Unity merger under fire for Ironsources malware ties
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• READ MORE: How Ukie’s Dr Jo Twist OBE helped make the UK the best place in the world to make video games Yesterday, Unity – the creator of the game engine with the same name – announced that it was merging with Ironsource, a business that currently helps developers monetise their apps. However, the acquisition has faced criticism from game developers who have pointed out that Ironsource is also the company responsible for InstallCore, which is used to bundle software downloads with other adware – which can be very harmful to PC performance. On Twitter, software developer Andreia Gaita questioned the decision: “Wait what, Unity is merging with the company best known for its malware delivery system, so popular that it has its own entries in VirusTotal, was blacklisted on Windows by [Microsoft], and was used to spread fake flash installers through the Equifax Site? “You’d think really all Unity needs to do to keep its goodwill in games is continue to improve the engine & not get involved with comically evil-villain level shit,” commented Nuclear Throne developer Rami Ismail. In other gaming news, an Old School RuneScape developer has outlined what easy and hard mode servers could entail.
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