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Germany can't say what became of its games subsidies
Original: Games-Förderung: Bund weiß nicht, was aus geförderten Spielen geworden ist 250 Millionen Euro hat der Bund seit 2019 in
Germany's federal government has put around 250 million euros into video game funding since 2019, but has no systematic record of whether the subsidised games were ever released or sold well. The gap in evaluation is drawing criticism, with commentators arguing that millions in taxpayer money are being distributed without any proper follow-up on results.
Why now: A report revealed the federal games funding programme lacks systematic evaluation of outcomes, sparking debate about accountability for public money.
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- Games-Förderung: Bund weiß nicht, was aus geförderten Spielen geworden ist 250 Millionen Euro hat der Bund seit 2019 in Games-Förderung gesteckt. Ob die Spiele erschienen sind und sich gut verkaufen, erfasst er nicht systematisch. https://www. heise.de/news/Games-Foerderung… · heiseonline@social.heise.de · 7
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