Mike and Ting talk about the Microsoft leaks, Switch 2 rumours and Unity runtime fee debacle.

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Show Notes:

Microsoft Leaks

• First-Look Xbox Series X Gameplay on Inside Xbox (YouTube)
• Microsoft leaked its own Xbox documents, court says - The Verge
• Read the full unredacted email where Microsoft reacts to Sony’s PS5 reveal - The Verge
• Leaked Microsoft Documents Show the Xbox Series S Might Be More Popular Than You Think - IGN
• The World Design of Banjo-Kazooie (YouTube)
• Baldur's Gate 3 just made the future of Xbox Series S a bit more uncertain
• Microsoft completely misjudged Baldur's Gate 3
• Baldur's Gate 3 now lets you change your name thanks to Hotfix #9 | Eurogamer.net
• Microsoft documents leak new Bethesda games, including an Oblivion remaster - The Verge
• Redfall doesn’t have enough Steam players to fill a team | PCGamesN
• New Update is Bad News for Deus Ex Fans
• Microsoft Casually Discussed Buying Nintendo Or Valve In Leaked Email
• Star Citizen has received $600 million in funding
• This is Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X design with a lift-to-wake controller - The Verge
• Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal gets preliminary approval from UK regulator - The Verge

Switch 2

• Everything we know about ‘Switch 2,’ Nintendo’s next-gen console - Polygon
• Nintendo's backward compatibility Problem... | MVG (YouTube)
• Nintendo Switch 2 Leak Offers a Huge Clue About 'Metroid Prime 4'
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door finally coming to Nintendo Switch - Polygon

Unity Runtime Fee

• EA CEO John Riccitiello On Gaming Microtransactions (YouTube)
• Unity plan pricing and packaging updates
• "I Am Altering the Deal, Pray I Don’t Alter It Any Further." (YouTube)
• @unity - We want to acknowledge the confusion and frustration we heard after we announced our new runtime fee policy.
• Unity clarifies which game installs developers will pay a fee for | Digital Trends
• United States - Corporate - Withholding taxes
• Unity, A Controversial Engine of Self-Destruction - Design Club (YouTube)
• Slay the Spire developer pledges to ditch Unity unless controversial charges plan reversed | Eurogamer.net
• Unity to Roll Back Some Key Aspects of Runtime Fee Policy - IGN
• IronSource is known for leveraging their ad network and installers to distribute... | Hacker News
• AppLovin abandons effort to acquire Unity after $20 billion bid was rejected
• Unity Silently Offers Developers Runtime Fee Waiver if They Switch to LevelPlay, its Ad Monetization Service - GamerBraves
• Cloud gaming firm: Unity must clarify its terms, reinstate our license [Updated] | Ars Technica
• Unity clarifies ToS changes, welcomes back “unsupported” SpatialOS | Ars Technica
• Unity Silently Deletes GitHub Repo that Tracks Terms of Service Changes and Updated Its License - GamerBraves
• @unity - Genuinely disappointed at how our removal of the ToS has been framed across the internet. We removed it way before the pricing change was announced because the views were so low, not because we didn't want people to see it.
• Unity finally addressed developers’ biggest questions about its new pricing model - The Verge
• EA Voted Worst Company in America, Again
• EA CEO John Riccitiello's thoughts on microtransactions : r/gaming
• Unity CEO apologizes for calling some game developers ‘fucking idiots’ - The Verge
• John Riccitiello - Wikipedia
• Official - DOTS development status and next milestones - June 2023 - Unity Forum
• Unity's Gigaya has been canceled : r/gamedev
• Epic is changing Unreal Engine’s pricing for non-game developers - The Verge