GameDev News – Week Ending October 30, 2015
- Dev/Tools/Tech
- Unity
- Apple TV Unity Games: http://blogs.unity3d.com/2015/10/30/first-madewithunity-games-shipping-for-apple-tv/
- Building Windows 10 Games with Unity 5: https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/building-windows-10-games-with-unity-5-12572?l=EJJiCpxPB_8401937557
- Unite 2015 - Windows 10 Universal Platform: One game across Windows, Phone and Xbox (shameless self-promotion): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzZaGdxARyw
- Unite 2015 - 10x10: 10 quick ways to engage, monetize and make your app stand out on Windows 10 (shameless team promotion): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UFXiVsJgyc
- Unreal
- Virtual Reality Pioneers speak in "Sense of Presence" video series: https://www.unrealengine.com/blog/virtual-reality-pioneers-speak-in-sense-of-presence-video-series
- UE4.10 Preview 3 released: https://www.unrealengine.com/blog/410p3-released-early-adopters
- Windows
- GeForce + Radeon: DX12 Multi-Adapter with Ashes of Singularity
- UWP for Desktop: https://github.com/ljw1004/uwp-desktop
- PDB file format open sourced: https://github.com/Microsoft/microsoft-pdb
- Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 RC: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudio/archive/2015/10/29/visual-studio-update-1-rc.aspx
- Improvement to C++ Access Violation debugging in VS2015 Update 1: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2015/10/29/improvement-to-debugging-c-access-violations-in-visual-studio-2015-update-1.aspx
- Other
- Vulkan: One API for all platforms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDp7CFw-UPE
- How to Develop for Cross Platform: http://gamasutra.com/blogs/BenjaminJustice/20151029/257691/How_to_Develop_for_CrossPlatform.php
- Writing a Game Engine from Scratch - Part 1: Messaging: http://gamasutra.com/blogs/MichaelKissner/20151027/257369/Writing_a_Game_Engine_from_Scratch__Part_1_Messaging.php
- Random Acts of Optimization: http://engineering.riotgames.com/news/random-acts-optimization
- Under the hood of Autodesk's Stingray: http://www.develop-online.net/tools-and-tech/a-new-game-engine-in-town-under-the-hood-of-autodesk-s-stingray/0212893
- Steam launches game dev tutorials:
- Develop Online's game dev tutorials: http://www.develop-online.net/tutorials
- Unity
- Industry News
- Microsoft-related
- New Flagship Microsoft Store in NYC: http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/25/microsoft-nyc-flagship-store/
- Xbox One wireless controller adapter now available for $24.99: http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/20/9574251/xbox-one-wireless-controller-adapter-windows-10
- Microsoft stops reporting console sales: http://www.develop-online.net/news/microsoft-stops-reporting-console-sales/0212895
- Xbox Live lead architect quits Microsoft: http://www.develop-online.net/news/xbox-live-lead-architect-quits-microsoft/0212894
- Xbox One gets backward compatibility on November 12: http://majornelson.com/2015/10/28/xbox-live-games-with-gold-for-november-2015/
- …and the new dashboard: http://www.windowscentral.com/new-xbox-one-experience-launched-november-12
- Other
- Analyst: PlayStation VR to outsell Oculus Rift, HTC Vive: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/257495/Analyst_PlayStation_VR_to_outsell_Oculus_Rift_HTC_Vive_next_year.php
- PS4 install based 'well over 25 million': http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/257687/PlayStation_4_install_base_well_over_25_million.php
- Sales up, profit down with Nintendo: http://gamasutra.com/view/news/257651/Sales_are_up_but_profits_are_down_in_latest_Nintendo_financials.php
- Facebook to tone down game invites (YAY!!): http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/257857/Facebook_to_tone_down_game_invites_again.php
- Nintendo's first smartphone game: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/257752/Miitomo_is_Nintendos_first_ever_smartphone_title.php
- 21 million Amiibos shipped: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/257692/21_million_Amiibos_sold_so_far.php
- Making games by the numbers: http://www.develop-online.net/tools-and-tech/making-games-by-the-numbers/0213052
- Sony's Paris Games Week event
- Microsoft-related
- Games/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting
- Dragon's Lair: The Movie Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/donbluth/dragons-lair-the-movie?ref=thanks_link
- Street Fighter II remastered soundtrack: http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/26/9615118/street-fighter-ii-remastered-soundtrack
- First look at Day of the Tentacle Remastered: http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/23/9605322/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-screenshots
- How Much is 48K: http://gamasutra.com/blogs/DavidHSchroeder/20151026/257289/How_Much_is_48K.php
- The Making of Gabriel Knight (and a bunch of other great stuff): http://episodiccontentmag.com/