Video game software company Unity suffered negative results last year due to widespread layoffs and some comments from the CEO. Now, the company has struck a major deal with a company that partners with the US government and provides new technologies for defense initiatives and military intelligence.
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Earlier this week, the company announced the multi-million-dollar three-year deal, Bloomberg reported. This contract was signed by CACI International Inc., an information technology firm that previously provided various military intelligence to the US government. took place with “This is Unity’s largest single digital twin solution deal to date,” the software provider said of the deal.
Marc Whitten, senior vice president of Unity, made the statement on an earnings call. Whitten said the new relationship will “help the government define human machine interfaces, or HMI, for aerospace applications and beyond.” Also, “These apps demand an interactive, robust user experience very similar to games.” said.
The gaming giant has also been expanding into different sectors for a while. Especially recently, while working on many military projects, several company employees have openly criticized. This criticism was related to the new focus of the company. They also said that the possibility of work on the game ending in military applications has caused concern among the team.
Meanwhile, Unity CEO John Riccitiello said the company’s military contracts, which include a partnership with Lockheed Martin, are “too restrictive.” He also made a statement stating that the company “will not support programs that we knowingly violate our principles and values.” This caused the reaction of the employees who were new to the military agreements. In response, Ricitiello promised that the matter would be discussed at the next meeting.
John Riccitiello
The U.S. Government’s military alliance with video game companies is nothing new. Previously, the US military developed the America’s Army game and its various iterations. He used the game as a recruitment tool. However, after 20 years, the game is over.
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