Unity preview: videogame engine maker faces growth test amid rising competition

Unity Software (U) is set to post Q1 earnings on Thursday, May 7th, before the market opens. The consensus EPS estimate is $0.24 (flat Y/Y), and the consensus revenue estimate is $505.01M (+16.1% Y/Y) ...
VentureBeat

Game engine maker Unity raises $400 million in private equity from Silver Lake

Game engine maker Unity Technologies isn’t hurting for money. The company has raised $400 million in private equity from Silver Lake, according Unity CEO John Riccitiello, as quoted in Bloomberg. The ...
Pocket Gamer.Biz

Game Maker's Toolkit founder Mark Brown weighs in on Unity's pricing change

Game Maker's Toolkit founder and Pocketgamer.biz alumnus Mark Brown has become the latest industry expert to weigh in on Unity's change in policies - notably the imposition of a 20 cents per install ...
Austin American-Statesman

Video game software maker Unity slashing nearly 100 jobs in Austin

Video game software provider Unity Technologies is cutting nearly 100 people at its Austin office, as the company slashes a quarter of its global workforce. The San Francisco-based company makes ...
Seattle Times

CEO of Unity, the maker of software used by video-game creators, resigns after pricing backlash

John Riccitiello, the CEO of Unity Technologies, abruptly stepped down Monday, less than a month after a change to the company’s pricing structure infuriated thousands of software developers who rely ...
Ars Technica

GameMaker throws shade at Unity, makes its 2D engine free or $100 for most

Up until this year, game engines were not something most gamers had to give much thought to beyond the one or two seconds their logos might appear while a game was loading. That’s why this news about ...