Monument Valley 3 to contribute portion of profits to charity for the next three years
Will aid IFRC's Disaster Response Emergency Fund
- Monument Valley 3 is set to put aside 3% of its upcoming profits for charity
- The initiative will take place over the next three years
- Ustwo have previously teamed with a number of charitable organisations
Monument Valley 3, the latest entry in ustwo's hit series of narrative puzzlers, will put aside 3% of its profits for the next three years as a charitable donation. The money will go towards the IFRC (International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies) and their Disaster Response Emergency Fund.
It's not all that surprising as ustwo are eager to profess that they're the first B-corp game studio; B-corp being a term for companies with exceptional levels of social and environmental performance, business for good essentially. And given the breadth of reach Monument Valley 3 has over on Netflix Games this move may be a significant one.
It's also not exactly unprecedented either as other releases in ustwo's catalogue, such as Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, have also focused heavily on environmental and social themes. Ustwo also previously partnered with a number of UK-based youth charities when they launched Desta: The Memories Between.
Monument Valley 3 has, of course, been a tremendously received release including by ourselves when we gave it a glowing five-star review. At the same time I'm also interested in how much this move will contribute long-term, after all Monument Valley 3 is on Netflix Games which doesn't charge any fees or have any in-app purchases.
However, if that's the case it would only mean that the money comes from ustwo directly, which would certainly be a noble thing. That and the fact the company is soliciting donations for the IFRC and other organisations I'm sure will help give these groups the support they direly need.
Meanwhile, if you're looking to get Ahead of the Game why not check out our feature of the same name? This week we dig into the multiplayer dungeon crawler Gold & Glory to see how it hacks 'n' slashes up.
