GameDev News - March 15, 2019

• Dev/Tools/Tech
  • Unity
    • Unity 2017.4.23
    • Unity 2019.1.0b7
    • Unity 2019.2.0a8
    • Creating Assets with Photogrammetry using a rotating surface
    • 2D Pixel Perfect: How to set up your Unity project for retro 8-bit games
    • Next week at GDC: How to stream the Keynote and where to go
  • Unreal
    • Unreal 4.22 Preview 5
  • Amazon/Lumberyard
    • Over 190 updates come to Lumberyard Beta 1.18 – Available Now
  • CryEngine
    • Crytek Releases Neon Noir, A Real-Time Ray Tracing Demonstration For CRYENGINE
  • Godot
    • Godot 3.1 is out, improving usability and features
  • VR/AR
    • Part 2 - Space Junkies and Binaural Audio
    • VRTP for Unreal Engine 4: Launch Announcement
    • Oculus at VRDC/GDC 2019: See You There!
  • PlayFab
    • PlayFab + Visual Studio App Center is a win for developers
    • New Documentation Portal
    • PlayFab PubSub Private Preview
    • PlayFab Party - Multiplayer networking and in-game chat
    • Matchmaking (Public Preview)
    • User Generated Content Private Preview
  • Microsoft
    • Microsoft Game Stack
    • Microsoft at GDC 2019
    • Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18358
    • Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18855
    • Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 18351 available now!
    • PIX 1903.12 – High Frequency Counters
    • World of Warcraft uses DirectX 12 running on Windows 7
    • Argument completion made easy with Visual Studio IntelliCode
    • Code more, scroll less with Visual Studio IntelliCode
  • Other
    • Localising Kenshi: A Post Mortem
    • Making the tactics genre more accessible, less intimidating, in Fae Tactics
    • Thirteen tips for your next localization
    • Esenthel Engine is now FREE
• Industry News
  • Microsoft-related
    • Xbox Live is coming to iOS and Android, but not Switch (yet)
  • VR/AR
    • Netflix-style Viveport Infinity Subscription to Cost $13 Per Month, or $99 Per Year
    • Report: Apple AR Headset Could Rely on iPhone for Rendering & Connectivity
    • Beat Saber has crossed 1 million sales in under a year
  • Other
    • GDC 2019 Preview: 18 must-see sessions
    • Google patent application describes notification system for multi-device controller
    • GameByte: Parents' increase game spending for their kids by 34% in 2018
    • Jade Raymond appointed new VP at Google
    • Brawl Stars made $150m in its first three months
    • Devil May Cry 5 is Capcom's second UK No.1 of 2019
    • EA builds its own esports broadcast studio
    • Axiom Verge producer files suit against BadLand Publishing for $200k
    • Steam Link Anywhere beta drops Steam Link's local-wifi-only restriction
• Games/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting
  • Final Fight 30th Anniversary brings 3-Player Mode to Real Arcade Hardware
  • Did You Know Atari Denied the World a ‘Gremlins’ Arcade Game?
  • NES on RISC-V
  • Emulating An Altair 8800 On An Apple II

Comments

[webdva]

Very useful information. Well done.

[Brian Peek]

Thank you!