Unity CEO John Riccitiello stepping down, effective immediately

Unity recreation developer mentioned that John Riccitiello as president and CEO of the corporate after 9 years in management, efficient instantly. James Whitehurst, who beforehand served as senior advisor and president at IBM, will fill in as interim CEO. The management transition comes throughout a turbulent time for the corporate.

Only a month in the past, Unity rolled out some to its developer pricing mannequin after widespread backlash over its plan to cost builders for recreation installations. The transfer will instantly influence builders, publishers and distributors. The upheaval of Unity’s enterprise mannequin got here similtaneously a collection of huge layoffs. In 2023, the corporate diminished its in an try to chop prices.

Regardless of the latest controversy, Unity mentioned it expects third-quarter income to fall someplace between , which is up 67 to 70 p.c from final 12 months.