unity It had to close two of its offices and cancel a planned meeting with employees after receiving death threats. According to a Bloomberg report, the software development company closed its buildings in Austin, Texas and San Francisco, California, following what was reported as a “credible death threat”.
“Today we were informed of a possible threat to some of our offices,” said a statement from the unity.
“We have taken immediate and proactive measures to ensure the safety of our employees, which is our highest priority. “We are closing our offices today and tomorrow, which may have been potential targets of this threat, and we are fully cooperating with authorities in the investigation.”
According to a subsequent report by Polygon, San Francisco police were notified that “an employee used social media to make threats against his employer.”
unity The engine has come under heavy criticism from developers after they announced their plan to charge every time a game is installed using the engine unity.
Starting in January 2024, new Execution Fee of unity Applies to games that meet the minimum revenue threshold and reach the minimum install count during their lifetime. The announcement sparked outrage among some members of the development community, who claimed the new fee structure was unimaginative, unfavorable to game creators and open to abuse.
Why developers question unity Decided to introduce fees that could penalize them for putting the game on deep sale or deciding to include it in a charity bundle or subscription service Xbox Game Pass.
unity He later attempted to clarify the terms of his plan and address some of these concerns, but did not indicate that he intended to back away from them.
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Editor’s note: Yes, it seems to me that the rates that Unity wants to impose are crazy that hurt developers a lot, but that wasn’t the solution guys.
