Meta and game engine creator Unity announced they’re extending multi‑year platform support and an enterprise agreement that aims to deepen the companies’ VR partnership. The News The companies’ collaboration dates back to the early Oculus Rift era of the mid-2010s , when Unity became one of the first engines to support consumer VR alongside Epic Games’ Unreal Engine. While neither Meta nor Unity has previously disclosed the timing of any sort of formal multi-year partnership agreements, Meta has clearly encouraged Unity in the past to develop tools so developers could more easily create VR games. Now, Unity and Meta say in a press statement  they’re extending this partnership, as Unity has pledged to continue to provide support for Meta’s VR platform. The Unity – Oculus World Demo, a VR tech demo included with the Oculus integration. “Meta is the world’s leading VR platform, and we’re proud that Unity powers the majority of its top‑selling VR games,” said Unity COO Alex Blum.…