France Offers Grants For Game Makers 47
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."
Free game: French Army (Score:3, Funny)
One word... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Free game: French Army (Score:4, Funny)
they make a good point (Score:3, Funny)
Nonviolent games. (Score:4, Funny)
PacMan was violent. And Pacman has an eating disorder.
Pong. Those horrible little lines smash that poor speck of light on the screen. That poor speck!
Any sports games are violent. And they cause violence.
Even Barbie games are totally violent.
And has anyone here played Aladdin for Sega Genesis? Geez. That was the roughest G-rated game I've ever played.
Even Tetris is violent the way I play it.
I can't think of one nonviolent game. So I guess these French guys want to not only cash in on the gaming industry, but they want to become famous by creating the first nonviolent video game!
What will they call it?
Clever Paint Drying 2005!
another failed attempt at humor (Score:4, Funny)
Give me a Freedom Grant! (Score:3, Funny)
Send me an e-mail....oops, that 18 letter french word for e-mail.... and let me know.