LG deal will put Unity games onto screens near you

Stephen Withers
Thursday, 09 February 2012 16:06

Your IT - Entertainment

Games using the Unity platform will start showing up on LG TVs, taking advantage of some of the features of the Korean company's 2012 models.

A deal between Unity Technologies and LG will see the delivery of games built on the Unity platform to LG's 2012 smart TV range.

This year's Smart TVs include a video processor that's up to the task of handling video games without a console, and the gyroscopic Magic Motion Remote can serve as a game controller.

"The television technology LG is introducing this year is very impressive and offers an incredible opportunity for the developers under the Union umbrella to reach a new market," said David Helgason, CEO of Unity Technologies. "Our goal with Union is to create new avenues of distribution for developers using Unity, and LG smart TVs are creating a massive and new gaming audience."

Sang-Woo Lee, head of the content division of LG TV is looking forward to a "huge catalogue of Unity-authored titles". Unity has 750,000 registered developers ranging from large studios to hobbyists. The Union program pays developers 80% of the revenue from their games.

Union games already demonstrated on LG's 2012 smart TVs include third-person shooter Shadowgun and the family friendly Frisbee Forever.