Unity Runtime Fee

Developers share their reactions to the engine provider's revised policy and their remaining concerns for the future

Developer said a "simple public statement" was not enough

Magic Tavern, Lion Studios, and Machine Zone are among the latest studios to sign a collective letter against Unity's proposed changes

Executives say the engine maker may cap install payments at 4% of revenue, will rely on customers to self-report data

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As the industry awaits Unity's revised plan for install fees, developers question whether they will ever trust the engine provider again

Trade body CEO says "It cannot be healthy for over 60 percent of developers to be using one games engine"

Engine firm previously said charity games would be exempt from proposed Runtime Fee

Trade body says proposed Runtime Fee is akin to "anti-competitive market behaviour"

Engine provider will "share an update in a couple of days"

We dive into the Runtime Fee and why it makes perfect sense for Unity management and no sense at all for anyone else

Collective of 16 studios have cut off all Unity-based monetisation, call for more to developers do the same

Update: Police say threat that closed Austin and San Francisco offices was made by an employee

Midia Research's Karol Severin looks at the wider factors behind the engine's controversial new fee

Engine provider estimates only 10% of developers will end up paying install charge, demos and charity bundles exempt

Developers who meet revenue and install thresholds will need to pay up to $0.20 in Runtime Fees each time their game is installed on a new device