Unity CEO John Riccitiello is departing Unity. The company has announced that the longtime game industry executive is stepping down as president and CEO of the 3D engine developer. According to Unity, James M. Whitehurst will assume the role of interim CEO and president of the company.
This news comes one month after Unity sparked weeks of backlash over the decision to charge developers based on the number of times their game was installed. After poor reception (and the realization that some implementations of the plan could bankrupt developers), the company shifted gears and devised a new system that will ask developers to either pay 2.5 percent of their revenue or a fee based on the number of "initial engagements" their game receives.
Read the full story over at Game Developer.
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