Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 to play nice with Unity game engine

[![Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 get Unity game engine support][1] ][2]

You can't have too many [supported platforms][3] and Unity Technologies seems to agree, announcing that its self-titled game creation tool will be coming to both [Windows 8][4] and its [mobile sibling][5]. According to CEO David Helgason, "The [Unity][6] 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." He added that several of its games will also be making their way to [Atom processor-powered][7] Android phones soon.

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