Top game development platform, Unity, is getting into Web3. It has added a “decentralization” section to its online bookstore, according to a press statement issued by the business on Tuesday.
It has come 🎮
The launch of the MetaMask SDK in the Unity Asset Store will allow devs to connect their games to the 🦊 wallet, enabling users to interact with web3-enabled features within the game itself. Get ready for a whole new level of gameplay!
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— MetaMask 🦊💙 (@MetaMask) February 28, 2023
Unity has included 13 distinct blockchain-based software developer kits (SDKs) in the toolkit, which include those from chains and applications like Algorand, Aptos, Dapper Labs’ Flow blockchain, Immutable X, MetaMask, Solana, and Tezos. Unity hopes to give game developers the tools they need to interact with Web3 gaming, an emerging cryptocurrency market.
Developers can include blockchain technologies like the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to improve gameplay experiences using the Unity Asset Store decentralization storefront.
In a tweet, MetaMask stated that the gaming market is quickly expanding, and the Web3 gaming area is drawing substantial investment. They added that their inclusion in Unity will improve the game business with Web3 standards. It’s a brand-new age for game developers.
Developers of Web3 games have been waiting impatiently for Unity to reach the market with its own tools because they have already tailored their goods for the gaming engine. Prior to its March 2022 launch, Web3 gaming platform Joyride received $14 million to aid developers in using Unity to create their games.
The next October, ChainSafe, a provider of blockchain infrastructure, raised roughly $19 million with an emphasis on assisting game developers in connecting their projects to Unity.
More on Unity
At the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2005, Unity Technologies initially unveiled and published its cross-platform game engine as a Mac OS X game engine. Since then, the engine has been continuously expanded to accommodate a number of PC, console, mobile, and virtual reality platforms.
It is especially well-liked for creating mobile games for Android and iOS, is thought to be simple to use for new creators, and is well-liked for creating independent games. The engine can be used to produce interactive simulations, two- and three-dimensional games as well as many other experiences.