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The biggest gaming controversies of 2023, part 2

Layoffs, Reddit beefs, racism, indie games, and more: 2023 was definitely another year for videogames.

PC Gamer

Pushing Buttons: How should we remember 2023 in games?

In this week’s newsletter: While it was an incredible year for players, it was a tough year for anyone making games

The Guardian - UK

Unity is ending a service agreement with Peter Jackson's Weta FX visual effects company, which will result in laying off 265 workers

Unity software is scuttling Peter Jackson's Weta FX visual effects company, which will lead to an estimated 265 jobs being eliminated.

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Unity is terminating its agreement with Peter Jackson's former VFX studio, laying off 265 employees in the process

Weta FX will aim to rehire its former staff, though further layoffs are likely in Unity at large.

PC Gamer

Unity confirms 265 job cuts as part of ‘reset’ for the company

Unity has confirmed it's terminating its services agreement with Wētā FX, which will result in 265 job losses.

TechRadar

Unity announces company "reset" as it lets go 265 employees, ends agreement with Lord of the Rings VFX studio

Unity acquired Weta for $1.63 billion in 2021

GamesRadar

GameMaker vs. Unity: Indie Developers Praise a "More Forgiving" Game Engine

GameMaker recently announced it's moving from a subscription fee to a one-time license, and both beginners and experienced devs are rejoicing.

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Roku and Unity Partner Help Mobile App Businesses Reach Streaming TV Viewers

New partnership makes extending campaigns into TV streaming easy and impactful for app marketers on Unity

TV Tech

Roku Working With Unity To Help Mobile App Marketers Reach Likely Users

Viewers click on an ad, download, and return to programming

Broadcasting & Cable

Unity says it's building its AI suite in a 'transparent and responsible' manner, after its first swing didn't go down so well earlier this year

It all looks above board—but Unity's earned the thin ice it's on.

PC Gamer

Humble Games is the latest to lay off employees, blames 'trends that required this restructure in order to ensure our long-term success'

A really bad year for game industry employees just got worse.

PC Gamer

After earning $544 million in its most recent quarter, Unity says even more layoffs are 'likely'

The new CEO says the company needs to be "leaner [and] more agile," and you know what that means.

PC Gamer

Hed Unity review: remarkable sound with surprising usability

The Hed Unity's world-first delivery of lossless 24bit/96kHz without wires makes for truly remarkable sound

Job cuts early in 2024 "likely" says Unity

In a new shareholder letter, Unity's CEO said the company will likely start "reducing our workforce" before the end of Q1 2024.

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Two months after trying to introduce Unity's controversial install fee, the developer is now "likely" facing lay-offs

Unity is also likely to close offices

Space

Virgin Galactic to ground its VSS Unity space plane next year: report

Virgin Galactic plans to pause flights with its VSS Unity suborbital space plane next year to ramp up work on its next-generation 'Delta class' vehicles.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish refugee charity closing after 17 'outstanding' years

A Glasgow charity is closing after 17 years of helping refugees and asylum seekers in the city.

Windows Central

Cities: Skylines II runs horribly, a deep dive into Unity explains why

A blogger named Paavo Huhtala took a deep look into Cities: Skylines II code and has some key takeaways as to why the game performs so poorly.

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Software CEO forced out after trying to squeeze clients for more money

Unity boss John Riccietello stepped down with immediate effect after wiping out years of trust and goodwill overnight.

Barchart

Palo Alto Networks and 2 More Growth Stocks to Buy on the Dip

After a rough couple of months, many growth stocks are now trading at a significant discount to consensus price target estimates - creating a can't-miss opportunity for investors to buy the dip.

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The video game industry is in uproar over a software pricing change. Here's why

The Unity Engine, a popular game development tool, is getting a pricing overhaul. Developers are enraged.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Unity to change runtime fee policy after indie dev backlash

Unity announced it would change its controversial runtime fee policy after a wave of backlash from indie game developers

The Guardian - UK

Stranded leaders, kissed princes and a dog on a bridge – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Inverse

Everybody Hates Unity’s New “Runtime Fee”

Unity's new "Runtime Fee" has developers up in arms about potential harm to the indie game scene.

The Guardian - UK

Unity seeks to clarify new game engine charges amid outrage from developers

Games creators attack fees due from 2024 as company executive dials back on initial plan

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