Fwd: Unity February News: Unite 2013 goes global, a new platform for Unity games, the winner of the DirectX 11 competition and more

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From: "Unity Technologies" <newsl...@unity3d.com>
Date: Feb 6, 2013 9:33 PM
Subject: Unity February News: Unite 2013 goes global, a new platform for Unity games, the winner of the DirectX 11 competition and more
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Unity February News     Unite 2013 goes global, a new platform for Unity games, the winner of the DirectX 11 competition and more. Read on!       Dear Unity Developers,       Our community of loyal users is what put us on the global map and one way we’ll be supporting and keeping in touch with you this year is by rolling out regional Unite developer conferences around the world. In addition to our main global Unite in Vancouver, you can attend Unite regional events in Malmo, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, and soon-to-be-announced cities in Colombia and Brazil. Another effort is supporting game jams anywhere we can. We had a whole track of Unity development sessions at the grand daddy of all game jams, Nordic Game Jam. We also gave away extended Pro trials to the particapants in Global Game Jam. GGJ saw 12,000+ people jamming in over 300 venues across 60 countries, with over 1,100 Unity games being made. And a competition is always a good way to showcase some awesome content created by our users. We just wrapped up the DirectX 11 challenge, so check out the winning and runners up projects here. Plus, read about awesome new opportunities for Unity users and the latest crop of Unity-authored games.               News       Join us for 3 days of awesomeness this summer in Vancouver       Our main global Unite conference will take place in Vancouver, Canada August 28-30. Book your ticket by April 22nd and save 15% off the regular price!       A new global platform to unleash your game       We’re collaborating with BlackBerry (formerly Research in Motion) to create a deployment add-on for BlackBerry 10 smartphones and tablets. We’ll be opening up a limited beta version this spring and expect a final release this summer. Read more here.               Shop, collaborate, and get your work noticed in the Asset Store               The Asset Store is its own amazing ecosystem for Unity users! The store now offers over 6,000 time-and-money-saving asset packages. Recent additions include Mixamo bringing Mecanim support to their impressive Mixamo animation store, and several stunning new environments by the ever-talented Michael O. and the folks at Mixamo animation store, and several Dexsoft. Not only can you shop for assets, you can also find opportunities to collaborate on projects. That’s what happened with our recent crowdsourcing experiment. Artists and designers connected with inXile Games and got the chance to see their artwork come alive in the upcoming Wasteland 2. We will soon be providing new opportunities for crowdsourcing asset development that you’ll be able to read about in upcoming newsletters.               A More Perfect Union       Unity’s publishing program Union returned to CES in Las Vegas this past month, showcasing Australian developer The Binary Mill and its fantastic Mini Motor Racing for LG Smart TVs. The CES demo also highlighted Dual Play, a unique feature on LG Smart TVs that transforms split-screen multiplayer into a full-screen experience for each player via special glasses.Mini Motor Racing is the first game to support the mode, and will join more than a dozen Union games available right now for LG Smart TVs. With 35 games on App World, including many top hits, Union games are also in high demand for BlackBerry 10.               Made in Unity       More Unity games are smashing records and topping the charts Some of the best and most successful games of 2012 were made in Unity. To highlight just a few: Fireproof Games’ The Room was named 2012 Game of the Year on Apple’s App Store. Cardboard Computer’s Kentucky Route Zero and Simogo’s Year Walk were nominated for IGF Awards and DeNA’s The Drowning set new visual standards on mobile. And just a month into the new year Temple Run 2 has been grabbing headlines by becoming the fastest spreading mobile game ever!       Spotlight: Bladeslinger       We spoke to the folks at Luma Arcade about their fantastic new sci-fi western action game. Read more about Bladeslinger here.       Spotlight: Ravensword       Get behind the scenes of Crescent Moon Games’ eagerly anticipated, open-world RPG Ravensword: Shadowlands here.       Spotlight: Harold       Moon Spider brings world-class 2D animation to PC and consoles with its upcoming platformer Harold. Check out more info about the game here.               Community News       Intel Perceptual Computing Challenge       Intel is running a cool contest to create innovative applications using natural human interfaces such as gestures, voice and facial tracking. Check it out!       Ouya Create       The first ever OUYA CREATE game jam just wrapped up. Check back soon on the CREATE site to see the winners in a number of categories, including “Best Game Created Using the Unity Engine”.                             GDC - Just Seven Weeks Away!               Unity will have a strong presence at this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) which kicks off on March 24 in San Francisco. Our Developer Day will feature topics such as the Unity rendering pipeline, Mecanim, and various insights from the Unity Labs. Be sure to build it into your schedule here: http://schedule.gdconf.com/                 Sincerely, The Unity Team

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