Larry Hryb, better known in the world of video games as Major Nelson, left Microsoft in 2023 after 20 years where he stood out as director of programming for Xbox LIVE and for much of this stage he was one of the best-known faces of the gaming brand. . Although there were rumors about his future in the industry, everything was dispelled today as he announced his new job.
Larry Hryb, the famous Major Nelson of Xbox, will work on Unity
Through a publication on his official X account, Major Nelson announced that he will join Unity in the Communities team where he will seek to take advantage of his experience in the industry in this new stage with the company that develops one of the most used graphics engines: “I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining the community team at Unity! Building on my long history as a developer advocate at Xbox, I’m excited to collaborate with developers again, harnessing our collective creativity to shape the future of gaming.” and real-time experiences. Let’s make the magic happen!”
Major Nelson’s arrival at Unity takes place after the scandal and period of restructuring that the company experienced due to the controversial decisions and statements of John Riccitiello, former CEO. Last year, the manager promoted changes in the scheme of plans and fees for developers, which were considered abusive and gave rise to a series of criticisms and attacks that impacted the company’s image.
Unity faltered and the company’s board decided that John Riccitiello could no longer be a director, so in addition to his departure they had to reverse their scandalous business decisions, giving rise to structural changes that will seek to improve their business model and image. Unfortunately, the Unity crisis was combined with the bad financial situation that the industry was going through and layoffs were inevitable, applying 4 waves of cuts.
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