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ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces Partnership with Unity Technologies

Game developers using Unity development platform gain exclusive access to ROG Phone plugins, allowing easy optimization of games for ROG Phone gaming ecosystem

KEY POINTS  

• ROG is creating a plugin for Unity’s Engine that supports five features in ROG Phone II and ROG Phone 3

• ROG becomes a Unity Verified Solutions Partner

• ROG plans to attend selected major international developer engagement events in 2020

Mumbai, June 2, 2020 — ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced that it is now a Verified Solutions Partner of Unity Technologies, the world’s leading platform for creating and operating interactive, real-time 3D (RT3D) content (http://www.unity.com). As a Verified Solutions Partner, ASUS ensures its SDK is optimized for the latest version of the Unity Editor, providing a seamless experience for developers using Unity. 

"This partnership aims to enhance the world-beating ROG Phone mobile gaming ecosystem, by making it easier for game developers to incorporate ROG Phone's uniquely powerful hardware capabilities into their games, " said Bryan Chang, General Manager of the Phone Business Unit, ASUS.

“Having ROG Phone join our Verified Solutions Partner program is more than thrilling," said Junbo Zhang, General Manager of Unity Greater China. "By providing access to the ROG Phone plugin, ASUS is enabling Unity developers to create next-level gaming experiences through the utilization of ASUS game-centric mobile phone series."

Game developers using the Unity real-time 3D content creation platform will get exclusive access to a plugin with five ROG Phone features, allowing them to easily optimize their games to take full advantage of the hardware capabilities of the ROG Phone. As a consequence, gamers will be able to enjoy a wider range of mobile games that include exciting new features optimized specially for ROG Phone, giving them a unique mobile gaming experience not available on other smartphones.

Developers will be able to obtain a single plugin supporting all five ROG Phone features via the Unity Asset Store (http://unity.com/rog-phone), or they can contact the ASUS ROG R&D team directly via email at rogphone_dev@asus.com.The ROG Phone plugins include the TwinView SDK, Gamepad SDK, Aura Light SDK, Refresh Rate Control  SDK, and Performance Boost SDK. More SDKs may be added as they become available in the future.

In order to promote and grow this new partnership, ROG plans to attend selected important developer-engagement events during 2020. The latest news and developments can be obtained via the official ROG channels. ROG is very excited about the potential of this new partnership, which will make the ROG Phone mobile gaming ecosystem an even more compelling platform for both developers and gamers. 

NOTES TO EDITORS

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About ROG

Republic of Gamers (ROG) is an ASUS sub-brand dedicated to creating the world’s best gaming hardware and software. Formed in 2006, ROG offers a complete line of innovative products known for performance and quality, including motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, desktops, monitors, audio equipment, routers and peripherals. ROG participates in and sponsors major international gaming events. ROG gear has been used to set hundreds of overclocking records and it continues to be the preferred choice of gamers and enthusiasts around the world. Learn more about the choice of champions at http://rog.asus.com.