Project Tiny is designed to build small games that can be loaded instantly.
This is immense as games can be made as small as 500 kb. Normally, a Unity build output is around 15 mb.
Source: https://blogs.unity3d.com/2018/12/05/project-tiny-preview-package-is-here/
The Unity engine and editor C# source code has been released under a reference-only license.
It's critical to note the engine itself is not open source. That would be the day.
Source: https://blogs.unity3d.com/2018/03/26/releasing-the-unity-c-source-code/
Unity has partnered with Magic Leap to integrate the Magic Leap platform with Unity.
Unity is pretty serious about XR, AR, VR and all the Rs!
Unity has released an interesting asset called 2D Game Kit which aims to reduce the complexity of developing 2D platformer games in Unity.
Normally this won't warrant a news report on gameengine.win but this asset is quite significant. The barrier to game creation is lowered further since a solid game can be developed by simply manipulating parameters in the editor and not touching a lick of C#. Having given it a spin, I can say it's quite impressive and I'm looking forward to tinkering with it some more.
Source: https://blogs.unity3d.com/2018/02/13/introducing-2d-game-kit-learn-unity-with-drag-and-drop/
GameCredits has signed a deal with Unity Technologies to bring the benefits of blockchain distribution to users and developers everywhere. Unity developers will be able to publish their games directly GPlay where the big wins include more revenue for the developers and quicker payment processing.
This sounds good on paper but Gplay or the G Store or whatever its name may be still needs to gain traction among gamers. It also remains to be seen whether GameCredits' storefront allows you to publish whatever you want.