Unity Revises Pricing Model and Apologizes for Controversial Changes

Unity, the game engine maker, has issued an apology and made revisions to its controversial plan to charge developers a fee based on the number of game downloads installed. The company faced backlash from the gaming community after announcing the new pricing policy, which contradicted its previous promise of a flat fee per-seat. Unity's share price has fallen since the announcement, and the company closed offices due to an alleged threat. The revised policy includes exemptions for games with less than $1 million in revenue and offers two revenue sharing options for games subject to the runtime fee. Unity hopes to regain the trust of developers with these changes.