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Paradox Interactive accrued over $500,000 in relief for the coronavirus crisis, through a short sale of its games at the start of the month (via GamesIndustry.biz).
Paradox Interactive is supporting the relief efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic with a fundraiser sale on Steam, and Cities: Skylines is included!
Help by staying home and by supporting the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund!https://t.co/vDbbUK3lnX pic.twitter.com/6apFVnvPck
— Cities: Skylines Sunset Harbor (@CitiesSkylines) April 1, 2020
Titles like Cities: Skylines, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Pillars of Eternity, and Surviving Mars were discounted between April 1 and April 3, and proceeds have gone to the WHO and United Nations Foundation. The company thanked players for their support which generated the impressive total, and encouraged its community to stay safe in the pandemic.
Hi Everyone!
We wanted to thank you for your support in the COVID-19 Response Fund fundraiser on Steam earlier this month!
Together we raised and donated over half a million USD to the relief efforts against the pandemic!
Keep being awesome and stay safe! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Y2xnznVsp4
— Paradox Interactive (@PdxInteractive) April 21, 2020
Numerous developers and publishers have pledged to offer aid to those who are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus crisis. For example, CD Projekt Red donated $950,000 to the Fundacja Wielka Orkiestra ÅšwiÄ…tecznej Pomocy to ameliorate the response to coronavirus in Poland. And, Ndemic Creations has donated $250,000 to the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, and the World Health Organisation's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
Last month, Twitch’s StreamAid 2020 raised almost $3 million for that fund, of which Ubisoft donated $150,000 to the total. Jagex, developer of Runescape, gave £100,000 to three mental health charities in the UK, and boosted the number of in-game events and online activities to entertain players through isolation. Finally, Standing Stone Games currently offers all bonus content in both Dungeons and Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online for free until April 30.
