Unity Technologies

Unity update to Pro licence changes console release options

Following changes to license terms, smaller developers may need to upgrade to launch on Xbox

Unity acquires Pixyz Software

Company behind 3D data optimisation software will continue to charge a subscription for its own products

Marc Whitten swaps Amazon for Unity

Former Xbox exec left Amazon five months after rolling out the Luna streaming service

Unity joins Playing for the Planet Alliance

Engine firm also commits to the Pledge 1% movement at the first Unity for Humanity Summit

Unity launches Social Impact Division backed by $67m fund

New division will provide grants for work in education, sustainability, and health and well-being

Unity launches Android distribution platform globally

The Unity Distribution Portal helps developers to launch on third-party app stores worldwide

Unity makes premium learning tools free on a permanent basis

More than 350 hours of online courses are now available to everyone due to ongoing impact of COVID-19

Desktop games added more DAUs than mobile during COVID-19 pandemic

Unity report shows larger increase in desktop gaming, and "unprecedented" rise in mobile game installs

Unity offers free access to premium game dev courses

Three months of Unity Learn Premium available for free, in response to COVID-19 pandemic

Unity acquires cloud application streaming service creator Obvioos

French studio begins aligning Furioos' 3D application streaming tech closely with development platform

Unity brings Create with Code, Unity Teach programs out of beta

Educational initiatives enter classrooms to teach coding, offer sharing platform for educators

Latest Unity investment values company at $6 billion

Tender offer of $525 million more than doubles valuation for game dev engine outfit

Unity seeks another $125 million in funding

Series E round is the third in three years, would value the company at almost $6 billion

Unity CEO clarifies Improbable violations, future plans in AMA

John Riccitiello emphasizes platform's "developer-first" focus as driving TOS changes

Unity changes course following dispute with Improbable

John Riccitiello and Joachim Ante to host Reddit AMA today

Changes to Unity terms of service are "insanity" says Improbable CEO

Devs share concerns with GamesIndustry.biz about how changes could spell the end for their in-development projects

SpatialOS games under threat as Unity revokes Improbable's license

Update: Spilt Milk Studios brings Lazarus back at least temporarily, while Bossa's Worlds Adrift is "operating as normal"

Unity boss says VR hardware still not right for consumers

"They're not cheap enough, they don't work well enough... there's not a lot of content," says John Riccitiello

Mail.ru partners with Unity to offer funding to developers

Mail.Ru Games Ventures is also offering tech, marketing and analytics support

Unity launches official Hub for streamlining workflow

Unity Hub desktop app is designed to take the pain out of the early stages of the process