My team is ready to start a campaign on Kickstarter, and we used Unreal Engine 4.2 in all of our gameplay scenes and trailers. If our project is successful, will Epic still be entitled to 5%?
Hi Annro,
There is an entry in the FAQ about this:
What if my product obtains
crowdfunding via Kickstarter or
another source?
Royalties are due on
revenue from Kickstarter or other
crowdfunding sources when the revenue
is actually attributable to your
product, for example if the user is
required to purchase a particular
funding package to obtain access (now
or later) to your product, or if that
package gives the buyer benefits
within the product such as in-game
items or virtual currency.Here’s an example of what we mean by
“attributable”: Assume you provide two
tiers of offers, a signed poster for
$20, and a signed poster plus game
access for $50. No royalties are due
on ancillary products like posters, so
no royalty is due on the $20 tier. On
the $50 tier, the user is paying for
the poster with a $20 value, and that
implies that the remaining $30 of
value is attributable to the product.
So, for each $50 tier sale, you’d pay
a royalty of $1.50 (5% of $30).
Oh man, I don’t know how I could’ve overlooked this! Thanks a bunch.