GameDev News - Week Ending September 25, 2015

A busy week with both Unite and Oculus Connect happening at the same time.  Have a look…

• Industry News
  • Nintendo joins Khronos group: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/254327/Nintendo_joins_graphics_standards_body_Khronos_Group.php
  • Monument Valley team to launch first VR game: http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/21/9353235/lands-end-vr-game-monument-valley
  • Gameloft closes Seattle studio: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/254438/Gameloft_shutters_another_studio_this_time_in_Seattle.php
  • Samsung Gear VR drops to $99: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/254576/With_big_price_drop_Samsungs_new_Gear_VR_aims_for_mass_market.php
  • Adr1ft delayed to 2016, but selected as Oculus launch title: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/09/24/adr1ft-has-been-hand-selected-as-an-oculus-rift-launch-title-2016.aspx
  • "Oculus Ready" PC partnerships: http://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-announces-oculus-ready-pc-partnership-guaranteeing-vr-pcs-1000/
• Dev/Tools/Tech
  • Tanks! tutorial/demo for Unity: http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/tanks-tutorial-q-a.356440/
  • Unite Boston 2015 keynote: http://blogs.unity3d.com/2015/09/21/unite-boston-2015-keynote/
  • Unite Boston 2015 Highlight Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76O54wsysmk
  • Made With Unity site: http://madewith.unity.com/
  • DX12 Do's and Don’ts: https://developer.nvidia.com/dx12-dos-and-donts
  • Oculus Connect 2 conference notes (lots to report, 99% of it here)
    • https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/welcome-to-oculus-connect-2/
    • https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/oculus-connect-2-consumer-gear-vr-minecraft-and-more/
    • http://www.twitch.tv/oculus/v/17568817 (keynote)
  • Henry VR Trailer and Source Assets released: https://storystudio.oculus.com/en-us/blog/how-the-sausage-is-made-henry-trailer/
  • Fable Legends DX12 performance: http://techreport.com/review/29090/fable-legends-directx-12-performance-revealed
  • C++11 support for Marmalade: https://www.madewithmarmalade.com/blog/c11-support-marmalade
  • Unity 5.2.1p1 released: http://unity3d.com/unity/qa/patch-releases
  • Rejuvenating the Microsoft C/C++ compiler: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2015/09/25/rejuvenating-the-microsoft-c-c-compiler.aspx
  • 31 must-have mobile tools for 2015: http://www.develop-online.net/tools-and-tech/31-must-have-mobile-tools-for-2015/0211516
• Microsoft-related
  • Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition coming to Oculus: http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/09/24/minecraft-windows-10-edition-is-coming-to-oculus-rift/
  • Microsoft is Killing the Indie Store that Was Too Weird for Xbox: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/microsoft-is-killing-the-indie-store-that-was-too-weird-for-xbox
• Games/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting
  • Enterprise-D recreated in UE4: http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/22/star-trek-enterprise-virtual-tour/
  • System Shock: Enhanced Edition: http://kotaku.com/system-shock-enhanced-re-released-21-years-later-1732275542
  • What's Next for Windows 10 IoT Core: http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2015/09/24/whats-next-for-windows-10-iot-core/
  • Bullet Train UE4 demo for Oculus: http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/25/epic-games-new-shooter-is-virtual-reality-killer-gaming-app/