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Starting January 1, 2025, Unity Pro will see an 8% price increase, raising the annual subscription fee to $2,200 per seat. Unity Enterprise will experience a 25% increase, with new minimum subscription requirements for customers generating over $25 million in annual revenue. These changes will apply to all new and existing subscriptions from that date. (Because these licenses involve major companies, the prices can vary based on different packages.) Bromberg stressed in his blog post that Unity will continue to increase prices as it needs to, but will only do so annually via subscription fees going up. It won’t try to squeeze pennies out of every developer using the engine based on how many times people install your game. “Canceling the Runtime Fee for games and instituting these pricing changes will allow us to continue investing to improve game development for everyone while also being better partners,” said Bromberg.
Starting January 1, 2025, Unity Pro will see an 8% price increase, raising the annual subscription fee to $2,200 per seat. Unity Enterprise will experience a 25% increase, with new minimum subscription requirements for customers generating over $25 million in annual revenue. These changes will apply to all new and existing subscriptions from that date. (Because these licenses involve major companies, the prices can vary based on different packages.) Bromberg stressed in his blog post that Unity will continue to increase prices as it needs to, but will only do so annually via subscription fees going up. It won’t try to squeeze pennies out of every developer using the engine based on how many times people install your game. “Canceling the Runtime Fee for games and instituting these pricing changes will allow us to continue investing to improve game development for everyone while also being better partners,” said Bromberg.

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John Riccitiello fired as CEO of Unity

IGN @IGN In the wake of a massive controversy regarding previously announced (and then walked-back) install fees, Unity's CEO John Riccitiello is stepping down. bit.ly/48LeHyw Traduire le post Unity® 5:00 PM 9 oct. 2023 249,3 k vues .
IGN @IGN In the wake of a massive controversy regarding previously announced (and then walked-back) install fees, Unity's CEO John Riccitiello is stepping down. bit.ly/48LeHyw Traduire le post Unity® 5:00 PM 9 oct. 2023 249,3 k vues .

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Unity Announces Leadership Transition (John Riccitiello is no longer CEO of the company)

Unity Announces Leadership Transition James M. Whitehurst Appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer and President Company Reaffirms Third Quarter 2023 Guidance Company to Release Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results on November 9, 2023 October 09, 2023 04:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unity (NYSE: U) (the "Company"), the world's leading platform for creating and growing real- time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced that John Riccitiello will retire as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a member of the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. James M. Whitehurst has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board. Roelof Botha, Lead Independent Director of the Unity Board, has been appointed Chairman. Mr. Riccitiello will continue to advise Unity to ensure a smooth transition.
Unity Announces Leadership Transition James M. Whitehurst Appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer and President Company Reaffirms Third Quarter 2023 Guidance Company to Release Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results on November 9, 2023 October 09, 2023 04:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unity (NYSE: U) (the "Company"), the world's leading platform for creating and growing real- time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced that John Riccitiello will retire as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a member of the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. James M. Whitehurst has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, President and a member of the Board. Roelof Botha, Lead Independent Director of the Unity Board, has been appointed Chairman. Mr. Riccitiello will continue to advise Unity to ensure a smooth transition.

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All righty then...

Our Unity Personal plan will remain free and there will be no Runtime Fee for games built on Unity Personal. We will be increasing the cap from $100,000 to $200,000 and we will remove the requirement to use the Made with Unity splash screen. No game with less than $1 million in trailing 12-month revenue will be subject to the fee. For those creators on Unity Pro and Unity Enterprise, we are also making changes based on your feedback. The Runtime Fee policy will only apply beginning with the next LTS version of Unity shipping in 2024 and beyond. Your games that are currently shipped and the projects you are currently working on will not be included - unless you choose to upgrade them to this new version of Unity. We will make sure that you can stay on the terms applicable for the version of Unity editor you are using - as long as you keep using that version. For games that are subject to the runtime fee, we are giving you a choice of either a 2.5% revenue share or the calculated amount based on the number of new people engaging with your game each month. Both of these numbers are self- reported from data you already have available. You will always be billed the lesser amount.
Our Unity Personal plan will remain free and there will be no Runtime Fee for games built on Unity Personal. We will be increasing the cap from $100,000 to $200,000 and we will remove the requirement to use the Made with Unity splash screen. No game with less than $1 million in trailing 12-month revenue will be subject to the fee. For those creators on Unity Pro and Unity Enterprise, we are also making changes based on your feedback. The Runtime Fee policy will only apply beginning with the next LTS version of Unity shipping in 2024 and beyond. Your games that are currently shipped and the projects you are currently working on will not be included - unless you choose to upgrade them to this new version of Unity. We will make sure that you can stay on the terms applicable for the version of Unity editor you are using - as long as you keep using that version. For games that are subject to the runtime fee, we are giving you a choice of either a 2.5% revenue share or the calculated amount based on the number of new people engaging with your game each month. Both of these numbers are self- reported from data you already have available. You will always be billed the lesser amount.

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Unity Splash screen removed free
Unity Splash screen removed free

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Unity’s own explanation for deleting the ToS off their own website is… it wasn’t generating enough e...

Unity @unity Follow I totally hear your frustration! Just to echo what Marc said, we are so sorry for our earlier actions. Genuinely disappointed at how our removal of the ToS has been framed across the internet. We removed it way before the pricing change was announced because the views were so low, not because we didn't want people to see it.
Unity @unity Follow I totally hear your frustration! Just to echo what Marc said, we are so sorry for our earlier actions. Genuinely disappointed at how our removal of the ToS has been framed across the internet. We removed it way before the pricing change was announced because the views were so low, not because we didn't want people to see it.

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Game engines' charging chart

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NO Charges pros a cut of their success YES Charges pros a flat rate up-front NO YES 910 O "Free and open source" u "Epic succeeds when our partners succeed" € "No royalties, no f------ around" "We apologize for the confusion and angst"

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Ethan Lee (lead developer of FNA) showing his gratitude to Re-Logic

FNA is used by many, many games, and FAudio helps to improve the audio parts of Proton/Wine. Context: !https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/664/784/865!
FNA is used by many, many games, and FAudio helps to improve the audio parts of Proton/Wine. Context: !https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/664/784/865!

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Re-logic response

TUZO RE-LOGIC The team at Re-Logic has been watching the recent events surrounding Unity with both interest and sadness. The loss of a formerly-leading and user-friendly game engine to the darker forces that negatively impact so much of the gaming industry has left us dismayed to put it mildly. While we do not personally use Unity (outside of a few elements on our console/mobile platforms), we feel like we cannot sit idly by as these predatory moves are made against studios everywhere. We unequivocally condemn and reject the recent TOS/fee changes proposed by Unity and the underhanded way they were rolled out. The flippant manner with which years of trust cultivated by Unity were cast aside for yet another way to squeeze publishers, studios, and gamers is the saddest part. That this move was wholly unnecessary pushes things into the tragedy category - a cautionary tale the industry will not soon forget. We do not feel that a simple public statement is sufficient. Even if Unity were to recant their policies and statements, the destruction of trust is not so easily repaired. We strongly feel that it is now equally important to get behind some of the other up-and-coming open source game engines. Lighting some candles in an otherwise dark moment. To that end, we are donating $100,000 to each of the open source engines listed below. Additionally, we are sponsoring each of these projects with $1,000/month each moving forward. All we ask in return is that they remain good people and keep doing all that they can to make these engines powerful and approachable for developers everywhere. 010 FNA Re-Logic has always been supportive of game developers and indie studios that do things the right way. We feel that our actions in this moment are the best way to carry that mission forward - by accelerating and strengthening competing open source game engines, we hope to empower and assist studios that are struggling with how best to proceed given these recent events. WWW. L GODOT Game engine 500
TUZO RE-LOGIC The team at Re-Logic has been watching the recent events surrounding Unity with both interest and sadness. The loss of a formerly-leading and user-friendly game engine to the darker forces that negatively impact so much of the gaming industry has left us dismayed to put it mildly. While we do not personally use Unity (outside of a few elements on our console/mobile platforms), we feel like we cannot sit idly by as these predatory moves are made against studios everywhere. We unequivocally condemn and reject the recent TOS/fee changes proposed by Unity and the underhanded way they were rolled out. The flippant manner with which years of trust cultivated by Unity were cast aside for yet another way to squeeze publishers, studios, and gamers is the saddest part. That this move was wholly unnecessary pushes things into the tragedy category - a cautionary tale the industry will not soon forget. We do not feel that a simple public statement is sufficient. Even if Unity were to recant their policies and statements, the destruction of trust is not so easily repaired. We strongly feel that it is now equally important to get behind some of the other up-and-coming open source game engines. Lighting some candles in an otherwise dark moment. To that end, we are donating $100,000 to each of the open source engines listed below. Additionally, we are sponsoring each of these projects with $1,000/month each moving forward. All we ask in return is that they remain good people and keep doing all that they can to make these engines powerful and approachable for developers everywhere. 010 FNA Re-Logic has always been supportive of game developers and indie studios that do things the right way. We feel that our actions in this moment are the best way to carry that mission forward - by accelerating and strengthening competing open source game engines, we hope to empower and assist studios that are struggling with how best to proceed given these recent events. WWW. L GODOT Game engine 500

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Unity I Know, But He Can You Can't Defeat Me NINTENDO LAWYERS Indie Manimen

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all the ""cool"" kids are doing it

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Nintendo's games made with Unity

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Big John Hell’s

@RoadArchie Unity F--- you Indie Developers! ㄱ if you're dumb enough to develop a new game with our engine, you're a big enough schmuck to pay for every installation. S----- shadows, Useless assets, Fees. If you think you can find a bargain at Unity, you can kiss our ass! It's our belief that you're such a stupid m-----------, that you'll fall for this b------- guaranteed! If you find a better deal, shove it up your ugly ass! you heard us right, SHOVE IT UP YOUR UGLY ASS! Bring your money, bring your developers, bring your wife, WE'LL F--- HER. That's right, we'll f--- your wife! Because at Unity, you're f----- six ways from sunday. Take a hike, to Unity: home of CHALLENGE INSTALLING - that's right - CHALLENGE INSTALLING. How does it work? If you can stop pirates from downloading your game in the first week, you won't have to pay for their installations! Don't wait! Don't delay! DON'T F--- WITH US, or we'll rip your nuts off. Only at Unity: the only engine that tells you to F--- OFF! HURRY UP A------! This s--- breaks the minute after you write us a check, and it better not bounce, or you're a dead m-----------. GO TO HELL! UnityⒸ. From the most filthy and exclusive the meanest sons- of-bitches in the industry - GUARANTEED!
@RoadArchie Unity F--- you Indie Developers! ㄱ if you're dumb enough to develop a new game with our engine, you're a big enough schmuck to pay for every installation. S----- shadows, Useless assets, Fees. If you think you can find a bargain at Unity, you can kiss our ass! It's our belief that you're such a stupid m-----------, that you'll fall for this b------- guaranteed! If you find a better deal, shove it up your ugly ass! you heard us right, SHOVE IT UP YOUR UGLY ASS! Bring your money, bring your developers, bring your wife, WE'LL F--- HER. That's right, we'll f--- your wife! Because at Unity, you're f----- six ways from sunday. Take a hike, to Unity: home of CHALLENGE INSTALLING - that's right - CHALLENGE INSTALLING. How does it work? If you can stop pirates from downloading your game in the first week, you won't have to pay for their installations! Don't wait! Don't delay! DON'T F--- WITH US, or we'll rip your nuts off. Only at Unity: the only engine that tells you to F--- OFF! HURRY UP A------! This s--- breaks the minute after you write us a check, and it better not bounce, or you're a dead m-----------. GO TO HELL! UnityⒸ. From the most filthy and exclusive the meanest sons- of-bitches in the industry - GUARANTEED!

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Damn that confusion, always causing problems.

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TERRIBLE COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT ANGRY CUSTOMER RESPONSE IS THIS CONFUSION?

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Frog of Shame

O Unity @unity. 18 Std. We have heard you. We apologize for the confusion and angst the runtime fee policy we announced on Tuesday caused. We are listening, talking to our team members, community, customers, and partners, and will be making changes to the policy. We will share an update in a couple of... Mehr anzeigen 6.723 Opera GX @operagxofficial 50 8.720 16.392 Frog of shame 456 If the frog of shame gets more likes than the original tweet, then your tweet really sucks 10:55 vorm. 18. Sep. 2023 222.950 Mal angezeigt 8,3 Mio. 30.577 60 : ↑
O Unity @unity. 18 Std. We have heard you. We apologize for the confusion and angst the runtime fee policy we announced on Tuesday caused. We are listening, talking to our team members, community, customers, and partners, and will be making changes to the policy. We will share an update in a couple of... Mehr anzeigen 6.723 Opera GX @operagxofficial 50 8.720 16.392 Frog of shame 456 If the frog of shame gets more likes than the original tweet, then your tweet really sucks 10:55 vorm. 18. Sep. 2023 222.950 Mal angezeigt 8,3 Mio. 30.577 60 : ↑

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