![]() ![]() ![]() 17, 2023): Days after the initial announcement and subsequent outrage from a wide variety of developers and studios, Unity has announced that it's planning changes to the controversial, widely disliked policy changes implementing per-install fees for successful games built on the Unity engine. Unfortunately, details will have to wait until Unity reveals more in the upcoming days. 17, 2023: Unity has announced that it's planning revisions to the new policy changes after the very public outrage from developers, studios, and the gaming community. Developers are also sharing an open letter, calling for Unity to change course. ![]() 15, 2023: The San Francisco Police Department reports that the threat of violence that led to office closures was, in fact, made by a Unity employee. Unity also had to temporarily close its HQ, owing to anonymous death threats sent against the company and its staff. Developers continue to seek alternative toolkits, with various major companies and games proposing a switch to Unreal Engine and others. 14, 2023: Unity doubled down on its proposed changes last night, issuing a lengthy explainer for its new fees. ![]() We've reached out to Microsoft to comment on that. 13, 2023: Unity issued a statement saying that it intends to pass on the costs to Microsoft and other platform holders for installations incurred via subscription fees. The fee could potentially impact installs made via services like Xbox Game Pass, hurting the viability of business deals around the platform.Today, the firm announced that it will follow other engines in charging a runtime fee, starting January 1st, 2024.Unity is a popular engine often used by smaller teams, owing to its oft-comparatively lower fees. ![]()
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