Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout wants to do something good and is raising money for a charitable cause. Those who donate the most will receive a custom skin with a personal theme. This has prompted many companies and content creators to outbid each other with increasingly outrageous offers!
What is it about? Mediatonic, the studio behind the quirky battle royale Fall Guys, wants to donate an amount to the charity organization Special Effects which supports gamers with disabilities. The developers have come up with a challenge for this purpose.
The company or person who commits the largest sum in a binding manner after two weeks will receive a specially designed skin with their brand in Fall Guys, provided that the related brand is not offensive or otherwise inappropriate for Fall Guys. PornHub and similar names would therefore likely be excluded.
Since the challenge was published on Twitter on August 17, 2020, it has triggered a real storm of donation commitments.
How the Donation Calls Escalated
How it all started small: It all started small, initially with some gaming brands like Rivals of Aether starting with 10,000 USD. But then the bids quickly escalated:
- Warframe offered 20,000 dollars and already had a corresponding skin in the style of “Space Mom” Lotus ready
- Sideman outbid that with 40,000 dollars
- A company that manufactures bidets offered one cent more
- Biscet Hosting threw in 50,000 dollars
How the Bids Escalated: The bids became increasingly daring from there on:
- YouTuber Mr. Beast placed a six-figure bid for the first time with 100,000 dollars
- Bisect Hosting responded with 120,000 dollars
- The large esports organization G2 came in with 130,030 dollars
- Beast Coast promised 133,769 dollars
- G2 didn’t want to back down and increased their bid to 135,003 dollars
- Top streamer Ninja showed up and offered 200,000 dollars
The Donation Challenge Gets Crazier: You might think that Ninja’s crazy bid would mark the end of the challenge, but far from it:
- G2 seems eager to have their brand in the game, as the esports company bid 203,003 dollars
- Aim-Lab outbid with 210,069 dollars
- YouTuber Mr. Beast came back and raised his bid to 300,000 dollars!
Here is the current bid: Even Mr. Beast’s insane bid has now been outbid. Actor and influencer Pisques currently holds the highest bid of 325,000 USD (as of August 19, 2020). But the challenge will continue throughout August, and who knows what crazy bids other companies and personalities will throw out.
Why does everyone want a brand skin in Fall Guys? The colorful battle royale Fall Guys, where little potato men push each other through obstacle courses in a clumsy manner, is incredibly popular and is played by numerous players. Moreover, prominent streamers like Dr Disrespect and PewDiePie stream it for many hours. Thus, a company that immortalizes their brand with a cool skin can gain a lot of reach and attention. Therefore, it is easy to donate larger sums, especially for a good cause.
