Unity, which makes the eponymous game engine, merges with adtech company ironSource in a $4.4B all-stock deal; Unity stock is down ~75% YTD and ironSource ~50% (Paul Sawers/TechCrunch)

Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndustry.biz:
An interview with Unity CEO John Riccitiello on its game engine’s future, merging with ironSource, monetization vs. creation, falling stock price, and more  —  With an IronSource deal pending, CEO John Riccitiello talks about the future of Unity, its history of losses, and buying back stock in the wake of layoffs

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
The UK’s CMA plans to investigation Broadcom’s proposed $61B VMware acquisition, following similar investigations by the European Commission and FTC  —  The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has initiated a so-called “phase 1” investigation into Broadcom’s proposed $61 billion deal …

Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
Samsung Electronics formally names de facto leader Jay Y. Lee executive chairman; his ascension had been delayed by graft investigations and two stints in jail  —  Samsung Electronics Co. named Jay Y. Lee executive chairman of South Korea’s largest company, finalizing a long-anticipated elevation …

Reuters:
Switzerland-based cybersecurity company Infinigate merges with Dubai-based cybersecurity firm Starlink to form a company with a ~$2.2B estimated annual revenue  —  Cybersecurity company Infinigate Group said on Tuesday it was merging with Dubai-based cybersecurity and cloud firm Starlink …

Bloomberg:
A profile of Unity CEO John Riccitiello, as he faces criticism for the company’s targeted ads, his metaverse ambitions, years of dating the head of HR, and more  —  John Riccitiello was on top of the metaverse.  Last November the chief executive officer of Unity Software Inc. spilled the news …