Unity retracts price increase after industry outcry
Videogame development software maker Unity has announced it is retracting plans to charge customers for every new installation of their game.
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Videogame development software maker Unity has announced it is retracting plans to charge customers for every new installation of their game over a certain threshold which sparked outrage and calls to boycott among several videogame developers.
Last week, Unity closed two offices after receiving a ‘credible death threat’ following the controversial pricing changes.
Landfall Games, publisher of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, tweeted: “We would love to stick with the engine we have used to make our games for the past 10 years, but at present, we don’t see how we can start any new projects using Unity.”
It is estimated that 70% of mobile developers utilise the Unity game engine as their development platform.
Software developer Unity acquired ironSource in a $4.4bn deal in July 2022. ironSource is an Israeli mobile software company that focuses on developing technologies for app monetization and distribution.
not that new either about a month old, but still
