Unity Software Inc is a video game software development company based in San Francisco.
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30 Facts About Unity Software
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Unity Software Technologies is best known for the development of Unity Software, a licensed game engine used to create video games and other applications.
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Unity Software Technologies was founded as Over the Edge Entertainment in Copenhagen in 2004 by David Helgason, Nicholas Francis, and Joachim Ante .
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Unity Software was named the runner-up for Best Use of Mac OS X Graphics at the 2006 Apple Design Awards.
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Unity Software grew with the 2007 release of the iPhone, as Unity Technologies produced one of the first engines supporting the platform in full.
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Part of Unity Software's appeal is that it allows people who lack the technical knowledge to program games from scratch to create games and other simulations.
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Unity Software acquired Applifier, a Helsinki-based mobile service provider, in March 2014.
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In 2017, Unity Software Technologies acquired Multiplay, a business that offers multiplayer server game hosting, from retailer Game for £19 million.
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Unity Software Technologies released the Unity Software 2017 version of its platform in 2017.
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Unity Software worked with Google on ARCore in 2017 to develop augmented reality tools for Android devices and apps.
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The following year, Unity Software Technologies worked with Google Cloud to offer services for online game developers and Alphabet Inc subsidiary DeepMind to develop virtual world artificial intelligence.
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The Unity Software platform is used to help machines through reinforced learning.
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In October 2018, Unity Software Technologies acquired Digital Monarch Media, a Canadian virtual cinematography company.
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Unity Software Technologies created the Unity Software Icon Collective in November 2018.
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Unity Software continued their acquisitions by buying live game management platform ChilliConnect in October 2019, and 3D application streaming service Furioos creator Obvioos in November 2019.
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In June 2020, Unity Software announced that they had partnered with Apple to update the Unity Software Engine to run on Apple silicon-equipped Macs with the 2020.
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An Apple silicon-ported version of the Unity Software Editor was demoed during the WWDC 2020 Platforms State of the Union event.
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That same year, Unity Software acquired Finger Food Advanced Technology Group for $46.
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Unity Software announced its plans to offer an initial public offering in August 2020.
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In December 2020, Unity Software announced the acquisition of the multiplayer networking framework, MLAPI, and RestAR, a computer vision and deep learning company.
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Unity Software announced plans to acquire Parsec, desktop streaming software, in August 2021 for.
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Unity Software added the "Wellington-based company's 275 engineers to its workforce".
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In January 2022, Unity Software announced the acquisition of Ziva Dynamics, a Vancouver-based VFX company.
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In July 2022, Unity Software agreed to buy ironSource in an all-stock deal worth US$4.
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Unity Software will receive a $1 billion investment from Sequoia Capital and Silver Lake once the deal is closed.
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Later that month, Unity Software's board rejected the offer and committed to complete its acquisition of ironSource.
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Unity Software Technologies is a public company based in San Francisco, California; its IPO was in September 2020.
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Unity Software's business is split into Operate Solutions, Create Solutions and Strategic Partnerships.
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Unity Software Technologies responded that Evans had been terminated due to misconduct and lapse in judgment, and replaced Evans with a former Microsoft executive in mid-2020.
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Unity Software technology is the basis for most virtual reality and augmented reality experiences, and Fortune said Unity Software "dominates the virtual reality business".
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