GameDev News - June 14, 2019

• Dev/Tools/Tech
  • Unity
    • Unity 2019.1.6 / 2018.4.2 / 2017.4.29
    • Introducing Sherman (Part 1) – a Unity project featuring Real time fur, HDRP and Visual FX Graph for animators
    • Introducing Sherman (Part 2) – a Unity project featuring Real time fur, HDRP and Visual FX Graph for animators
    • Navigating Unity’s multiplayer Netcode transition
  • VR/AR
    • Developer Perspective: Insights for Porting from Oculus Go to The Rift Platform
  • Microsoft
    • Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18917
    • Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 18912 available now!
    • WSL 2 is now available in Windows Insiders
    • Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2 Preview 2
    • Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.1 is now available (and a Preview for 8.2)
    • Customize object displays in the Visual Studio debugger YOUR way
  • Other
    • Three interesting insights from the making of Void Bastards
    • Level Design Patterns in 2D Games
    • Steam developers can start uploading assets for new library layout
    • Open Source Game Clones
• Industry News
  • E3
    • E3 2019: Every story and announcement in one place
    • Gamasutra E3 2019 Coverage
    • All the release dates announced at E3 2019, including Marvel’s Avengers, Cyberpunk 2077 and Animal Crossing
    • Xbox E3 2019 Briefing
      • Everything We Announced at the Xbox E3 2019 Briefing
    • Bethesda E3 2019 Showcase
      • Bethesda's E3 revealed new IP from Tango Gameworks, Arkane Lyon
    • Ubisoft E3 2019 Conference
      • Ubisoft fills E3 hour with Tom Clancy games and Watch Dogs Legion gameplay
    • Nintendo Direct for E3 2019
      • Breath of the Wild 2, Banjo-Kazooie and The Witcher 3 headline Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct
    • Square Enix Live E3 2019
      • Everything Square Enix Announced At E3 2019
  • Microsoft-related
    • Microsoft confirms no Forza Motorsport 8 in 2019
    • Forza Horizon 4 reaches 10m players
    • Sea of Thieves reaches 8.4m lifetime players
  • VR/AR
    • Facebook: $5m in Oculus Quest software sold since launch
    • Vive Cosmos Release Date Confirmed for Q3, Dev Kits Now Heading to Developers
  • Other
    • Publishers can put their own separate subscriptions on Google Stadia
    • EA signs fresh indie publishing deals with Zoink, Glowmade and Hazelight
    • Bethesda unveils Orion game streaming tech
    • Shenmue III is an Epic Games store exclusive on PC
    • Dauntless reaches 10 million players
    • The Witcher 3 has passed 20m lifetime sales
    • Mobile games are losing to video in the battle for users' time
    • PUBG Mobile daily users pass 50m, downloads pass 400m
    • Dontnod partners with Epic Game Store for year-long PC exclusivity deal for Twin Mirror
    • 83% of gamers potentially interested in streaming services
    • Square Enix eyes its own subscription service
    • E3 attendance drops slightly for 2019
    • Steam Remote Play now supports game streaming across different networks
• Games/Retro/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting
  • Konami to launch TurboGrafx-16 Mini console
  • Atari VCS goes on pre-sale in the US starting at $250
  • Square Enix working to preserve and release entire game library
  • Devs share the most personal details they put into games