GameDev News - Week Ending October 16, 2015
I was on vacation last week, so this week’s links contain some older news as well. Enjoy!
- Dev/Tools/Tech
- Unity
- Full Tanks Tutorial: http://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/projects/tanks-tutorial
- Lots of Unite 2015 videos posted: https://www.youtube.com/user/Unity3D/videos
- Patch 5.2.1p4 available: http://unity3d.com/unity/qa/patch-releases
- Unreal
- UE4.10 Preview 1 released for early adopters: https://www.unrealengine.com/blog/410p1-released-early-adopters
- Windows
- Win10 SDK Preview Build 10563 is public: http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2015/10/13/windows-10-sdk-preview-build-10563-released/
- VS2015 Update 1 CTP
- Marmalade
- Marmalade releases 2D Kit and 3D Kit: https://www.madewithmarmalade.com/blog/introducing-2d-kit-and-3d-kit
- Other
- Kevin Ashley's Band article for MSDN Magazine: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/mt573717.aspx
- ImGui from Tearaway devs goes free/open source
- Cloud-based game engine: http://gamasutra.com/view/news/255932/MaxPlays_new_game_engine_aims_to_be_Google_Docs_for_game_devs.php
- Apple 3D Touch and Games: http://www.develop-online.net/interview/pixel-toys-3d-touch-is-game-changing-for-mobile-devs/0212397
- Oculus Toybox Trailer (I want to play this): http://vrfocus.com/archives/23426/new-toybox-trailer-shows-oculus-touchs-capabilities/
- Unity plugin for ReSharper: https://github.com/JetBrains/resharper-unity
- Unity
- Industry News
- Microsoft-related
- Business as usual for Havok after MS acquisition: http://www.develop-online.net/news/microsoft-promises-business-as-usual-for-havok-users/0212107
- Remappable buttons coming to all XB1 controllers (not just Elite): http://www.develop-online.net/news/remappable-buttons-coming-to-all-xbox-one-controllers/0212161
- Halo API: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-api-support-coming-to-halo-5-guardians
- MS working on multi-person AR: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/542341/microsoft-researchers-are-working-on-multi-person-virtual-reality/
- Other
- Oculus researching AR: http://www.develop-online.net/news/oculus-researching-augmented-reality/0211996
- October issue of Develop magazine available: http://www.develop-online.net/news/develop-october-tackling-the-serious-issues/0212110
- VR Analytics: http://www.develop-online.net/opinions/virtual-analytics-tracking-user-behaviour-in-vr/0212082
- Insight into Analytics: http://www.develop-online.net/special-features/making-games-by-the-numbers-an-insight-into-analytics/0112
- Unity to hire 500 staff in 2015: http://www.develop-online.net/news/unity-hiring-500-staff-in-2015/0212251
- Unity to end Web Player support: http://www.develop-online.net/news/unity-hiring-500-staff-in-2015/0212251
- Playable ads from Zynga: http://www.develop-online.net/news/zynga-introduces-playable-ads-with-sponsored-play/0212304
- Sony acquires Softkinetic for gesture recognition: http://www.develop-online.net/news/sony-bolsters-playstation-vr-with-softkinetic-acquisition/0212303
- Majority of PC users won't upgrade for VR: http://www.develop-online.net/news/majority-of-pc-users-won-t-upgrade-for-vr-says-valve-survey/0212396
- Humble Bundle layoffs: http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/12/9513937/humble-bundle-cuts-jobs
- GDC 2016 registration opens: http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_2016_opens_for_registratio.html
- Virtual Reality Developers Conference: http://www.gdconf.com/vrdc/
- Mobile players: 24% drop off after one session, 78% after one month: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/256162/Mobile_players_24_drop_off_after_one_session_78_after_one_month.php
- Steam Machine Hands-on: http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/15/9536047/steam-machine-alienware-hands-on-video
- Nintendo distributing NX dev kits: http://www.develop-online.net/news/nintendo-now-distributing-nx-dev-kits/0212521
- New Nintendo Developer Program: http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/16/9553373/nintendo-developer-program-application
- Microsoft-related
- Games/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting
- Net Yaroze…what happened? (mine's in my closet): http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/255265/What_happened_to_PlayStations_first_indie_dev_community.php
- Game Art Tricks: http://simonschreibt.de/game-art-tricks/
- How Nintendo Made the NES: http://kotaku.com/an-insiders-memories-of-making-the-nintendo-entertainme-1737014878