GameDev News - July 19, 2019

• Dev/Tools/Tech
  • Unity
    • Unity 2019.1.11
    • Unity 2019.2.0b10
    • Unity Downloader: Powering the Editor as a continuous integration dependency
    • Addressable Asset System
    • Creator Kits – Get creating quickly
  • Unreal
    • Unreal Engine 4.23 Preview 2
    • AMID EVIL: Crafting 3D Weapons Into 2D Sprites
    • Experimental, Early Access, and Beta features in Unreal Engine
  • CryEngine
    • CRYENGINE 5.6 Preview – Sandbox and Launcher
  • VR/AR
    • Quest Teardown Shows How Oculus Crammed Cooling & Cameras Inside
  • Microsoft
    • Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18941
    • UPDATED: Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18362.10005 (19H2)
    • Vcpkg: 2019.06 Update
  • Other
    • When We Made… Yooka-Laylee
    • Satisfactory: Network Optimizations
    • Close Quarters Development: Realistic Combat AI Part 1
    • Best Practices When Coding In GameMaker Studio 2
• Industry News
  • Microsoft-related
    • Microsoft hardware revenue dips 48% YOY for fourth quarter
    • Satya Nadella: Microsoft is "well positioned" to expand beyond traditional gaming
  • Other
    • Dr Mario World is the lowest grossing Nintendo mobile launch so far
    • Tencent launches app for streaming PC games to smartphones
    • Respawn working on matchmaking Apex Legends cheaters with other cheaters
    • Nintendo releasing new Switch with longer battery life
    • Ubisoft sees PC, digital sales share increase in Q1
    • LuckyHammers shuts down
    • Tools to manage Stadia's data usage are in the works, says Google
    • Ubisoft's Uplay+ subscription library launches this fall with 100+ games
• Games/Retro/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting
  • VR NES Emulator 3dSenVR