The company claims that Unity developers are very excited with its modern platform

Nov 19, 2013 08:03 GMT  ·  By

Back in June, Microsoft officially announced a partnership with Unity, trying to bring more developers to its modern operating system and thus boost the number of high-quality apps available for download.

The company has now confirmed that more than 1000 apps created by Unity devs are now available for download for Windows and Windows Phone users, with stats expected to be increased in the coming weeks.

“This milestone is a powerful reminder of the incredible flexibility of the Unity technology and developer community,” said David Helgason, CEO, Unity Technologies.

“The Windows Store apps add-on for Unity was just released in July and there are already over 1000 games powered by Unity available on Windows Phone 8 and Windows Store! That's a mind-blowing achievement realized in less than four months.”

To make sure that Unity developers fully embrace the new Windows 8.1, Microsoft has also created several technical guides to provide assistance on the porting process to the new operating system.

At the same time, Microsoft and Unity will host events to meet with developers and discuss the way apps can be ported to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. The next conference will take place on November 29 in London, while San Francisco will host a similar event on December 13.

“It's been a pleasure to work with Microsoft in their efforts to help developers get their games up and running for Windows Store and Windows Phone 8,” said Carl Callewaert, Unity evangelist, Unity Technologies.

“The live porting labs have been a huge success, so much so that merely days after meeting Tic Toc Games at a recent porting event, I was playing their game on my Windows Phone. The new online porting guides will put these excellent resources in the hands of those unable to attend live events.”

At this point, there are more than 125,000 apps available in the Store and although Microsoft still tries to put the focus on quality, spam apps remain a major issue.