Unity closes offices over "potential threat" amid pricing changes controversy
In the wake of its hugely controversial engine pricing changes, Unity has closed a number of its offices over what it has called a «potential threat».
News of the temporary closures first began circulating earlier today as Unity employees shared the news on social media. «Hey y'all, just a reminder to think before you target Unity employees,» senior XR product designer Javier Busto wrote. «This morning we learned that law enforcement notified several Unity offices of credible threats.»
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier later elaborated on those initial reports, writing that a «credible death threat» had resulted in the closer of two Unity offices — in San Francisco and Austin, Texas — as well as the cancellation of a town hall meeting that would have seen Unity CEO John Riccitiello addressing staff following Tuesday's widely lambasted pricing changes.
A Unity spokesperson confirmed the report in a statement provided to Rock Paper Shotgun, writing, «Today, we have been made aware of a potential threat to some of our offices.»
«We have taken immediate and proactive measures to ensure the safety of our employees, which is our top priority,» the statement continued. «We are closing our offices today and tomorrow that could be potential targets for this threat, and are fully cooperating with law enforcement on the investigation.»
Since Unity's announcement on Tuesday that, from 1st January 2024, it would begin charging developers a fee each time their game was installed on a new device by a user, condemnation has been widespread.
Speaking to Eurogamer, The Swindle developer Dan Marshall called the changes an «absolute fucking catastrophe», adding, «I'm legitimately quite angry. I've been using Unity for over 10 years, that's a
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