My first thought as well. And while the mention startups explicitly
A new £30 million Games Growth Package over three years to back the next generation of start-up games studios and talent, …
the fund needs to be protected, so it can do its work.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
I wonder how much of that money will go to indie projects. Most will probably just go to microsoft and amazon.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
I have a friend who is a solo dev. He applied for some funding once and was denied because he said he intended on using it to pay himself. They told him it’s not just free money for anyone saying they’re making a game; it’s meant to support businesses. He would need to incorporate, have monthly expenses, and multiple employees. I’m assuming this funding also works like that. It’s stimulus for the economy, not funding for art projects.
ICastFist@programming.dev 2 days ago
So, grab some friends, make a shell company, reapply, get money while delivering nothing?
ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Governments hate this one weird trick!
Fraud
LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Stovetop@lemmy.world 2 days ago
£30m is basically pocket change to Amazon and Microsoft, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they drain the fund anyways before closing the studios the funds were intended for.