Deals August 9, 2022 AppLovin offers to snap up Unity for $17.5 billion Another huge gaming acquisition is on the horizon. Mobile app marketing platform AppLovin has made an offer to buy Unity in a $17.54 billion deal.
Industry News July 15, 2022 Unity community demands John Riccitiello’s resignation after he calls devs who shun monetization ‘f***ing idiots’ Unity CEO John Riccitiello has opened up about the company’s merger with ironSource. Some of his thoughts on mobile games monetization, however, caused controversy and sparked outrage among Unity developers.
Deals July 13, 2022 Unity to merge with ironSource in deal valuing app monetization platform at $4.4 billion Unity has announced a merger agreement with app monetization platform ironSource, which is now valued at $4.4 billion. The companies plan to build a unique platform for creating, publishing, and monetizing games.
Industry News June 30, 2022 Unity cuts hundreds of employees despite CEO John Riccitiello promising no layoffs two weeks ago Another report on mass layoffs at a major game company has appeared. Unity has cut hundreds of employees across the globe and stopped hiring new people.
Industry News May 11, 2022 Unity shares drop more than 30% and hit 52-week low as its financial outlook misses expectations Unity has seen its shares hit a 52-week low after the release of its latest financial report. Investors were not satisfied with the company’s guidance, which forecast slowing growth.
Industry News March 24, 2022 Unity introduces free platformer Gigaya to help other devs learn from its creation process Unity has revealed its new demo project, a puzzle-platformer called Gigaya. It will be free to download and experiment with, so other developers could learn more from its creation process.
Industry News March 21, 2022 Unity Gaming Services launching in June after collecting feedback from over 54k devs Unity has announced that its Gaming Services will leave open beta in June 2022. The new suite of tools should help developers create and manage cross-platform multiplayer games built with the engine.
Deals November 10, 2021 Unity acquires Peter Jackson’s VFX studio Weta Digital for $1.62 billion Unity has announced an acquisition of Weta Digital, a New Zealand-based VFX studio, which was co-founded by Peter Jackson. The deal worth $1.62 billion is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Industry News August 24, 2021 Unity buys AI-driven audio analysis platform OTO to fight toxic behavior in multiplayer games According to Unity’s latest survey, seven in 10 players have experienced toxic behavior in online games. To make the gaming environment safer, the company decided to acquire OTO, a platform to analyze audio messages in chats to find toxic players.
Industry News August 24, 2021 Unity employees reportedly concerned about their role in engine’s military applications Some Unity staffers are concerned they might be working on projects for the military without knowing it.
Industry News August 5, 2021 Unity licensing update now requires Pro subscription to develop games for Xbox At the end of June, Unity updated parts of its licensing rules with no public announcements. The update changed the way smaller developers create games for closed platforms. For example, it requires a Pro license to launch a title on Xbox.
Industry News July 27, 2021 Unity dominates Steam’s top 50 best games list as most popular engine Some devs might wonder what the most popular game engines are that are used in Steam’s best games? Here are some interesting stats that will answer the question.
Industry News February 25, 2021 Unity: mobile game ad revenue increased by 8% in 2020, card games showed highest growth Unity has released its latest gaming report, providing insights from 2020 on ad revenue and the market in general. The company also issues a forecast of key trends for 2021.
Industry News February 16, 2021 Unity’s Kim Jabal: “Our real competition is businesses that still have their own home-grown tech” Unity doesn’t see Unreal Engine as a real competitor. Not on mobile at least. This is according to Kim Jabal, chief financial officer at Unity, who thinks that companies using proprietary engines present a more serious challenge.
Industry News November 19, 2020 Unity to teach coding skills to 80K people for free Unity is launching a new no-cost training program for “anyone interested in coding and breaking into the gaming and tech industries.” The ambition behind the initiative is to reduce unemployment resulting from the covid19-related recession.
Industry News October 13, 2020 Unity launches Game Growth Program for indie mobile devs Indie game developers who have a published free-to-play mobile game made with Unity can submit it to the Game Growth Program newly launched by Unity.
Industry News September 14, 2020 Unity to raise up to $1.21 billion in IPO Unity Software is planning to raise $1.2 billion in an IPO that will take place this Wednesday. Last week, the firm amended the terms for its IPO.
Industry News June 24, 2020 Unity premium learning content now available for free. For good Unity has made its premium learning resources free on a permanent basis.
Industry News June 5, 2020 Unity reportedly considering IPO later in 2020 Unity Technologies Inc. is reportedly working with financial advisers to prepare for an initial public offering. This is coming from Bloomberg, which cites its own sources.
Industry News April 3, 2020 Unity launches Unite Now Unity announced Unite Now, a series of learning sessions, demos, roundtables, interviews, and Q&As starting April 14.