{"id":7461,"date":"2016-08-19T16:05:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T10:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startup-buzz.com\/?p=7461"},"modified":"2016-08-20T10:19:10","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T04:49:10","slug":"facebook-unites-game-engine-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startup-buzz.com\/?p=7461","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Unites With Game Engine Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Facebook says, Game On!<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/startup-buzz.com\/facebook-partners-kochis-startup-village-2\/\">Facebook<\/a> recently announced its partnership with multi-platform\u00a0game\u00a0development tool\u00a0Unity. The main purpose being to streamline the process of exporting and publishing games from Unity onto Facebook, providing the latter\u2019s 650 million gamers a commendable variety of games to choose from.<\/p>\n<p>As per a press release, Unity\u2019s VP of biz dev Elliot Solomon says, \u201cIntegrating tools that provide effortless access to Facebook\u2019s network is a key part of helping developers find the success they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moving on to specifics, (Warning: nontechies may stop here) Unity developers previously had to work with a more code-intensive Facebook SDK to bring games to its web platform. Facebook already partnered with Unity to support Oculus VR game development.Developers can\u00a0apply until August 31st for immediate access to a limited alpha\u00a0of a version of\u00a0Unity 5.4\u00a0that will allow them to build and export games to Facebook\u2019s website and desktop app.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Facebook\u2019s Gaming History<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Facebook gaming history has seen quite a slack in recent years as users are migrating from online gaming to mobile apps for ease and convenience.<\/p>\n<p>Both Facebook and Unity will allow publishers to offer their iOS and Android games on the desktop in addition to the casual games Facebook is known for, while the desktop PC app could support more hardcore games.<\/p>\n<p>Will Facebook\u2019s partnership with Unity help increase its user base for gaming online? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe with us to get your dose of interesting news, research &amp; opinions in the startup segment. 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