Epic’s CEO touts a $5M fund to give grants to Unreal Engine developers

Epic Games has created a $5 million fund to provide financial grants to developers who are creating games and other innovative projects.

In doing so, Epic is joining a number of game-platform owners who are courting developers with actual cash to help them create games that run on that platform. From a business view, it pays to invest in their own platforms. In this case, Epic Games is competing with rivals such as Unity for the hearts and minds of developers. And when it comes to creating a game that shows off a platform, cash is now king.