John Riccitiello has resigned as chief executive of the game development tool Unity following a controversial pricing change which angered gamers and developers alike.
The firm wanted to charge studios every time a person installed a game using Unity’s code which powers thousands of modern video games.
Big developers already pay a licensing fee to use Unity in their games.
The company has since rolled back most of its plans and apologized.
Unity said Mr Riccitiello was retiring from the firm effective immediately.
Unity’s game engine is the code behind many popular video games – including Pokemon Go, Genshin Impact, and Beat Saber – and is typically used by small studios.
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