GameDev News–Week Ending October 23, 2015
A bit lighter this week…
- Dev/Tools/Tech
- Unity
- Plugin for VSCode and Unity: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cdndevs/archive/2015/10/16/a-better-way-to-integrate-code-and-unity.aspx
- Unity 5.2.2 released: http://unity3d.com/unity/whats-new/unity-5.2.2
- MonoDevelop roadmap for Unity: http://blogs.unity3d.com/2015/10/22/monodevelop-roadmap/
- Texture Atlases in Unity: http://gamasutra.com/blogs/CarletonDiLeo/20151021/256612/Use_Texture_Atlases_in_Unity_to_Improve_Performance.php
- Twitter Kit for Unity: https://blog.twitter.com/2015/unlocking-growth-for-your-games-with-twitter-kit
- Write Games for the Universal Windows Platform with Unity (shameless plug): https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/mt590976
- Marmalade
- Unreal
- 4.10 Preview 2 released: https://www.unrealengine.com/blog/410p2-released-early-adopters
- Windows
- Memory profiling in VC++ 2015: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2015/10/21/memory-profiling-in-visual-c-2015.aspx
- New People Tile template in Win10: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/tiles_and_toasts/archive/2015/10/22/people-tile-template-in-windows-10.aspx
- XAML in the Title Bar with UWP: http://dailydotnettips.com/2015/10/20/how-to-place-custom-xaml-content-in-the-windows-universal-apps-title-bar/
- Other
- Free "ReSharper Succinctly" eBook: http://www.syncfusion.com/resources/techportal/details/ebooks/resharper
- Unity
- Industry News
- Microsoft-related
- Bonnie Ross and Halo: http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-halo-5-bonnie-ross/
- Xbox sales down a tad, Xbox Live users/revenues up!: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/257129/Xbox_sales_fall_slightly_while_Xbox_Live_users_and_revenues_rise.php
- How Microsoft built the XB1 Elite controller: http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/22/9591974/xbox-one-elite-controller-interview
- Other
- Both XB1 and PS4 selling better than last gen: http://www.develop-online.net/news/xbox-one-and-ps4-are-up-40-on-last-gen-sales/0212632
- No remakes from EA: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/moore-says-hd-remakes-aren-t-in-ea-s-culture/0157587
- Rovio lays off 213: http://www.rovio.com/en/news/press-releases/714/rovio-concludes-employee-negotiations/
- Top 10 games take 25% of global mobile app revenue: http://gamasutra.com/view/news/256997/The_top_10_games_take_25_of_global_mobile_app_revenue.php
- US adults spending more time gaming: http://gamasutra.com/view/news/256995/US_adults_spending_an_increasing_amount_of_time_on_games.php
- Beenox targeting 30fps on Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 for PS3 and 360: http://www.develop-online.net/news/beenox-targeting-30fps-for-call-of-duty-black-ops-3-on-ps3-and-xbox-360/0212695
- Analysys of free-to-play monetization: http://www.develop-online.net/analysis/the-choppy-waters-of-free-to-play-monetisation/0212756
- Magic Leap close to receiving $1b in funding: http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/blog/morning-edition/2015/10/exclusive-magic-leap-close-to-receiving-a-1.html
- Microsoft-related
- Games/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting
- CAT-scan tech is building Just Cause 3's world: http://www.develop-online.net/tools-and-tech/how-cat-scan-technology-is-building-just-cause-3-s-world/0212516
- The making of Far Cry 2: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/255364/The_making_of_Far_Cry_2.php
- MSR unveils "animation autocomplete": http://www.fastcodesign.com/3052463/microsoft-research-debuts-autocomplete-for-animation-and-its-incredible
- Working time among video game developers: http://gamasutra.com/view/news/257143/Working_time_among_video_game_developers_Trends_over_200414.php