Unity Technologies has announced they will work with developers Disney, Warner Bros., and Chillingo to release more than 15 games for the iPad. Unity has released Unity iPhone 1.7 to extend game development for iPhone and iPad platforms. iPhone 1.7 is a free upgrade for existing Unity iPhone customers and includes the following additions:

* iPad deployment for both Unity iPhone Basic and Unity iPhone Advanced
* iPad Simulator support so developers can create iPad apps, even if they do not yet have iPad hardware
* Universal application support so that apps can be designed to automatically work on iPad, iPhone,
and iPod Touch.

“We’re really pleased to see so many Unity developers leap at the chance to bring new gaming experiences to future iPad owners,” said David Helgason, CEO of Unity Technologies. “To have this volume of quality games at launch really underscores our commitment to developers, providing them with the best tools and platform to reach the most exciting devices.”

Unity had made a name for themselves by developing platform for 3D interactive content on the Web, PC, Mac, Wii, Xbox 360, and iPhone. They currently have more than 600 Unity games in the App Store

Unity iPhone users consider it to be an easy platform on which to develop. “Unity is a phenomenal platform and made moving to the iPad a snap,” said Mike Rasmussen, El Presidente of Republic of Fun, creators of iPad launch title Slug Wars: To Shell and Back. “We were able to re-use our old game assets (this is a sequel to an existing game) and get something up and running quickly.”

Developers who want to use Unity iPhone to develop iPhone and iPad apps can download the latest version of Unity iPhone at http://unity3d.com/iPhone.