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Epic is giving out $1m in developer grants to Unreal Engine 4 users

Epic is giving out $1m in developer grants to Unreal Engine 4 users

Fortnite developer Epic Games has dished out $1 million in grants for developers using Unreal Engine 4.

37 teams and creators benefited from the investment and are set to use it for games, education, virtual production and healthcare.

Among the teams is games developer Cornfox and Bros, which is developing an action-adventure mobile game called Oceanhorn 2.

The Unreal Dev Grants program was established back in February 2015 as a $5 million fund for promising developers working with Unreal Engine 4.

Awards ranged from $5,000 to $50,000 with no restrictions or obligations to Epic Games.

The full story is over on PocketGamer.biz


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