In the last decade, in-game events like Veteruns, store bundles and esports competitions have all been used as vehicles to raise money for charity. Between March 20 and April 3, all "Fortnite" proceeds were donated to four humanitarian relief funds to aid those affected by the war in Ukraine. Awesome Games Done Quick, in which players speed run hundreds of titles such as "Deathloop," "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice" and "Super Mario 3D Land" for charity, raised over $3 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. And "League of Legends" players sent $6 million to Riot Games' Social Impact Fund through the purchase of the game's 1,000th skin.

The day before the annual Army-Navy football game, an even larger interservice rivalry will be contested on video game battlefields. The Call of Duty Endowment (CODE) Bowl on Dec. 11 will match teams consisting of esports athletes from each branch of the U.S. military – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Space Force – as well as members of the United Kingdom's British Army, Royal Air Force, and Royal Navy. The matches, played on the recently-released "Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War" game, will broadcast live starting at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. "The eight teams representing military branches in the four-hour tournament will each have two popular Call of Duty streamers on board, one serving as captain, and will be coached by a Call of Duty League professional. Well-known streamers joining the teams include Courage, LEGIQN, Huskerrs, Swagg, Espresso, Vikkstar, Tommey, C9Emz, and Spratt. Video games:The new season of'Fortnite' introduces The Mandalorian "We are proud to have the United States and the United Kingdom militaries come together to participate in the C.O.D.E.