In different information about Ukrainian assist, itch.io introduced a “Bundle for Ukraine.” The bundle incorporates 991 video games, and will be bought for $10 (although, in step with itch.io’s platform, you’ll be able to pay extra for it). Proceeds from the bundle will go in direction of the Worldwide Medical Corps and Voices of Youngsters. The previous gives medical care in Ukraine, whereas the latter is a Ukrainian group that helps traumatized kids.