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The "easy-to-use" multi-platform 3D engine Unity will support Linux, but there is no release date, yet.

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Unity enables developers to easily build their game for specific (multiple) platforms.
A user in the unity forums discovered, that an export option for a LinuxPlayer is in development.

A member of Unity Technologies then confirmed their plans:

natosha.bard wrote: Hello Everyone,

Vectrex, it seems you've got us on this one

We are in fact working on Linux support to be released initially as a preview feature. We have no set release date yet.

Cheers,
Na'Tosha


Thanks to Linux gaming news
the forum post

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joeka Author
joeka

If they'll do this right, this could bring us many new linux games. Unity is quite popular and widespread today.

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SlickMcRunFast
SlickMcRunFast

Lets hope they update their feature voting site.

Feedback.unity3d.com

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feillyne Staff
feillyne

Isn't it Unity Web Player support for Linux? Browsers only, and only playing not creating. ;-) You know, both Unity editor and Unity games should receive Linux support.

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joeka Author
joeka

not necessarily the web play, but only games support, yes. It's not about the editor. Sorry for not making this clear enough.

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MrCal3x
MrCal3x

"Unity" it is not the new interface name of Ubuntu 11.04 ?

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joeka Author
joeka

the former netbook GUI and new interface for all ubuntu versions is called unity. But this is not connected to it. Unit 3D is a 3D game engine and a set of tools for it.

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MrCal3x
MrCal3x

So, I see, Unity (the engine ^^) was coded with... Dot.net (or C#) ?
Unity will probability use Novell Mono, the linux port will be hard to work...

(fu***** bad english, sorry)

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cheesekiller
cheesekiller

LOLOLOLOLOLOL unity. I was like wtf does "unity" have to do with games, but now i see its not 11.04

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Daxiongmao87
Daxiongmao87

A little late on the bus, but this is GOOD NEWS! Kudos to the Unity Team!

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