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Ex-Ea Ex-apologies for calling your colleagues idiots

Last week, John Riccitiello, former EA and current CEO of Unity, was interviewed. In this conversation, he mentioned that all developers who do not implement microtransactions in their games are idiots. Now, It seems that the Executive had a change of heart , since he has apologized for his previous statements. Through a statement shared in his official Twitter account, Riccitiello has apologized for his language, and has indicated that his statements were used outside of context . This was what he mentioned about it: I want to start with an apology. My choice of words was rude. I am sorry. I am listening and will improve. I respect video game developers very much. The work they do is amazing. Creativity can become incredible in a triple a console game, a mobile game or an independent game, designed to be played by millions. Sometimes a video game developer wants a handful of friends to enjoy the game. Others want players to buy the game or articles within the game themselve...