Update: threats came from Unity employee
Unity staff have been sent threats in the wake of thecontroversial unveiling of a new pricing structure for Unity games. The company have now closed several of their offices to protect employees, and a law enforcement investigation is underway.
“Hey y’all, just a reminder to think before you target Unity employees,” senior XR product designer Javier Bustotweetedearlier today. “This morning we learned that law enforcement notified several Unity offices of credible threats. This fucking sucks.”
“Working at Exxon, threats on our office I could at least like, ‘get’,” senior software engineer Eli C Davisadded. “But working at Unity? What?! Threatening devs in AUSTIN is the stupidest fucking thing.”
“[San Francisco] and Austin offices were closed today due to safety threats, I can only assume because of pricing changes announces yesterday,” Jamwalwrote. “Surprising how far people are willing to go in today’s age. Unfortunate.”
Unity have now confirmed the reports in a statement to RPS. “Today, we have been made aware of a potential threat to some of our offices,” it reads. “We have taken immediate and proactive measures to ensure the safety of our employees, which is our top priority. We are closing our offices today and tomorrow that could be potential targets for this threat, and are fully cooperating with law enforcement on the investigation.”
Here’s the full statement from SF police:pic.twitter.com/B5ousNv68E
(Thanks to Daedalus for flagging this in the comments.)
