Epic Games dishes out $50,000 in Unreal developer grants

Epic Games has announced a new wave of recipients for its Unreal Dev Grants, which gives no-strings-attached funding to people, groups, and developers that work with Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 design tools. The developer plans to give out $5 million as part of the program in total. Epic announced the last wave of recipients earlier this month, which received a total of $100,000.

This time, Epic has awarded $50,000 to six developers, programmers, and artists that have helped others learn how to use the game development tool. Recipients include:

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.