£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.
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.
I wonder how much of that money will go to indie projects. Most will probably just go to microsoft and amazon.
£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.
My first thought as well. And while the mention startups explicitly
the fund needs to be protected, so it can do its work.
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.
So, grab some friends, make a shell company, reapply, get money while delivering nothing?
Governments hate this one weird trick!
Fraud
Relevant xkcd