Unreal Engine Regulatory Frameworks & Compliance 2

Question 1

Under the Unreal Engine End User License Agreement (EULA), what is the royalty rate owed to Epic Games once a product's gross revenue exceeds the royalty-free threshold?

Accepted Answer

5% of gross revenue

Answer

Epic charges 5% royalties on gross revenue after a product earns more than $1 million USD lifetime.

Question 2

Which Epic Games program allows studios to negotiate a custom license that eliminates or reduces the standard royalty obligation?

Accepted Answer

Custom License Agreement

Answer

Studios can sign a Custom License Agreement with Epic to negotiate bespoke royalty terms, often used by large publishers.

Question 3

A developer ships a product on the Epic Games Store exclusively. How does this affect the standard 5% Unreal Engine royalty?

Accepted Answer

Royalty is waived entirely for EGS exclusives

Answer

Epic waives the 5% royalty for games distributed exclusively through the Epic Games Store.

Question 4

Under COPPA regulations relevant to US game developers, what age threshold defines a 'child' requiring parental consent before collecting personal data?

Accepted Answer

Under 13

Answer

COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) defines children as individuals under 13 years of age.

Question 5

When distributing an Unreal Engine game on consoles, who is responsible for ensuring the game meets the platform holder's certification (cert) requirements?

Accepted Answer

The developer/publisher

Answer

The developer or publisher bears full responsibility for meeting platform certification requirements; Epic provides the engine but not cert compliance.

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