John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity, the company whose 3D game engine had recently seen backlash from developers over proposed fee structures, will retire as CEO, president, and board chairman at the company, according to a press release issued late on a Monday afternoon, one many observe as a holiday.
“So, board of directors, you can force me to do any dumb thing you want, or fire me for not doing it? Yeah. Imma need an escape shuttle.”
“Fine. We’ll cut you a check for a couple of million if it comes to that. But we’re so smart, it won’t come to that.”
“It came to that.”
“Here’s your check.”
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