Rockstar Donating 5% of Revenue from GTA Online and Red Dead Online to COVID-19 Relief Efforts - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 April 2020 / 2,045 Views
Rockstar Games announced they will be donating five percent of their revenue from GTA Online and Red Dead Online starting April 1st and continuing through the end of May to help with coronavirus (COVID-19) relief efforts.
"The Rockstar Games community is at the center of everything we do," said Rockstar Games. "We love seeing players immersed in exploration of our virtual world and connecting with each other through them. As our teams navigate these difficult times, we see our local communities in North America, the UK, India, and beyond being deeply affected. Small businesses have closed their doors, and communities who rely on government-provided support that they cannot access are struggling. The road ahead will be challenging, and we want to help where we can.
"Starting April 1st, and continuing through the end of May, 5% of our revenue from purchases in our online games, GTA Online and Red Dead Online, will be donated to COVID-19 relief efforts. These funds will be used to help local communities and businesses struggling with the impacts of COVID-19, both directly and by supporting some of the amazing organizations who are on the ground helping those affected by the crisis. As things progress, we will share more on these efforts."
Rockstar Games and COVID-19 Relief pic.twitter.com/9j6NrtcrFN
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) April 1, 2020
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A good example of humanity, generosity and will to help the ones in disadvantage/less fortunate.
That's a lot of $$$
LOL @ the haters. I betcha if you knew anybody that was infected by COVID-19 you'd only wish more companies would at least help out as much as Rockstar is.
Rockstar should also help there employees out as well.
We all know R are completely minted, and folk like Bill Gates have given far, far more to multiple charities. R can absolutely afford to give more than 5%, and this isn't me being a "hater", it's about knowing when a company can do more, and is literally abusing charity to make themselves look good.
They can absolutely do more than this, and to defend them giving less just makes ya'll look pro company, anti-charity, just to nip that in the bud (because I will call you out for it if you so much as dare).
How generous rockstar, lol. What a joke.
How much did you give?
Rockstar Games is a company, not an individual. As an individual, you can practice social distancing to do your part. As a multi billion dollar company (with 2000+ employees), you can donate. Maybe 5% doesn't sound like a lot, but GTA Online alone has brought in over a half billion in a single quarter. So their contribution could be roughly 16.5 million dollars on GTA Online alone, which is pretty generous.
@Rapport. That's great and all, but they should still eat a big bag of shit for being Rockstar Games.
That't the point. They are making hundreds of millions every quarter, from online only, never mind the billions they made and continue to make from the sold copies alone. So to me they can do alot more than 5%. I'd expect 5 or 10% from a much smaller company.
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