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Unity has cancelled the controversial Runtime Fee for use of its game engine tools, which charged developers for each game install, with immediate effect.
The pricing plan was introduced in September last year and was heavily criticised by game developers, calling it an “astonishing scumbag move” among other responses.
Today, in a blog post from new president and CEO of Unity Matt Bromberg, the company announced it will revert back to a traditional subscription model “after deep consultation with our community, customers, and partners”.

Eurogamer Newscast: When it costs £700, who exactly is the PS5 Pro for?

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The Humble team has detailed its September Choice bundle.
Humble Choice is a subscription service which offers a monthly set of PC games for its members to own forever.
This month, you can get you hands on the following titles as part of your Humble membership:

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Stranded: Alien Dawn
Coral Island
Spongebob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake
Lost Eidolons
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Infraspace
You Suck at Parking – Complete Edition
Rue Valley – Alpha Playtest (EGS)

Guardians of the Galaxy Will Be Better Than Marvel’s Avengers – Guardians of the Galaxy PS5 Gameplay

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has admitted he’s made “the worst” decisions “passing” on some of gaming’s biggest franchises over the years, including Bungie’s Destiny and Harmonix’s Guitar Hero.
In an interview called “Story Time with Phil Spencer” at PAX West over the weekend, Spencer opened up about the games that mattered most to him over the years, including Bungie’s 2014 sci-fi shooter, Destiny, in his list.

Storytime with Phil Spencer | PAX West 2024

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After numerous leaks, Pokémon Go developer Niantic has finally lifted the lid on the game’s highly-anticipated next season, Max Out, which adds more Gen 8 creatures and the huge new Dynamax feature.

Gen 8 Starter Pokémon that debuted in Pokémon Sword and Shield will join Pokémon Go at the beginning of the next season. This includes Grass-type monkey Grookey, Fire-type rabbit Scorbunny, Water-type frog thing Sobble, plus Dragon-type Dreepy and the Stonehenge-esque Stonjourner (which, excitingly for UK players, will be a regional exclusive).

Already-released Gen 8 Pokémon Skwovet and Wooloo will become available in their Shiny versions, meanwhile.

Dynamax will effectively add a whole new method of releasing Pokémon to the game – in the same way Shadow Pokémon did previously. Only new Pokémon caught from Max Battles, as well as their evolutions, will be able to Dynamax – pushing you to collect these new creatures as they’re released.

Max Battles will kick off by featuring Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Skwovet and Wooloo, with more to follow over the rest of the season. Notably, these sound li…