Unity has used its annual Unite conference this year currently taking place in Amsterdam to announce support for both Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.
Unveiled during the event's keynote speech, the company claimed support for both platforms would be rolled out during Unity 4's release cycle.
Eager addition
"Our mission at Unity has always been to provide solutions for developers to effortlessly bring their work to as many different platforms as possible," said Unity Technologies CEO David Helgason.
"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."
Unity claims it is currently "working hard" with Microsoft to bring deployment options for both platforms to developers "as soon as possible", claiming the two operating systems are "among the most eagerly awaited platform additions within the Unity development community."
Question of quality
"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," added senior director of Windows App Marketing at Microsoft John Richards
"The number of high quality Unity-authored games for the PC, Xbox, and mobile devices already created is staggering and were looking forward to seeing these products appear in the Windows Store and the Windows Phone Marketplace."
Support for Windows Phone has been long rumoured ever since WP8 was announced, with support for Windows Phone 7 effectively out of Unity's reach thanks to its lack of support for native code an oversight Microsoft has sought to cosign to history with its forthcoming OS update.
News
With a fine eye for detail, Keith Andrew is fuelled by strong coffee, Kylie Minogue and the shapely curve of a san serif font.
Related Articles
News
Aug 22nd, 2012
Unite 2012: Peter Molyneux reveals the 5 key ingredients to put in your development cooking pot
Top Stories
Feature
May 14th, 2024
Matej Lančarič's Squad Busters deep dive: Under the skin of 2024's biggest launch yet
Feature
May 14th, 2024
53 top mobile games in soft launch: Squad Busters, Battle Guys: Royale, Plants vs. Zombies 3, LEGO Hill Climb Adventures, and more
Events
Valencia Indie Summit 2024 | Europe | May 16th |
Mobidictum Meetup Berlin May 2024 | Europe | May 16th |
Digital Dragons | Europe | May 19th |
GamesBeat Summit 2024 | North America | May 20th |
Mobidictum Meetup Tallinn May 2024 | Europe | May 21st |
Nordic Game Spring 2024 | Nordic | May 21st |
Impact 2024 - Indie Games | May 23rd | |
Morocco Gaming Expo | Africa | May 24th |