Tech & Science Daily: This War of Mine maker on $850k Ukraine donation

We hear from one of the makers of the game, Pawel Miechowski
Rachelle Abbott17 March 2022

Game developer 11Bit games has raised $850,000 for the Ukraine Red Cross, in just 9 days.

It raised the cash purely through sales of its game This War Of Mine, an anti-war title all about surviving conflict.

We hear from one of the makers of the game, Pawel Miechowski, who called the fundraiser a ‘phenomenon’.

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