Unity Backpedals on Its Horrible Plan for Game Install Fees Amid Developer Backlash

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Unity announced its plan to charge developers based on the number of installs and revenue.

The company said it was “listening” to the critique, adding it would share an update in a few days describing its new proposed runtime fee.

Unity’s plans to skim additional money off the top from Unity developers did not exactly engender goodwill with the people who put the software to use.

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