Unity Technologies have just released Unity 4.0, an update to the hugely popular development engine being used for such games as inXile’s Wasteland 2 and Obsidian’s Project Eternity.

Obsidian’s Project Eternity uses the Unity engine

Unity 4.0 includes a bunch of new and improved features, making it even simpler and more powerful to use for game developer’s world over. It includes:

• Linux deployment preview
• Flash publishing
• DirextX 11 support
• Mecanim animation tools
• Hard dynamic shadows for mobile games
• Dynamic fonts
• Lightmapped scenes

For the full rundown, check out Unity’s what’s new page.

With a number of high-profile games now using the Unity engine such as Wasteland 2 and Project Eternity, things are looking good for Unity developers!