Sony Computer Entertainment And Unity Technologies Form Strategic Partnership To Offer Unity For PlayStation®4, PlayStation®3, PlayStation®Vita And PlayStation®Mobile

“Unity for PlayStation®” to Provide More Efficient Development Environment for the Global Gaming Development Community

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) and Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, have entered into a strategic partnership as of March 15, 2013.  Through this partnership, SCE will offer Unity for PlayStation® with optimized deployment for PlayStation®4 (PS4™), PlayStation®3 (PS3®), PlayStation®Vita (PS Vita) and PlayStation®Mobile (PSM).  Unity for PlayStation® will use the same industry leading integrated development environment that over 1.5 million developers around the world have adopted for its power and elegance.  PlayStation® platform development tools are scheduled to be rolled out starting this fall. …

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Unity Serious Games Gain Momentum With Award-Winning Applications, Industry Recognition and Military Certification

Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, today announced that Unity in serious games and virtual environments, from the military to education to medical, continues to grow in number and depth of applications and range of customers. Serious games projects made with Unity also swept the majority of the category awards at the recent Serious Games Showcase and Challenge at the I/ITSEC conference. Unity has also been reissued certifications by both the US Army and US Air Force. …

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Unity Working with BlackBerry to Create Deployment Add-on for BlackBerry 10

BlackBerry and Unity Technologies today announced that they are working together to create a Unity deployment add-on product for BlackBerry® 10 smartphones, empowering Unity’s over 1.5 million strong developer community to publish their games on these powerful platforms.

BlackBerry 10 will now be one of the premiere mobile platforms supported by the market-leading Unity Engine. The deployment tool is currently in development by Unity Technologies and BlackBerry, and will be released as an add-on option for Unity.

“Unity developers have an extensive catalogue of incredible mobile games, many of which are award-winning. We’re excited to offer Unity developers easy access to the new powerful and rich BlackBerry 10 platform,” said David Helgason, CEO, Unity Technologies. “We’re eager to provide them with another exciting avenue to have their games devoured by an audience hungry for entertainment.”

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Unite 2013 in Vancouver, Regional Unite Conferences Announced

Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, is happy to announce that Unite 2013, its seventh annual developer conference, will be held from August 28 – 30, 2013 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, Canada. Additionally, region specific Unite conferences will be held in 2013 with the potential for more to be added later in the year.

Unite 2013 is an event for developers, publishers, enthusiasts and others interested in Unity to come together to learn more about the market-leading platform for creating high quality video games, training simulations, medical and architectural visualizations and other 3D interactive content — and how to get the most out of it. The conference offers three days of learning including advanced hands-on class tutorials, technical sessions, previews of upcoming technology as well as the chance to network in a creative and energetic environment and awesome parties.

The Vancouver setting provides a naturally beautiful location in one of the world’s most exciting cities. The Vancouver Convention Centre is an inspiring modern venue overlooking picturesque Vancouver Harbor and situated with quick access by foot or taxi to the city’s many hotels, restaurants, and entertainment venues.

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Unity Technologies and DeNA/Ngmoco Collaborating on The Drowning

Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, and DeNA Co., Ltd. announced a collaboration to boost Unity’s technology and create a game that pushes the bounds of mobile graphics capabilities. The two companies are working together to implement cutting edge mobile technology in DeNA’s upcoming first-person shooter game The Drowning.

Unity Technologies engineers worked closely with developers at DeNA’s Scattered Entertainment studio in Stockholm, Sweden for hands on technical support during the production of The Drowning to allow DeNA to leverage the technology in new ways and use those findings to benefit the nearly 1.5 million developers that constitute the worldwide Unity community.

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Unity 4.0 Launches

The first in a series of updates for Unity 4, this version includes significant additions such as DirectX 11 support and Mecanim animation tools. In addition users will have access to a Linux deployment preview and the Adobe® Flash® Player deployment add-on.

“Unity 4 will see the addition of an incredible number of new, highly advanced, features and continuous improvement across the tech to be released in smaller, faster increments than Unity has seen in the past,” said David Helgason, CEO, Unity Technologies. “It’s an exciting time for Unity and the 4.0 release marks the beginning of a great new era for our technology.”

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Unity Technologies Enters Extensive Agreement With Nintendo to Support Wii U

Unity Technologies announced that it has entered into a worldwide license agreement with Nintendo to provide a version of Unity which supports deployment to the Wii U(TM) to Nintendo and third-party developers as well as Unity’s 1.2 million registered developers.

“The rapid growth of incredible games coming from the experienced and talented developers in our community makes Unity the new development platform of choice for AAA console developers,” said David Helgason, CEO, Unity Technologies. “Nintendo’s unfettered access to Unity will produce a wealth of insanely good games from knowledgeable Nintendo developers and the Wii U deployment add-on will create an amazing opportunity for our massive community of developers to showcase their incredible creativity on one of the most anticipated and innovative gaming platforms to date.”

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