Unity seeks to clarify new game engine charges amid outrage from developers

Games creators attack the fees, due for implementation in 2024, as company executive dials back on initial plan

Tech company Unity has sought to clarify its decision to charge a controversial new fee to game developers. A blogpost on its official site last night announced the company would be introducing a runtime fee", which would require developers to pay a fixed sum each time a game built using the Unity Engine was installed by a player.

Unity stipulated that the fee would only be chargeable after a game made $200,000 (160,000) in 12 months and had at least 200,000 lifetime game installs, but developers nevertheless vented outrage on social media.