October 10, 2023 Runtime Result Everything you need to know about Unity’s new CEO Jim Whitehurst With John Riccitiello stepping down after nine years, who's Unity's new boss and how much will it change under his watch?
October 9, 2023 Time Runs Out Unity CEO John Riccitiello exits after runtime fee backlash Former IBM president James M. Whitehurst has been appointed as interim CEO, president, and board member
September 22, 2023 Unity Runtime Fee Unity back down: "I am sorry"… But the Runtime Fee stays It's official: Unity have changed their fee restructure plans. But the unpopular Runtime Fee is still present. This is how they plan to put things right
September 20, 2023 Unity Runtime Fee No love lost: AppLovin helpfully releases tool to switch from Unity to Godot or Unreal AppLovin wades into the Unity Runtime Fee fiasco following its failed attempts to acquire the company
September 15, 2023 It's Not Me - It's You Dear John... AppLovin CEO Adam Foroughi wades into the Unity Runtime fee debate with letter to Riccitiello Unity's competitors side with developers in asking Unity to rethink their policy
September 14, 2023 Unity Runtime Fee Unity's CEO John Riccitiello sold shares a week before their pricing bombshell Meanwhile Unity's Runtime Fee is starting to look like the bold, unpopular move that they had to make
March 3, 2023 Lists Unity named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative The publication lists 540 companies in a number of categories
January 19, 2023 Unity Layoffs Unity axes 284 staff and shelves projects post ironSource merger John Riccitiello announces the firm's second round of layoffs in under a year as their merger settles in
October 28, 2022 Interview Analysis Unity CEO John Riccitiello: “I think multiplayer in mobile is a big story.” During an interview with John Koetsier for the tech first podcast, John Riccitiello discussed the effect mobile has on gaming.
August 29, 2022 Battle Of The Brands Unity and ironSource’s merger moves ahead The companies have moved closer to finalising the deal – and leaving AppLovin out in the cold
August 18, 2022 Guest Post Words from a CEO - Well done is better than well said Jacki Vause on Riccitiello, Leadership, and the battle of the brands
August 15, 2022 The Battle Royale Ends Unity rejects AppLovin acquisition and reaffirms its commitment to ironSource merger The company’s board of directors have decided Applovin’s offer isn’t in the company’s best interests
August 11, 2022 Expert Opinion Should Unity join AppLovin, buy IronSource or just stay as they are? The mobile industry weighs in! The move could supercharge the new company’s earning potential, at the risk of creating a monopoly
August 10, 2022 Quarterly Finances Unity announce 9% revenue growth, but lower annual guidance in Q2 results - no comment on Applovin deal This call should be of considerable interest due to AppLovin's acquisition plans
August 10, 2022 An Acquisition Battle Royale AppLovin offers to acquire Unity for $17.5 billion The acquisition threatens to unravel the Unity IronSource merger
July 18, 2022 Riccitiello Apologises Unity's John Riccitiello apologies for calling some devs "fucking idiots" "To our friends in the Unity community, I owe you this"
July 13, 2022 Unity X Ironsource John Riccitiello: devs who shun monetisation are "pure, brilliant" and "fucking idiots" Unity's John Riccitiello and Marc Whitten discuss the merger with ironSource, demystifying monetisation and feedback, and bullishness towards the mobile market
November 9, 2021 Starring Role Unity acquires Weta Digital, its tools and 275 staff for $1.6 billion A cash plus stock deal
February 27, 2020 Unity Out Unity Technologies backs out of GDC 2020 due to concerns around coronavirus "After much thought and deliberation"
March 19, 2019 Cloud Tech GDC 2019: Unity partners with Tencent to help bring more developers games to China The service will become accessible later this year.
June 19, 2018 Big Deal Unity migrating entire infrastructure to Google Cloud Tech firms also reveal open source matchmaking project set to go live in summer 2018
May 24, 2017 Unity Investment Unity scores $400 million investment from equity firm Silver Lake Values developer at $2.6 billion
April 12, 2017 Revolution Not Evolution Unity's John Riccitiello: The world would be a better place if there were more creators The tech firm's CEO discusses China, artists, designers and education
March 8, 2017 Unity Without Borders Unity opens Unity Without Borders program to support developers affected by US travel ban A free trip to Unite Europe and help with visa applications on offer
March 1, 2017 Progressive Unity Unity 5.6 to add native Vulkan API support when it launches on March 31st Xiaomi partnership now in effect too
February 27, 2017 Unity Gdc Keynote Unity's GDC keynote to show off new and unnanounced games alongside advancements in AR and VR Streaming worldwide from 4:30pm GMT on February 28th
February 8, 2017 Unite The World Unity to sponsor 50 developers from countries affected by Trump's travel ban to attend Unite Amsterdam "I strongly believe that there is no place in this world for discrimination, in any form," says Riccitiello
December 21, 2016 Riccitiello On Vr Unity CEO John Riccitiello holds firm on belief that VR won't be mainstream until 2020 Also reveals himself as a BLT lover
December 8, 2016 Advancing Ai Unity pushes on into artificial intelligence efforts with new VP of AI and Machine Learning Dr Danny Lange joins from Uber
September 13, 2016 Uniting People Unity appoints Ruth Ann Keene as new General Counsel Leading the global legal team
September 12, 2016 Match & Tinder World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo raises $25 million for new start-up Bonfire Studios Not making anything at present
July 13, 2016 War Chest DFJ Growth leads Unity funding round of $181 million Barry Schuler joins the board
June 6, 2016 United? Unity isn't an engine. It's about a providing successful games-as-a-service. So why don't developers get it? Unity is making F2P easier, but is anyone listening?
June 1, 2016 Mix It Up Unity CEO John Riccitiello on why devs need to mix IAPs with video ads We know how hard it is to make money
September 28, 2015 Attention Please From discovery to VR and monetisation: 5 things we learned at Unite 2015 Boston Fresh from Unity's flagship conference...
September 24, 2015 Bring Me That Horizon Unity CEO John Riccitiello on why VR won't be mass market until 2020 Thoughts from Unite 2015 Boston
August 13, 2015 Looking Up Unity announces Vision Virtual and Augmented Reality Summit 2016 Running from 10-11 February 2016
July 6, 2015 Hot Five Fallout Shelter falls out, Supercell shuts Smash Land, and Rami Ismail talks truth A glance at last week's top stories
July 1, 2015 Riccitiello Speaks Unity CEO John Riccitiello on GaaS, EA vindication, and his $5,000 Clash of Clans habit A chat from Unite Europe 2015
June 24, 2015 United For The Future Riccitiello keynote kicks off Unite Europe 2015, betting big on mobile ads and VR "Democratise, solve hard problems, enable success"
April 1, 2015 Vicarious Visions John Riccitiello on why Unity talks about the money its developers are making Tools are a means to an end
October 23, 2014 Opinion The Riccitiello riddle: Does CEO switch signal change in direction for Unity? If a buyout is off the table, what's next?
October 22, 2014 Unity unveils former EA exec Riccitiello as CEO as Helgason 'steps back' Co-founder to continue as executive VP