At the start of April, Humble revealed the Humble Conquer COVID-19 Bundle, a collection of video games and also books with 100 percent of the profits going to numerous organisations in order to aid in the battle versus the existing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

“Direct Relief is so deeply thankful for the remarkable generosity from the Humble Bundle area to assist keep wellness workers safe as they put themselves at threat to maintain all of us safe.

Humble is simply one of lots of in the video games industry who have actually contributed cash to aid in the battle versus COVID-19.

“Through the generous partnership with Humble Bundle and its customers, resources from the Conquer COVID-19 Bundle will help support the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) work to support vulnerable populations that are being hardest hit by this outbreak.” said Lauren Gray, Senior Director Global Corporate Partnerships, International Rescue Committee. “IRC teams are on the ground in over 40 countries working around the clock to help rapidly detect, respond, and prevent further spread of the disease through activities such as training its frontline staff on proper infection prevention and control, distributing essential hygiene and Personal Protection Equipment supplies, and providing lifesaving information to refugees and displaced persons on where to get help.”

Humble is just one of many in the games industry who have donated money to help in the fight against COVID-19. Among them, studio CD Projekt Red has donated $1 million and Sony has pledged up to $100 million towards the relief effort.

And as we’ve mentioned before, if you want to do something to help, you can always get involved with the [email protected] project and lend your PC’s power to the initiative. Alternatively, if you’d rather have a more hands-on approach, you can download and play for free and you’ll be “folding” virtual proteins into new shapes which scientists can then replicate in a lab.