Over time, the Overwatch franchise’s contributions to life-saving breast cancer research have totaled over $25 million.
The world could always use more heroes, and Overwatch 2 and its community have answered the call with a $12.3 million donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).
Overwatch 2 donates $12.3 million to the BCRF
Through this year's Mercy for a Cause campaign, the Overwatch 2 community has raised $12.3 million. The 2024 campaign featured the original Pink Mercy skin plus the Rose Gold Mercy Bundle, and 100% of the proceeds went directly to the BCRF's mission.
"[...] Beginning on June 25, you can purchase the original Pink Mercy skin for the original price of $14.99 USD, with 100% of the purchase price (excluding any applicable platform fees and taxes) to be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation," Blizzard stated prior to the start of the 2024 campaign.
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Overwatch contributes over $25 million to breast cancer research
Over time, the franchise's contributions to life-saving breast cancer research have totaled over $25 million. In 2018, the original campaign raised $12.7 million, supporting projects focused on improving breast cancer diagnosis, risk assessment, predictive models, treatments to delay tumor formation, and more.
"This year’s campaign came close to matching the $12.7 million raised in the original 2018 Pink Mercy campaign, further cementing the Overwatch community’s impact on breast cancer research and bringing the cumulative total to over $25 million raised for life-saving breast cancer research to-date," Blizzard stated.
The post also mentioned that in the coming months, Overwatch 2 and the BCRF will share more information about the 2024 campaign's impact.
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