All proceeds will be donated from the jam-packed live stream, sales of their Christmas Charity Bundle, and an additional matched donation from Wargaming
AUSTIN, TEXAS (December 13, 2021) — Today Wargaming, developer and publisher of the hit naval combat games, World of Warships and World of Warships: Legends, has revealed it raised $129,757 for Save the Children through a 24-hour Christmas charity livestream. As part of Wargaming’s ongoing partnership with global humanitarian organization, Save the Children, the event held on World of Warships’ official Twitch channel was packed with dozens of activities including Twitch drops, funny challenges, special guests, and games. Funds were also raised from sales of the Christmas Charity Bundle, which Wargaming matched dollar for dollar.
The variety livestream brought together auctions for rare ships and in-game goodies that the audience could take part in, alongside interactive games, quizzes, as well as an action-packed sea battles. The event was hosted by a rotation of World of Warships and World of Warships: Legends staff, who went through a host of comedy challenges all in the name of charity. During the stream, World of Warships players directly donated over $45,000 USD, which, including the charity bundles, was matched by Wargaming with an equal donation.
Those who want to contribute to the grand total can still do so by purchasing the Christmas Charity Bundle, which is still available from the World of Warships Premium Shop the 20th of December and includes a special patch and flag, combined with a bevy of camouflages to jazz up their fleet in World of Warships. All proceeds from the sales will be donated to Save the Children.
This is part of an ongoing partnership between Wargaming and Save the Children, which has seen a total of 217,000 being raised over Christmas charity events over the past 3 years.
Check out the live stream videos from Twitch, below:
- Part 1 : https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1229593569
- Part 2 : https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1229918989
- Part 3 : https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1230270403
About World of Warships
World of Warships is a free, historical, online combat PC game from Wargaming. With its massive fleet of most iconic war vessels, including four different ship classes and strategically designed environment, World of Warships provides the ultimate naval warfare gaming experience, suitable for everyone. Thanks to its largest collection of historically accurate ships available to play, World of Warships prides itself as a digital ship museum and a focal point for naval history enthusiasts. New thematic content and innovative game modes are being added on a regular basis, providing a diverse and exciting gameplay to its broad player base.
About World of Warships: Legends
Experience epic naval action in World of Warships: Legends, a massively multiplayer online game where you can master the seas in history’s greatest warships! Recruit legendary commanders from maritime history, upgrade your vessels and stake your claim to naval supremacy with or against players around the world in thrilling and immersive battles.
World of Warships: Legends brings the online naval action loved by millions to home consoles for the very first time, alongside a host of content and features exclusive to the console experience.
Official website: https://wowslegends.com/
About Wargaming
Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has grown to become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 5,500 employees and offices spread all over the world. Over 200 million players enjoy Wargaming’s titles across all major gaming platforms. Their flagship products include the massively popular free-to-play hit World of Tanks and the strategic naval action game World of Warships.
Official website: wargaming.com
About Save the Children
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. Since our founding more than 100 years ago, we’ve changed the lives of more than 1 billion children. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
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