GameDev News - July 12, 2019
- Dev/Tools/Tech
- Unity
- Unreal
- Amazon/Lumberyard
- CryEngine
- Godot
- VR/AR
- Microsoft
- Other
- Industry News
- VR/AR
- Valve Index makes VR prettier, but it's the controllers that steal the show
- Valve is already exploring "untethered" Index VR hardware
- Oculus Job Listing Points to Eye-tracking in ‘next gen AR/VR products’
- Valve Releases CAD Models for Index VR System, Letting Makers Build to Their Heart’s Content
- Facebook reportedly after Ubisoft IP, other AAA franchises for Oculus exclusives
- Rumor: Apple Reportedly Suspends Work on Consumer AR Headset
- Other
- Remedy obtains publishing rights to Alan Wake
- UK retail charts: Super Mario Maker 2 overtakes Crash Team Racing at No.1
- Age of Empires series brings in over 1 million players each month
- Shovel Knight has surpassed 2.5 million sales
- Media Molecule headlines our Develop:Brighton issue
- Super Mario Maker 2 holds UK No.1 in strong week for Nintendo Switch
- Cuphead getting Netflix series
- Nintendo moves some Switch production to Vietnam
- Nintendo Switch Lite launches this September
- Mobile gamers downloaded a total of 11.2 billion games in Q2 2019
- Google Stadia has received 4,000 applications from developers
- Nearly three-fourths of gamers prefer Netflix-style subscription for cloud games
- Steam launches Steam Labs to house feature experiments
- VR/AR
- Games/Retro/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting