{"id":11535,"date":"2023-09-13T13:37:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T11:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/13\/unity-seeks-to-clarify-new-game-engine-charges-amid-outrage-from-developers\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T13:37:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T11:37:19","slug":"unity-seeks-to-clarify-new-game-engine-charges-amid-outrage-from-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/13\/unity-seeks-to-clarify-new-game-engine-charges-amid-outrage-from-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"Unity seeks to clarify new game engine charges amid outrage from developers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Games creators attack the fees, due for implementation in 2024, as company executive dials back on initial plan<\/p>\n

Tech company Unity has sought to clarify its decision to charge a controversial new fee to game developers. A blogpost on its official site last night announced the company would be introducing a \u201cruntime fee\u201d, which would require developers to pay a fixed sum each time a game built using the Unity Engine was installed by a player.<\/p>\n

Unity stipulated that the fee would only be chargeable after a game made $200,000 (\u00a3160,000) in 12 months and had at least 200,000 lifetime game installs, but developers nevertheless vented outrage on social media.<\/p>\n

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\nGames creators attack the fees, due for implementation in 2024, as company executive dials back on initial plan
\nTech company Unity has sought to clarify its decision to charge a controversial new fee to game developers. A blogpost on its official site last night announced the company would be introducing a \u201cruntime fee\u201d, which would require developers to pay a fixed sum each time a game built using the Unity Engine was installed by a player.
\nUnity stipulated that the fee would only be chargeable after a game made $200,000 (\u00a3160,000) in 12 months and had at least 200,000 lifetime game installs, but developers nevertheless vented outrage on social media. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Games creators attack the fees, due for implementation in 2024, as company executive dials back on initial plan Tech company Unity has sought to clarify its decision to charge a controversial new fee to game developers. A blogpost on its official site last night announced the company would be introducing a \u201cruntime fee\u201d, which would …<\/p>\n

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