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France Offers Grants For Game Makers

Posted by simoniker on from the steer-away-from-national-stereotypes dept.

vasqzr writes "According to a BBC News article, if you come up with a good idea for a video game in France, you could get a helping hand from the state." The article elaborates: "The French Government is offering four million euros [$4.5 million] to help aspiring game developers turn their ideas into reality." But not everybody can just purloin the money: "The government will pay for up to 40% of the cost... but there are strings attached... to get a slice of the cash, firms have to be French and the work developing an idea must be done in France itself" and apparently, the content of the game is important too, as "...the French Government... will not hand out grants for violent or pornographic games."

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  1. Meanwhile by presearch · · Score: 0, Insightful

    here in the US, our government is giving out rewards for
    killing 14 year old boys in far away countries we invade.

    "A great day for America!"

    1. Re:Meanwhile by Guppy06 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Welcome to Slashdot, where unsubstantiated hyperbole is labelled "insightful!"

  2. Good Idea by Sszeto · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think this is a awsome idea that the French are doing. I only wish they did that here in Canada so that we could encourage the Gaming Industry here. Games are such a big revenue now that it could be very benificial for both the programmer and the government.