<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants are now up for grabs for South Australian video game developers, in a bid to drive growth in the budding industry.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The initiative seeks to capitalise on the success of the Adelaide-developed </span><em><span>Hollow Knight: Silksong</span></em><span>, a game so popular with its cult following it caused outages across the internet.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Grants of up to one hundred thousand dollars will be offered to support the creation of new South Australian video games.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/finance/gold-prices-drop-after-australians-line-up-for-hours-to-buy/7daad3f5-7cd7-4585-9d46-34c5267c6709"><strong><span>Aussies queued for hours to buy gold. Now the price has plummeted</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Gaming is an incredible sector growing globally at an incredible rate," Arts Minister Andrea Michaels said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Here in South Australia, it is worth $36 million and we have got some incredible talent."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rupert McPharlin, a local developer currently working on a game called </span><em><span>Toya</span></em><span>, hopes the funding will enable him to transition from the production stage to a market-ready product. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/south-australia-government-video-game-industry-grants/997d1051-3382-434a-a2c0-07d735bce6d9" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He believes the grants will provide local talent with more time to dedicate to their craft. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/optus-executives-gone-triple-zero-outage/7e64e8db-87e8-4d61-a8ec-896e95d81d76"><strong><span>Two Optus executives to exit the company after triple-zero disaster</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The most exciting thing is allowing more collaborative game development, because at the moment it's a hyper-competitive thing and most of us are doing it with other jobs," he said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It would be a much better product in a much shorter time and everyone would be happy… I can't wait."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Experts estimate the gaming industry is worth more than the music and film industries combined, and it's hoped the grants will help South Australian developers get a foothold in the global market.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Applications for grants are now being accepted through the SA Film Corporation's website.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of</span></em><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>