simpleSep 18, 2023

EGDF: Unity’s Install Fees Are a Sign of Looming Game Engine Market Failure

https://lemm.ee/post/8417840

EGDF: Unity’s Install Fees Are a Sign of Looming Game Engine Market Failure - lemm.ee

Context: EGDF is the European Games Developer Federation. The article suggests that Unity’s actions create an anti-competitive environment and that the EU should step in.

Show threadGorkSep 18, 2023

For example, if a game memory institution makes games available for download on their website, a game developer studio must now ask for a fee for it or ban making European digital cultural heritage available to European citizens.

This is a thing? I’ve never heard of games being a digital cultural heritage.

Show threadBrocken40
Archive.org has some flash and older pc games available for free, I downloaded a wolfenstien game off there, but it turned out to be Spanish version, so your milage may vary
Sep 18, 2023 at 8:24pmWeb