Podcast | Episode 84
Tag: Unity
Speaker Spotlight
AI set to bring significant breakthroughs in game development over next 12 months, says Unity China VP
Multiplayer Made Easier
Inside Coherence 2.0 and lowering the barrier to building multiplayer games
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Developer Support
Unity urges developers to patch games after discovery of major security vulnerability
The vulnerability affects Unity projects across Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux
Ai Innovation
Unity launches AI Council to accelerate innovation across game development platform
The game engine aims to be the leading platform for the next era of interactive content creation
New Offerings
Code Maestro Launches in public beta as AI copilot for Unity developers
“Developers often spend more time fixing issues than making games,” said Code Maestro CEO Alexander Goldybin
The Long Game
Gameloft on adapting tools, tech and teams to sustain Minion Rush's 12-year run
Gameloft’s Kateryna Skrypnik shares how live ops, community feedback and a Unity migration have kept Minion Rush running for over a decade
New Offerings
Xsolla unveils Unity SDK to give developers more monetisation freedom
The move is part of Xsolla’s push to boost direct-to-consumer revenue across mobile, PC, and web
Ai Ambitions
Unity game engine "competitive advantage" for AI ads platform Vector
CEO Matt Bromberg discusses substantially ramping up the tech firm's AI investments
New Offerings
Coplay takes over Unity MCP as it reaches key milestones with public beta launch
Coplay now powers over 3,000 Unity development features weekly for studios using AI workflows
New Offerings
Minion Rush shifts to Unity engine after surpassing 1.2bn downloads
Long-running title gets visual overhaul and new features
Vector Vision
Unity Vector AI platform launches with 15-20% lift in iOS app installs and IAP value
iOS and Android traffic has been fully migrated to the new AI platform ahead of schedule
Unity China
Unity 6 pulled from China in favour of localised engine
Change aligns with Unity's strategy to comply with local regulations
Unity Update
Unity 6.1 will add large foldable Android screen support and other new platform options
Meta Quest and Android XR build profiles are also being added to the list of over 20 supported platforms
Developers Contest
Supersonic launches hybridcasual competition for mobile game developers
Developers can receive up to $10,000 per month based on KPI
Developer Tools
Unity's Supersonic launches new AI-powered Game Idea Generator
The tool will generate and refine game ideas to provide key building blocks and initial code for development on the Unity engine
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Unity 6 Unveiled
Unity 6 goes live: Under the hood of the game engine's latest AI, web and mobile tools
We sit down with Unity VP of product Ryan Ellis to talk everything Unity 6, the Runtime Fee and more
Ai Toolset
Gaxos unveils AI-powered development suite for faster asset creation and UGC with guardrails
Director of operations Manny Benor demonstrates a new dev platform that corals leading generative AI models for prototyping and customisation
Imminent Launch
Unity 6 global launch set for October with preview now available
“Developers have been telling us for a long time that they want more stability and more performance, which we are addressing with Unity 6"
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Week That Was
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Mobile Mavens
Broken trust, a dark 12 months, but a positive sign: Developers react to Unity axing the Runtime Fee
Our industry experts share their thoughts on the big news, which comes one year after the Runtime Fee was first announced
Out Of Time
Unity charts a new path forward without the "catastrophic" Runtime Fee
Unity has killed off the Runtime Fee, but is it too late?
It's Over
Unity cancels infamous Runtime Fee
Unity backtracks on the Runtime Fee that sparked anger, confusion and a boycott
A New Challenge
Unity pulls out the big guns, appointing 'Major Nelson' Larry Hryb to new Director of Community role
Hryb previously spent years guiding Microsoft’s gaming efforts and the Xbox brand to power
United Unity
Unity is "undoing so many of the missteps" made as new CEO Matthew Bromberg changes company culture
He has stepped into the CEO role as interim CEO Jim Whitehurst moved to executive chair of the board
Resignation
Marc Whitten is out at Unity
His resignation is on the table and he'll be paid off at the end of the year with, as yet, no plans for his replacement
Unity Financials
Unity says restructure that saw mass layoffs is now complete as it posts Q1 2024 revenue decline
Outgoing CEO Jim Whitehurst claims there is now more positivity around the controversial runtime fee
Gdc Takeaways
5 takeaways from GDC 2024: The games industry reckons with key challenges, Godot competes with Unity, and AI was the big trend without the big announcements
Meanwhile, the big news came from outside the house, and UGC is no longer flying under the radar - but it's not sky high either
Unity's Vision
Unity: “AI is not something that the industry or individuals can ignore. It's going to change game development”
Unity’s Marc Whitten and Felix The address AI’s onward march, where the next wave of monetisation lies and Unity’s past “tough year"
Financials
Unity shares fall 18% despite revenue growth to $2.2 billion in 2023
Cost-cutting measures bite as company closes offices and pulls back from Professional Services and hardware units
Unity No More
"Unity - I'm done" Why Fundamentally Games’ CEO Oscar Clark is switching platforms
After backing the platform 100%, this former Unity evangelist has had enough. Here's why
Job Losses
Unity lays off 265 as it restructures its deal with digital effects creator Weta
Unity's upheavals continue with a "company reset" on their existing deal with Weta, resulting in the loss of key digital effects talent
Hot Five
Hot Five: Unity 6, Monopoly Go’s major milestone and Supercell’s creator support
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Future Unity
Unity's Marc Whitten: "We believe AI won’t replace actual human effort - it will enhance it"
Unity's president of Create talks Unity 6, AI in game creation and the road ahead for the platform
Power Up
Unity reveals Unity 6 and their AI-powered future of games development
Having already shown its hand and made its promises, Unity's heavyweight AI implementation just got real at Unity Unite 2023
Road To Profitability
Unity set for more layoffs amid “painful” reset
Game engine firm plans to "rip off the band-aid" to position itself for future growth and become profitable
Runtime Result
Everything you need to know about Unity’s new CEO Jim Whitehurst
With John Riccitiello stepping down after nine years, who's Unity's new boss and how much will it change under his watch?
Now In Numbers
71% of the biggest mobile games use a Unity SDK
data.ai finds over 50% of the top 100 revenue earners are built on Unity
Hot Five
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It's Not Me - It's You
Dear John... AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi wades into the Unity Runtime fee debate with letter to Riccitiello
Unity's competitors side with developers in asking Unity to rethink their policy
Unity Runtime Fee
Unity Runtime Fee: "Isn't it hard enough already?" The industry speaks out
The introduction of upfront fees per install for any game made with Unity's tools has left many contemplating their future with the platform. Here are some of the comments so far…
Joining In Japan
New studio Denkiworks aims to bring "East meets West" perspective with Project Tanuki
A trio of former Q-Games designers and programmers have formed a new Kyoto-based studio
Startups
Earning from emotes: Kinetix Emote Infrastructure makes emoting easy
The AI startup has launched a platform to allow devs to more easily add emotes into their games
Unity Gaming Report
Marc Whitten of Unity: "There are more players… But payers are in decline."
Released today, the 2023 Unity Gaming Report serves up both solutions and challenges for developers both big and small
Financial Findings
Unity’s latest financial report reveals $322.9 million in Q3 2022 revenue and predict Q4 earnings
Up by 13% from Q3 2021
Game Audio
4Players reveals audio SDK Odin, compatible with Unreal, Unity and more
SDK is said to be low latency and "crystal clear"