Re:The great video game exodus
by tim333 on Monday June 04, 2018 @07:39AM
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>got grants and investment from the government i.e. HellBlade
Googling that it seems to be a little more interesting:
>Biomedical research charity Wellcome Trust gave Ninja Theory a $395,000 grant to do research on mental illness, and that helped Ninja Theory make such an ambitious and research-based game on its own as an independent studio.
Wellcome Trust isn't a government organisation - it was set up by Sir Henry Wellcome who made a fortune in phrama.
Also Ninja Theory's history is pretty messy with bankruptcies, layoffs and deals gone wrong.
Googling that it seems to be a little more interesting:
>Biomedical research charity Wellcome Trust gave Ninja Theory a $395,000 grant to do research on mental illness, and that helped Ninja Theory make such an ambitious and research-based game on its own as an independent studio.
Wellcome Trust isn't a government organisation - it was set up by Sir Henry Wellcome who made a fortune in phrama.
Also Ninja Theory's history is pretty messy with bankruptcies, layoffs and deals gone wrong.