Gizmodo

‘First Official Unity User Group’ Disbands Over Company’s New Developer Fees

The self-proclaimed oldest cohort of Unity developers—called the Boston Unity Group—has announced that it is dissolving shortly after the game engine developer created a firestorm with changes to how ...
Engadget

Unity will start charging developers each time their game is installed

Unity announced a new fee structure today, and developers are none too happy. “We are introducing a Unity Runtime Fee that is based upon each time a qualifying game is downloaded by an end user,” the ...
Digital Trends

Unity cancels its controversial runtime fee after developer backlash

Unity, the company behind the popular game engine of the same name, has officially canceled its runtime fee — a controversial move introduced last year that outraged game developers. In a Unity ...
Gizmodo

Unity Backpedals on Its Horrible Plan for Game Install Fees Amid Developer Backlash

Unity has shot itself in the foot with its latest monetization scheme to charge devs based on how many times users install their game. Image: Iljanaresvara Studio (Shutterstock) Less than a week after ...
Pocket Gamer.Biz

Unity to charge for installs with new Unity Runtime Fee

Game development platform Unity is set to begin charging an installation fee in a major shift for the company. According to Unity's update, the new "Unity Runtime Fee" will kick in after users pass ...
TechSpot

Developers are irate after Unity introduces new per-game install fee

WTF?! Unity is a cross-platform game engine launched in 2005 with the goal of "democratizing" game development, seeking to make it accessible to a broader range of developers. Nearly 20 years later, ...
IGN

'We Want to Be a Fundamentally Different and Better Company,' Says New Unity Boss as Unity 6 Launches

Unity 6, the latest version of the pervasive video game engine, launches globally today, October 17, and with it Unity hopes to put what’s been a disastrous year behind it. Embattled Unity ended 2023 ...
PCGamesN

Metal Hellsinger dev says "get it while you can" amid Unity concerns

Metal Hellsinger is the latest game with an uncertain future amid the ongoing controversy around a new Unity fee policy introduced by the game engine creator. David Goldfarb, founder of Metal ...
Polygon

Game devs say Unity’s big change puts studios at risk

Unity Technologies, the company behind the cross-platform game engine Unity, announced a new pricing model on Tuesday — and it’s been almost universally condemned by the video game developer community ...
Digital Trends

Game developers are furious over Unity’s new runtime fees

The makers of Unity, one of the most popular video game engines, announced a new “Unity Runtime Fee” that is set to take effect next year. Game developers aren’t taking kindly to the announcement as ...
Business Wire

Unity Further Supports Creators Across the Game Development Cycle With New AI Features, A First Look at Unity 6, and The Debut of Unity Cloud

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unity (NYSE: U), the world’s leading platform for creating and growing real-time 3D (RT3D) content, unveiled a slate of new AI innovations and platform updates to ...