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Unity backtracks slightly on plans to charge developers for game installs (www.eurogamer.net)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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Game development engine Unity has U-turned on some parts of its hugely controversial plan to enforce fees on game creat…

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[–] cybersandwich 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder if this coincides with the Apple thing on Tuesday where they highlighted gaming. Obviously, Apple isn't using the unreal engine after the Epic debacle (pun intended). So they will have to appeal to Unity devs.

Maybe Unity is trying to cut into some of, what they think, will be a boom in sales because of the new Apple lineup.

That's just the first thing I thought.

[–] Lemminary 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

after the Epic debacle

*Tongue pop* Noice