European game developers cry foul over Unity's new fees, call for regulation

European game developers ask regulators to investigate Unity's "anti-competitive" bundling of services with its game engine.
Unity's new per-install fee structure will make business planning harder and more costly for small/midsize developers.
Unity's bundling creates "vendor lock-in" and makes it hard for competing middleware tools.
Unity may have used artificially low prices to gain dominance before introducing new fees.
Developers ask for regulations like notice periods before ToS changes, labeling Unity a "gatekeeper," and support for open source alternatives.

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