UK tax watchers are furious with the "fairly undramatic" Ship Emergency Simulator

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You might not have heard of Ship Emergency Simulator, but people who keep a close eye on how our tax is spent certainly have.
The TaxPayers' Alliance is upset that Ship Emergency Simulator, an in-development game designed to mimic daily life on ships, received money from the European Commission - money that in part came from UK taxpayers.
In a report released this week, The TaxPayers' Alliance pointed the finger at Ship Emergency Simulator, among other games, because Danish developer Apex Virtual Entertainment received £75,000 from the European Commission, despite saying in its grant application that most of the game is "fairly undramatic".
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