Notices by GamesIndustry.biz (gibiz@mastodon.social)

Unity CEO Matthew Bromberg has addressed the runtime fee controversy and why it took the firm a year to reverse its decision

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-ceo-addresses-decision-to-cancel-controversial-runtime-fee

Valve has confirmed SteamOS support is coming to the Asus ROG Ally and other third-party handhelds

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/steamos-support-coming-to-rog-ally-and-other-handhelds

News-in-brief: PlayStation adding Discord voice chat direct from console

Support will roll out over the coming weeks, starting in Japan/Asia, followed by Europe, Australia/New Zealand, the Middle East, and the Americas

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-adding-discord-voice-chat-direct-from-console-news-in-brief

Concord priced at Helldivers-style $40/£35 price point as Sony continues to use lower cost of entry to grow live service business

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/concord-store-listings-show-sony-maintaining-helldivers-style-lower-price-point-for-live-service-titles

Fallout 4, 76 and New Vegas were among the most-played games in the US in April, thanks to success of Amazon Prime show

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/fallout-games-stormed-the-us-playtime-charts-in-april

Relic Entertainment has secured funding to remain independent

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/relic-entertainment-partners-with-investment-firm

Microsoft makes more organisational changes at Xbox, incl.
- New game preservation team
- New 'experiences and platforms' team
- Xbox Emerging Technologies moved under hardware
- Former XET boss Kareen Choudhry leaves after 26 years

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-forms-of-new-game-preservation-and-platforms-teams-moves-ai-division-under-hardware

South Africa Games Week continues with an interview with Nyamakop's Ben Myres and Sithe Ncube, who tell us about the studio's future, making African-inspired titles, and the multifaceted challenges of funding games in South Africa

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nyamakop-theres-demand-for-african-created-content-outside-of-the-continent

Microsoft will block all unauthorised accessories for its Xbox consoles from November 12

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-will-block-unauthorized-third-party-controllers

Terraria developer Re-Logic has donated $100,000 to open-source engines Godot and FNA, and will continue to sponsor the companies with $1,000 a month

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/re-logic-donating-100000-to-godot-and-fna-in-response-to-unity-backlash