Game devs express joy over “long overdue” retirement of Unity CEO Riccitiello

Enlarge / Unity developers won't have John Riccitiello to kick around anymore. (credit: Getty Images)

Following weeks of controversy, partial walkbacks, and apologies surrounding a new fee-based business structure for the Unity engine, game developers and financial markets have responded overwhelmingly positively to the recent news of Unity CEO John Riccitiello's sudden retirement. But that departure may not be enough to restore trust for many developers who have already moved on to other engines.

"Long, long overdue," Gloomwood developer Dillon Rogers wrote, summing up joyful reactions to Riccitiello's departure from across the game development community.

Necrosoft Games' Brandon Sheffield (Demonschool), who was one of the most outspoken critics of Unity's initial install-fee plans, wrote on social media that he "truly did not think [Riccitiello's departure] would happen." The CEO's apparent ouster "is the main thing Unity needed to do to start rebuilding trust, so... it's a start," Sheffield continued.

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