Unity plays the acquisition game with chat service Vivox
Unity Technologies, the maker of the Unity game engine, announced it has acquired Vivox, the provider of cross-platform voice and text communication tools for...
The DeanBeat: Sorting out the Epic-Unity-Improbable mess
If I’ve concluded one thing from the spat in the past week between Unity Technologies, Improbable, and Epic Games, it’s that it won’t be...
Unity scraps TOS change in dispute with Improbable, schedules Reddit chat
Unity Technologies backed down on its previous stance in a dispute that erupted last week with SpatialOS platform maker Improbable and rival game engine...
John Riccitiello Q&A: How Unity CEO views Epic’s Fortnite success
Years ago, Epic Games pitched a little game called Fortnite to then-Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello. Not so prophetically, he turned it down. Fortnite...
CEO John Riccitiello: Two-thirds of all AR and VR apps are built with Unity
Unity CEO John Riccitiello doesn’t think we’ve yet seen a true consumer launch of a VR or AR headset. Speaking at this month’s TechCrunch Disrupt event...
Unity emphasizes quality over quantity in latest game engine improvements
Unity CEO John Riccitiello said at a developer event that the company reaches billions of players through its game engine customers, who generate billions...
The DeanBeat: The tragedy of the Star Wars: Battlefront II loot crates
Electronic Arts made a great game in Star Wars: Battlefront II. But it stepped in a pile of controversy by adding an unpopular monetization...
Telltale names Zynga veteran Pete Hawley as CEO
Telltale Games, the maker of story-based franchises such as The Walking Dead and Batman, has named former Zynga executive Pete Hawley as its new...
Unity adds Max Levchin and Robynne Sisco to board as it readies for IPO
Unity Technologies has named tech veterans Max Levchin and Robynne Sisco as the company’s first independent directors. Unity CEO John Riccitiello said the move...
Turtle Rock’s Steve Goldstein believes the console game industry lacks risk takers
I’ve formed a lot of opinions about the game industry over the years. And I recently got the chance to spout them in a...