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One year later, Unity completely eliminates controversial runtime fees

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2 months ago

September 13, 2024

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Unity cancels its Controversial Runtime Feei is a return to a more traditional subscription model for the favored video game engine utilized by developers large and small world wide. However, the worth of some subscription plans will increase next year.

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A year ago, in September 2023, Unity announced a radical change to the way in which it charges developers for using its engine. After downloading a game a certain variety of times and earning a specific amount of cash, Unity began charging developers a runtime fee every time someone installed any game developed with Unity, corresponding to or . Many smaller developers and creators criticized this decision, claiming that it will result in developers abandoning the engine to avoid paying hundreds of dollars in install fees. This may lead to game delays, and there have been even concerns that some developers could pull older games from sale, stopping players from reinstalling them to be able to avoid runtime fees.

It was all one big mess which ultimately led to Unity partially retracts a few of these decisions every week later. This also led to Unity CEO Retires AND one other director resigns. And now, after , the corporate is waiving installation fees altogether.

On Thursday, in blog post on Unity websiteCEO Matthew Bromberg announced that “effective immediately” the corporate is removing all lead time fees from the engine.

“I’ve had the opportunity to engage with many of you over the last three months, and I’ve heard time and again that you want a strong Unity and that you understand that price increases are a necessary part of what allows us to invest in game development. But those increases don’t have to come in new and controversial forms,” Bromberg said.

Unity reveals price increases for some plans

So, runtime fees are gone, and Unity will return to a subscription model. Bromberg confirmed that Unity Personal licenses will remain free until a game generates greater than $200,000 in revenue or funding. Meanwhile, starting in January 2025, Unity Pro subscriptions will increase by 8% to $2,200 per year. Unity Enterprise may even see a 25% price increase.

Unity Personal will remain free, and the revenue and funding cap will increase from $100,000 to $200,000, giving developers more flexibility before Unity fees are incurred. The Made with Unity splash screen will likely be optional for games developed in Unity 6, set to release this year.

Starting January 1, 2025, the worth of Unity Pro will increase by 8%, bringing the annual subscription fee to $2,200 per seat. Unity Enterprise will increase by 25%, with latest minimum subscription requirements for purchasers generating greater than $25 million in annual revenue. These changes will apply to all latest and existing subscriptions starting that date. (Because these licenses cover large firms, prices may vary across different packages.)

Bromberg stressed in his blog post that Unity will proceed to lift prices when vital, but will only accomplish that annually through subscription fee increases. It won’t attempt to squeeze pennies out of each developer using the engine based on how over and over people install your game.

“Removing the turnaround fee and making these pricing changes will allow us to continue investing in making games better for everyone while becoming better partners,” Bromberg said.

“Thank you all for your trust and continued support. We look forward to many more years of creating great games together.”

This article was originally published on : kotaku.com

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is getting new photo mode options and a slew of bug fixes in the latest update

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3 hours ago

November 21, 2024

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If you want Back With , there are some nice quality of life changes and bug fixes in the latest update that went survive November 21, 2024. I’ll break them down below to let you already know what you are getting into.

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Photo mode updates

Screenshot: : BioWare/Kotaku

Photo mode now has filters! And if you happen to do not know where images go in Photo Mode, wonder no more: the file path is now displayed in-game when taking screenshots, and filenames are simplified (with the date appended). You can now also bind arrow keys to input mappings.

Gameplay changes

Gameplay-wise, you’ll be able to now compare the new rings to the currently equipped rings in the slot, and the description for the Flash option is barely different. Some weapons have new icons to make it easier to tell them apart and make it easier to see where your companion’s spells are.

The screenshot shows the skill tree in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. — Screenshot: : BioWare/Kotaku

Extended dodge won’t be weirdly buggy with Mage’s Tower either. Some ability texts have been modified to be clearer (and accurate), and Antaam Champions deal barely more damage (as intended) and cases where enemies and teammates would get stuck in inaccessible places. Speaking of fixes, this brings us to the bugs that Patch 3 goals to eliminate.

Bug fixes

All kinds of bug fixes are included, but not all of them can have obvious or significant effects. The overall focus is on fixing issues encountered during cutscenes, interacting with meshes and polygons, in addition to some extremely minor balance adjustments to get certain elements working as intended.

In more detail, Rook will not suddenly change body shape or make strange facial expressions during or after certain cutscenes. Other cutscene issues have also been fixed, including strange stretchy capes and clothes showing through the character. The patch also addresses situations where music randomly stopped playing or incorrect sound effects or songs were playing.

The screenshot shows the character selection in Dragon Age. — Screenshot: : BioWare/Kotaku

Camera popup and stutter issues have also been fixed, and preferred HDR settings will now (finally) be saved accurately.

Fixed issues with the Codex, skill trees, quests, merchant inventory, quest objectives and cinematics, exploration, autosave loading, really shiny visuals, stat buffs, and weapon modifiers.

As a little bonus, some of the characters and environment textures have been tweaked to look higher.

There’s plenty to do in Thedas, and with this update landing, your journey should go a little smoother. Go back there, Rook, and test out that photo mode for me.

Full patch notes will be found on the website official blog post. BioWare has confirmed that one other patch may even be coming, with more details to be revealed soon.

This article was originally published on : kotaku.com

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The anime Scott Pilgrim on Netflix will not receive a second season

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22 hours ago

November 21, 2024

IAM

Picture: : Netflix

series creator Bryan Lee O’Malley announced that Netflix adaptation of the favored series will not receive a second season, confirming what many fans already assumed.

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Released on Netflix in November 2023, it’s an eight-episode animated series based on O’Malley’s best-selling graphic novels. The series does not directly follow the novel’s plot, but reunites the solid of the 2010 live-action adaptation to voice their film characters from the series. Kenneth Shepard called it “a hilarious combination of brilliant wit (franchise) and balanced pop culture references” Unfortunately, the series will not see a second season.

November 20on the one-year anniversary of the premiere, series creator O’Malley tweeted that it was an “honor” to “work with the entire cast and crew around the world” and called the series “a one-of-a-kind miracle.” ” The creator also confirmed that Netflix recently released the second season of the animated adaptation.

“In any case, we recently received information that the series will not return,” he added. O’Malley said. “As you know, we only planned one season and asked a lot of favors to make it happen, so doing more would be almost impossible. But I know some of you had no hope.”

“I’m sorry to all Matthew and Gideon fans, I know you will suffer the most.” O’Malley added later to the tweet confirming the knowledge that there will be no second season.

While some fans were upset concerning the Netflix series and the way far it strayed from the unique graphic novels, many others were joyful to see a recent story featuring these characters. For now, it looks like that is the tip of this chapter of the series, regardless that there was a post-credits scene in the ultimate episode of the series.

This article was originally published on : kotaku.com

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The new PS Portal update could be a game changer for Sony mobile devices

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2 days ago

November 20, 2024

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The latest update for Sony surprisingly good PlayStation Portal adds a feature that individuals have been expecting since before the hand-held gaming device was released last yr. Starting today, PS Plus subscribers can now stream certain PS5 games via the cloud on their devices PS portal without console.

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A yr ago, we got here across the PS portal and while it looked weird, it felt great and was a great device that allowed people to play PS5 games anywhere of their home via Wi-Fi. The $200 device works like a charm and is quietly among the finest things Sony has produced in a while. However, one big drawback to Portal was that for some reason it couldn’t stream games from the cloud. You needed to have a PS5 console, and when using the Portal, the PS5 console would activate and play the game remotely. This meant that PS Portal was more of an add-on than a console. But that is changing today.

On November 19, PlayStation released its latest update for PS Portal, and while it adds some nice quality of life improvements to audio settings, the true news is that starting today, players can play select PS5 games via the cloud and without a console. Theoretically, you’ll be able to now play PS5 games on the go, assuming you’ve gotten a Wi-Fi connection.

Sony says that with today’s update, you may be capable of stream over 120 PS5 games from the PS Plus games catalog on PS Portal. Games include and

How to stream cloud games on PS Portal

To start streaming PS5 games to your computer PS portal without a console, you’ll need an lively PS Plus Premium subscription, then you’ll need to download the update and follow these steps:

Open the “Quick Menu” and go to “Settings” in your PS Portal.

Select the “Cloud Streaming (Beta)” button.

Enable the Cloud Streaming (Beta) switch (it’s going to be disabled by default).

Right now, Sony is looking it a beta test and never all features just like the capture button and group chat will be supported for games streamed on the Portal. Similarly, Sony doesn’t currently support PS2, PS3, PS4 games or games purchased on PSN.

Hopefully, after testing and more updates, Sony will expand support and switch PS Portal into a nice PlayStation streaming box where you’ll be able to play all of the classic games added to the catalog every month, in addition to games you own. This will make me rush out and buy it PS portal.

This article was originally published on : kotaku.com