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Unity axes 284 staff and shelves projects post ironSource merger

UNITY LAYOFFS Jan 19th, 2023

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

Unity CEO John Riccitiello: “I think multiplayer in mobile is a big story.”

INTERVIEW ANALYSIS Oct 28th, 2022

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.

Unity and ironSource’s merger moves ahead

BATTLE OF THE BRANDS Aug 29th, 2022

Unity and ironSource’s merger moves ahead

The companies have moved closer to finalising the deal – and leaving AppLovin out in the cold

Words from a CEO - Well done is better than well said

GUEST POST Aug 18th, 2022

Words from a CEO - Well done is better than well said

Jacki Vause on Riccitiello, Leadership, and the battle of the brands

Unity rejects AppLovin acquisition and reaffirms its commitment to ironSource merger

THE BATTLE ROYALE ENDS Aug 15th, 2022

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

Should Unity join AppLovin, buy IronSource or just stay as they are? The mobile industry weighs in!

EXPERT OPINION Aug 11th, 2022

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

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Unity announce 9% revenue growth, but lower annual guidance in Q2 results - no comment on Applovin deal

QUARTERLY FINANCES Aug 10th, 2022

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

Financials

AN ACQUISITION BATTLE ROYALE Aug 10th, 2022

AppLovin offers to acquire Unity for $17.5 billion

The acquisition threatens to unravel the Unity IronSource merger

Unity's John Riccitiello apologies for calling some devs "fucking idiots"

RICCITIELLO APOLOGISES Jul 18th, 2022

Unity's John Riccitiello apologies for calling some devs "fucking idiots"

"To our friends in the Unity community, I owe you this"

John Riccitiello: devs who shun monetisation are "pure, brilliant" and "fucking idiots"

UNITY X IRONSOURCE Jul 13th, 2022

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

STARRING ROLE Nov 9th, 2021

Unity acquires Weta Digital, its tools and 275 staff for $1.6 billion

A cash plus stock deal

Unity Technologies backs out of GDC 2020 due to concerns around coronavirus

UNITY OUT Feb 27th, 2020

Unity Technologies backs out of GDC 2020 due to concerns around coronavirus

"After much thought and deliberation"

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GDC 2019: Unity partners with Tencent to help bring more developers games to China

CLOUD TECH Mar 19th, 2019

GDC 2019: Unity partners with Tencent to help bring more developers games to China

The service will become accessible later this year.

Unity migrating entire infrastructure to Google Cloud

BIG DEAL Jun 19th, 2018

Unity migrating entire infrastructure to Google Cloud

Tech firms also reveal open source matchmaking project set to go live in summer 2018

UNITY INVESTMENT May 24th, 2017

Unity scores $400 million investment from equity firm Silver Lake

Values developer at $2.6 billion

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