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Unity angered lots of game developers earlier today when it unveiled its upcoming Unity Runtime Fee program, which takes a cut every time a Unity game is installed. It is particularly harsh for ...

Popular video game engine Unity made headlines earlier this month when it announced massive changes to its pricing structure, sparking confusion and outrage. Unity proclaimed that on Jan. 1 it would ...

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Unity, the cross-platform game engine that powers games like Rust, Hollow Knight, and Pokémon Go, has introduced a new, controversial fee for developers, set to take effect next year. Indie developers ...

For years, the Unity Engine has earned goodwill from developers large and small for its royalty-free licensing structure, which meant developers incurred no extra costs based on how well a game sold.

Game developers aren't happy with a new policy from Unity that will cost developers a small fee every time someone downloads a game built on Unity's game engine. It's called the Unity Runtime Fee, and ...

The creator of popular Steam survival game Rust has hit out at Unity amid the ongoing furore around new charges. Unity sent shockwaves through the video game industry when it announced a new policy ...

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For those on Unity Pro and Unity Enterprise, the runtime fee will only kick in with the next long-term support (LTS) version of Unity, which is currently scheduled for 2024. "We should have spoken ...