A fresh report into Unity’s hugely-controversial decision to start charging developers when their games are downloaded has thrown fresh light on the situation.

MobileGamer sources say Unity has already offered some studios a 100% fee waiver - if they switch over to Unity’s own LevelPlay ad platform.

The report quotes industry consultants that say this move is an “attempt to destroy” Unity’s main competitior in this field: AppLovin.

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    Why’s it always end up being fucking ads?

    I hate late stage capitalism. I want off Mr. Bones’ Wild Ride.

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      Shareholders prefer constant steady income over one time purchases. Hence why they prefer subscriptions and ads.

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        1 year ago

        That’s why I’m gonna buy Procreate Dreams even if I’m not an animator.

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    Don’t you just love when a company creates a problem just to go and try to sell the solution?

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    1 year ago

    Game devs: “No thanks, we’re waiving the fees by using a different engine.”