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> Did Unity recently get acquired, new investors or new management? EA's former CEO, John Riccitiello took over last year. He inaugurated himself with quite a

> Did Unity recently get acquired, new investors or new management? EA's former CEO, John Riccitiello took over last year. He inaugurated himself with quite a few statements, one of which was discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32097752 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32097752

jskherman 3y ago
When it comes to games it's always EA, isn't it? Isn't this CEO the one also responsible for some of EA's notoriety?
- Clubber 3y ago
  EA and Activision/Blizzard doesn't have a great track record either. Megacorps are usually bad for everybody except ownership.
- internet101010 3y ago
  Yes, he is the brain behind the 2013 SimCity disaster.
  - riffraff 3y ago
    Forgive my ignorance, what disaster are you referring to?
    - mikepurvis 3y ago
      It was a very dumbed down attempt to reboot the franchise, when what the fans wanted was what Cities Skylines would later deliver.
      - Akronymus 3y ago
        > when what the fans wanted was what Cities Skylines would later deliver. For me personally, C:S goes in too much on building a nice looking city and not enough on the simulation aspect.
        mikepurvis 3y ago
        Fair, but I think SC2013 was all of that and worse (as well as having glitches and being a massively multiplayer always-online affair).
        Akronymus 3y ago
        SC2013 had the horrible "agent" simulation. While I personally wished for more of the sc4 kind of simulation.
- Angius 3y ago
  Under his rule, lootboxes were added to FIFA. He also famously mused about charging Battlefield players $1 for reloading their weapon, once they're immersed in the game enough to not want to break the flow
thowfaraway 3y ago
Riccitiello has been CEO since 2014. There were some good times at the beginning, but things seem to be falling apart.
callalex 3y ago
How do these fuckers keep failing up?
- mrguyorama 3y ago
  Because it's a club and you ain't in it
- Modified3019 3y ago
  Anyone can be a failure, but it takes a lot of work to be a real piece of shit.

jskherman 3y ago

When it comes to games it's always EA, isn't it? Isn't this CEO the one also responsible for some of EA's notoriety?

Clubber 3y ago
EA and Activision/Blizzard doesn't have a great track record either. Megacorps are usually bad for everybody except ownership.
internet101010 3y ago
Yes, he is the brain behind the 2013 SimCity disaster.
- riffraff 3y ago
  Forgive my ignorance, what disaster are you referring to?
  - mikepurvis 3y ago
    It was a very dumbed down attempt to reboot the franchise, when what the fans wanted was what Cities Skylines would later deliver.
    - Akronymus 3y ago
      > when what the fans wanted was what Cities Skylines would later deliver. For me personally, C:S goes in too much on building a nice looking city and not enough on the simulation aspect.
      - mikepurvis 3y ago
        Fair, but I think SC2013 was all of that and worse (as well as having glitches and being a massively multiplayer always-online affair).
        Akronymus 3y ago
        SC2013 had the horrible "agent" simulation. While I personally wished for more of the sc4 kind of simulation.
Angius 3y ago
Under his rule, lootboxes were added to FIFA. He also famously mused about charging Battlefield players $1 for reloading their weapon, once they're immersed in the game enough to not want to break the flow

thowfaraway 3y ago

Riccitiello has been CEO since 2014. There were some good times at the beginning, but things seem to be falling apart.

callalex 3y ago

How do these fuckers keep failing up?

mrguyorama 3y ago
Because it's a club and you ain't in it
Modified3019 3y ago
Anyone can be a failure, but it takes a lot of work to be a real piece of shit.