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Dear Esther is making the move from the Source Engine to Unity as it readies for release on the consoles. So, why the switch? Apparently there were some hidden costs associated with using the Source Engine that The Chinese Room wasn't aware of initially. Robert Briscoe explains how he received a "huge bill" for some of the middleware included in the Source Engine. He says that neither he nor his team was aware of any of the middleware of the fees associated with it. The team also h...

Dear Esther is making the move from the Source Engine to Unity as it readies for release on the consoles. So, why the switch? Apparently there...