GameDev News - March 22, 2019 (GDC Edition)

• Dev/Tools/Tech
  • Unity
    • The Heretic, Megacity release, real-time ray tracing, and more news from GDC 2019
    • Unity 2018.3.9 / 2017.4.24
    • Unity 2019.1.0b8
    • Unity 2019.2.0a9
    • Isometric 2D Environments with Tilemap
    • Announcing Unity and Havok Physics for DOTS
    • Unity Support for Stadia: Here’s what you need to know
  • Unreal
    • Unreal Engine 4.22 Preview 6
    • Epic Games launches Epic MegaGrants, new Unreal Engine technology, and Epic Online Services at GDC 2019
    • Epic’s free Online Services launch for all game developers
    • Unreal Engine support for Google Stadia now available
    • Quixel demonstrates stunning photorealism using Unreal Engine and Megascans at GDC
    • ‘Troll’ showcases Unreal Engine 4.22 ray tracing, with unprecedented cinematic-quality lighting
  • Amazon/Lumberyard
    • Build better games faster with a modular AAA game engine on AWS
    • Announcing Amazon GameLift Realtime Servers, Now in Preview
  • CryEngine
    • Check out the CRYENGINE Developer Showreel 2019
    • CRYENGINE’s SpatialOS Integration Update
  • VR/AR
    • HTC Planning Lip-tracking Module Dev Kit for Vive Pro
  • Microsoft
    • Microsoft Azure for the Gaming Industry
    • Announcing PlayFab Insights (Private Preview) - Game Data That Drives Intelligent Action
    • DirectML at GDC 2019
    • Variable Rate Shading: a scalpel in a world of sledgehammers
    • Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362
    • Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18860
    • Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 18356 available now!
    • Linker Throughput Improvement in Visual Studio 2019
    • Game performance and compilation time improvements in Visual Studio 2019
    • Libraries for extending WinDbg and its underlying components
  • Other
    • Stadia Dev Site
    • Stadia Blog
    • AMD Announces Tools Updates for GameDevs
• Industry News
  • Microsoft-related
    • GDC 2019: Evolving the ID@Xbox Program for Developers with Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Live
  • VR/AR
    • Introducing Oculus Rift S — A New PC VR Headset Coming Spring 2019
    • HP ‘Reverb’ is the New High-res Headset on the Block, Starting at $600
    • Viveport to Support Windows VR Headsets Later This Year
  • Other
    • UK Charts: Slow start for The Division 2
    • Epic responds to accusations of Steam data mining
    • Unity partners with Tencent for China, cloud gaming services
    • Nvidia moves toward global rollout for GeForce Now cloud platform
    • Google unveils first details of Stadia streaming service
    • Google Stadia will support the Xbox Adaptive Controller
    • Indies clean up at GDC Awards 2019
    • Walmart exploring its own game streaming service - Report
    • Stardew Valley is the best-selling indie game on Nintendo Switch
    • Mobile strength pushed Tencent past $19bn games revenue in 2018
    • Unity Acquires Graphine
• Games/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting
  • Game Boy Recreated in Verilog
  • How To Interface Sega Controllers, And Make Them Wireless