Gaming boss quits after furious pricing backlash - BBC News

Unity powers hit games including Pokemon Go, and had wanted to charge developers extra fees.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, NianticImage caption, Pokemon Go is one of the biggest games powered by the Unity engineBy Tom GerkenTechnology reporterJohn Riccitiello has resigned as chief executive of game development tool Unity following a controversial pricing change which angered gamers and developers alike.

The firm wanted to charge studios every time a person installed a game using Unity's code which powers thousands of modern video games.

Big developers already pay a licensing fee to use Unity in their games.

The company has since rolled back most of its plans and apologised.

Unity said Mr Riccitiello was retiring from the firm effective immediately.

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