cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/5555641
Developers of indie puzzle game Orgynizer have claimed that Unity said organisations like Planned Parenthood are “not valid charities” and are instead “political groups.”
In a blog post, the EU-based developer LizardFactory said the plans to charge developers up to $0.20 per install if they reach certain thresholds would cost them “around 30% of the funds we have gathered and already sent to charity.”
As Unity clarified the runtime fee will not apply to charity games, LizardFactory reached out to the company to clarify their game would be exempt from the plan.
However, Unity reportedly said their partners were not “valid charities” and were viewed as “political groups.”
Profits made from the game go directly to non-profit organisation Planned Parenthood and C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Michigan.
“We did this to raise money for a good cause, not to line the coffers of greedy scumbags,” the developers wrote in a blog post. “We have been solid Unity fanboys for over ten years, but the trust is scattered all over the floor.”
The developers are considering a move to open-source game engine Godot, “but we will have to recode our entire game because we refuse to give you a dime,” they wrote. “This is a mafia-style shakedown, nothing more, nothing less.”
Today, Unity responded to the ongoing backlash and apologised, acknowledging the “confusion and angst” surrounding the runtime fee policy.
The company has promised that changes to the policy will be shared in “a couple of days.”
Care to explain this then?
https://www.theonion.com/planned-parenthood-opens-8-billion-abortionplex-1819572640
“Although we’ve traditionally dedicated 97 percent of our resources to other important services such as contraception distribution, cancer screening, and STD testing, this new complex allows us to devote our full attention to what has always been our true passion: abortion,” said Richards, standing under a banner emblazoned with Planned Parenthood’s new slogan, “No Life Is Sacred.”
EDIT: LOL at y’all calling me stupid. My god, do you really think anyone is dumb enough to fall for a 12-yo Onion article?! That one’s hilariously over-the-top, even for The Onion.
Guess I have to spell out the most obvious joke. Or I could leave it and let you think you’re smarter, feed your self righteousness. Honestly, I’m a bit embarrassed for you guys.
You’re quoting the onion?
We will need the context on whether you are joking or not.
This is what’s wrong with the world oof. It read like a post from 2008 making fun of people for not getting the joke, and everyone… predictably didn’t get the joke.
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Your joke was good, your edit screams insecure.
Anonymous Internet User Makes Outrageous Statement, Gets Upset When No One Understands He’s Joking
I think the problem was that the joke part wasn’t actually yours. We can laugh at the article (my favorite Onion article title of all time) but just quoting it is not enough to claim to be some sort of comedian. And on reddit there was popular sub about people falling for satirical articles.
Damn, dude, tough crowd! I thought it was funny.
Yeah sorry but I’m just not seeing anything even remotely funny no matter how many times I read your post.
Please tell me you’re joking. Nobody can be this stupid. Are you inbred?
The joke could not be more obvious.
People on the internet truly believe in what you originally said - so no, it is not obvious if it is a joke or not. Which is a sad state of the world we live in.