In the opening keynote address of the Unite 2012 conference in Amsterdam, Unity Technologies CEO David Helgason announced that Unity3D will support Microsoft's Windows 8, Windows Phone operating systems.
Unity3D is an integrated authoring tool for creating 3D video games or other interactive content such as 3D animations. According to Unity Technologies site the engine allows game makes to "develop once, publish everywhere."
"Our mission at Unity has always been to provide solutions for developers to effortlessly bring their work to as many different platforms as possible," Helgason said. "The Unity community has been asking for access to Windows Phones and have been eagerly anticipating the release of Windows 8. We're happy to announce that we will support both."
Helgason also stated that Unity is working in collaboration with Microsoft to bring the development engine option to both Windows platforms as soon as possible. The game engine will mean that Microsoft's Windows 8 powered phones will have the same games available as Apple's iOS platform.
The Unity engine is already in use in the development of many Xbox and PC games, and has been used for years, according to senior director of Windows App Marketing at Microsoft, John Richards. So the partnership isn't surprising.
"We are excited that the Unity community will now be given the opportunity to develop world class titles for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8," Richards said. "The number of high quality Unity-authored games for the PC, Xbox, and mobile devices already created is staggering and we're looking forward to seeing these products appear in the Windows Store and the Windows Phone Marketplace."
Watch the rest of the announcement below...
