Tag: Unity
News Unity Software to Cut 1,800 Jobs in Wake of Runtime Fee Fiasco
A quarter of all employees
The price of Unity Software's surreal own goal last year was being felt after the next stage in its "company reset" mandate was revealed. The company said (in regulatory filing and internal company memo on Monday) it would target laying off approximately 25% of its workforce, some 1,800 jobs, across all business areas...
News Unity CEO John Riccitiello Retiring from Role Following Pricing Debacle
Effective immediately
Unity's audacious plan to charge developers for the privilege of players installing their games has hit an unforeseen snag, with the announcement that CEO and architect of the scheme, John Riccitiello, will conveniently be retiring, effective immediately. The news was announced today in a statement, which proclaimed Riccitielo...
News Unity Apologises, Partially Walks Back Contentious Monetization Scheme
"I am sorry"
After doing a terrible job of communicating a controversial new pricing scheme (which culminated in an allegedly self-inflicted bomb threat), Unity Technologies has again apologised for the "
News Unity Promises Changes to Controversial New Policy After Causing 'Confusion and Angst'
Update coming later this week
After a week of intense criticism and backlash, Unity has apologised for the "confusion and angst" caused by the announcement of its unpopular Runtime fee policy. In a post to social media, the company has promised to make changes following the strong reaction from the development community. Unity is a game engine...
News This Unity Tech Demo Running on PS5 Is Super Impressive, and We Ain't Lion
Roarsome
Engine tech demos give us a glimpse at what's to come in the world of video game visuals. We've already seen several examples, with Unreal Engine 5 being a prime example with its amazing ancient city and that playable Matrix demo. However, Unity has been in on the action too; in March it released its
News Cutting-Edge PSVR2 Presentations Scheduled for GDC
Coming into focus
This may be the week we learn a little more about Sony’s next-gen PSVR2 headset, which still remains something of a mystery. While we’ve seen the hardware and controllers, and even a few seconds of Horizon Call of the Mountain gameplay, specifics like software lineups very much remain undercover. But a GDC presentation from...
News Unity's Enemies Tech Demo Offers a Tantalising Taste of the Future
Checkmate
Graphics engine Unity has been showcasing its tech improvements through cinematic demos for several years now, and Enemies is its latest effort. The short clip shows an intimidating lady playing chess in a posh, art deco room that transforms into a Wayne Manor-style elevator. Many of the improvements centre on skin shaders and tension...
News PlayStation Mobile May Be About to Get a Bunch of Games
Unity support threatens to open the floodgates
PlayStation Mobile has not been the ubiquitous handheld success story that Sony clearly intended it to be, with the grassroots indie game marketplace shaping up to be a haven for interactive calculators and not a lot else. Nevertheless, the platform holder is soldiering on with the initiative...
News Want More PlayStation Vita Games? Thank the Skies for Unity
Join hands in joy
The tired old sentiment that the PlayStation Vita has “no games” has long been disproved, but even more software is never a bad thing. Fortunately, the system could be about to enjoy a healthy injection in its content catalogue, as Unity has announced that the latest version in its entry-level cross-platform game development...
News Unity Development Tools Fusing PlayStation Platforms Later This Year
Engine developer joins forces with platform holder
Expect plenty of iOS ports in the future, as Unity has announced a “strategic partnership” with Sony that will see its tools tailored to the PlayStation 4, PS3, Vita, PlayStation Mobile, and “future cloud services”. Titles developed with the new ‘Unity for PlayStation’ platform will be...
