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Unity is the cross-platform engine used by many of my favorite developers to create everything from small indie gems to bigger, more well-known games. The company recently disclosed upcoming changes to its fee policy which would see developers pay per-install of their games. The out-of-the-blue announcement was controversial, prompting a variety of game devs to respond detailing why this would have a negative impact on their work, with some creators going as far as backing out of using the engine altogether.

In an open letter to its community, Unity has revealed its reworked free structure and controversial runtime fee changes. Under the new structure, the Unity Personal edition will remain free and incur no runtime fee. The new cap before the fee starts has been increased from $100,000 to $200,000, and no game with under $1 million in trailing 12-month revenue will be subject to the fee. Interestingly, the new Runtime Fee will only apply to the next version of Unity that is shipping in 2024. Already shipped and current in-development projects will not be subject to the fee unless they upgrade to the 2024 version of Unity. In the post, Marc Whitten, leader of the Unity Create team apologized for what has transpired in recent weeks.

Unity has unveiled its planned changes to the controversial Runtime Fee policy that would charge developers fees on a per-install basis.

Unity has proven to be a popular video game engine. This engine also has proven to be quite popular for newcomers to the video game industry. As a result, we have seen quite a few indie games launch through Unity. However, this month was quite rocky for the engine as a new pricing policy was being implemented. Called the Unity Runtime Fee, the outrage that came with the policy spread online with protests and calling out Unity developers to change their engines or even delist their games.

The Epic Games Store’s next free titles have been confirmed.

Fortnite generates plenty of profit through its V-Bucks and microtransactions. Over the years, there have been plenty of reports of parents hit with breathtakingly high bills after a child goes on a Fortnite spending spree. Anyone who’s faced such a situation may be able to claim a refund thanks to a ruling by the Federal Trade Commission.

One of the biggest DIY repair sites, iFixit, has revised its repairability score on the iPhone 14, explaining its software  «now limits many basic iPhone repairs» because it requires would be repairers to have replacement parts remotely authenticated by Apple.  

You can now get a Fortnite refund if you (or your child) made accidental in-game currency purchases of anything you didn't want to buy between January 2017 and September 2022, or any credit card charges made by your child you weren't aware of between January 2017 and September 2022.

Mortal Kombat is a series known for its Easter eggs, but this latest nod to pop culture may be its best yet.

California, the biggest state in the US when it comes to both population and the sheer volume of tech companies squeezed into its borders, has just passed the country's most extreme right to repair bill in the US (via Ars Technica). It's the third state to pass such a bill, but goes further than either Minnesota or New York in that it forces companies to support their products for longer. But while it will cover gaming PCs and laptops, games console manufacturers get a free pass.

Hideo Kojima has revealed that during the production of the first Metal Gear Solid game, he asked staff to stop working nights — to reduce the company's utility bills.

A one-off British thriller series has reached the number-one spot on Netflix just five days after hitting the streamer.

Parliament on Friday approved amendments to the Central and Integrated GST laws to levy 28 percent tax on the full face value of bets in online gaming, casinos, and horse race clubs.

Until morale improves, the John Wick franchise will continue to hand out beatings — this time in the ’70s. The first full trailer for the prequel miniseries The Continental: From the World of John Wick is appropriately groovy, but it feels less like the work of John Wick director Chad Stahelski, and more like something dreamed up by Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, working in Kill Bill/Jackie Brown mode.

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 with a voice vote following a walkout by the opposition members over the Manipur issue.

The Lok Sabha on Monday cleared the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill by a voice vote amid slogan shouting by opposition members over the Manipur issue.

By Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

A lot of excitement has been generated in the media about the new Personal Data Protection Bill being presented in the Parliament on Thursday. Some have called it a landmark bill, some have called it a proof of the government's commitment to the protection of the rights of the citizens and so on. However, it has been many years since the landmark Puttaswamy judgment by the Supreme Court declared privacy as an inalienable Fundamental right of all citizens was rendered. It took the government so many years to actually bring a bill to the Parliament after multiple attempts, which, for various reasons, were withdrawn or never considered to be put up for voting. Also, in the current version of the bill, a lot of underspecification leaves a lot of room for maneuvering by the government -- and in some cases the data protection board -- which as per the bill will be constituted by the government.

By Sandeep Gupta, Managing Director, Protiviti Member Firm for India

On Wednesday, July 27, a report on the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDP or PDP) was adopted by a 31-member Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, headed by MP Prataprao Jadhav. This comes after the Union cabinet, headed by PM Narendra Modi, had cleared the draft of the 2023 version of the bill on July 5. The bill is yet to be tabled in the Parliament itself. The bill aims to safeguard personal data and improve overall data security in India. Let us take a look at basic features.