SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 2, 2013 - Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, today announced that Unity-authored games from the expansive Union catalogue, Unity's games syndication group, will be made available on devices based on the Tizen™ operating system for tablets and smartphones.
"We are very happy to be putting Union games onto new Tizen operating system based mobile devices," said Oren Tversky, VP of Union, Unity Technologies. "It's awesome to be able to empower the Unity development community with more ways to bring their games to new audiences and monetize their content."
"The addition of Union games for the Tizen store further expands the growing catalog of quality Tizen games," said Tizen Board member Christopher Croteau, Managing Director of Intel's System Software Division. "Union offers developers the opportunity to publish well-known games and apps for the growing Tizen ecosystem."
Platform and technology partners for Union, including LG TV, Roku, BlackBerry, Nokia, Sony, and Lenovo, have all taken advantage of Union's constantly expanding games catalogue. To see a gallery of Union games, please visit https://unity3d.com/company/union/showcase.
About Unity Technologies
Unity Technologies is the creator of Unity, a flexible and high-performance development platform used to make creative and intelligent interactive 3D and 2D experiences. The "author once, deploy everywhere" capability ensures developers can publish to all of the most popular platforms. Unity Technologies boasts a thriving community of 1.8 million developers including large publishers, indie studios, students and hobbyists. To remain at the forefront of innovation, Unity Technologies tirelessly re-invests in its award-winning 3D development tools and its democratization initiatives, such as the Asset Store digital content marketplace and Union game distribution service. Unity Technologies is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Singapore, Sweden, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit: https://unity3d.com.
About Union
Union is a division of Unity Technologies dedicated to syndicating high quality Unity games to mobile phones, app stores, tablets, set-top boxes, connected TVs and other emerging platforms. With a portfolio of more than 150 games generating a cumulative 120 million downloads, Union provides platform partners access to high quality games while empowering Unity developers with new distribution opportunities. Union is free to join and provides an 80 percent revenue share to its developers. Union platforms include Intel, LGTV, Roku, BlackBerry, Nokia, Sony, and Lenovo. For more information, visit: https://unity3d.com/union/.
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