GameDev News - December 6, 2019
Published: 2019-12-07 07:08:15

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title: GameDev News - December 6, 2019
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date: 2019-12-06 23:29:16 UTC
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- **Dev/Tools/Tech**  

  - **Unity**  

    - [Unity 2019.2.15](https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive)
    - [Unity 2020.1.0a15](https://unity3d.com/alpha/2020.1a)  
  - **Unreal**  

    - [Featured free Marketplace content - December 2019](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content---december-2019)
    - [Exploring SculptrVR’s efficient lighting solution for the Oculus Quest](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/tech-blog/exploring-sculptrvr-s-efficient-lighting-solution-for-the-oculus-quest)  
  - **CryEngine**  

    - [Check out GalaxSys, our new CRYENGINE Sample Project](https://www.cryengine.com/news/view/check-out-galaxsys-our-new-cryengine-sample-project)  
  - **Godot**  

    - [Dev snapshot: Godot 3.2 beta 3](https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-3-2-beta-3)  
  - **VR/AR**  

    - [Updates to the Oculus Leaderboards Feature: Destinations, Social Stories, Notifications](https://developer.oculus.com/blog/updates-to-the-oculus-leaderboards-feature-destinations-social-stories-notifications/)
    - [How to Optimize your Oculus Quest App w/ RenderDoc: Getting Started + Frame Capture](https://developer.oculus.com/blog/how-to-optimize-your-oculus-quest-app-w-renderdoc-getting-started-frame-capture/)  
  - **Microsoft**  

    - [Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19037](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/12/06/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-19037/)
    - [PIX 1911.27 – New Buffer Formatter and Capture from Launch](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/pix/pix-1911-27/)
    - [‘Tis the Season for the Visual Studio 2019 v16.4 Release](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/tis-the-season-visual-studio-2019/)
    - [Pinnable Properties: Debug & Display Managed Objects YOUR Way](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/pinnable-properties-debug-display-managed-objects-your-way/)  
  - **Other**  

    - [Atriox's Commander AI in Halo Wars 2](https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TommyThompson/20191202/354676/Atrioxs_Commander_AI_in_Halo_Wars_2.php)
    - [The $0 Marketing Game Guide](https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/VictoriaTran/20191203/354823/The_0_Marketing_Game_Guide.php)  
- **Industry News**  

  - **Microsoft-related**  

    - [Xbox One was the UK No.1 games console over Black Friday](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-03-xbox-one-was-the-uk-no-1-games-console-over-black-friday)  
  - **VR/AR**  

    - [Niantic and Qualcomm collaborating on augmented reality glasses](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-06-niantic-and-qualcomm-collaborating-on-augmented-reality-glasses)
    - [HTC Launches Viveport PC Streaming for Vive Focus Plus](https://www.roadtovr.com/htc-viveport-streaming-vive-focus-plus/)
    - [Snapdragon XR2 Chip to Enable 3K×3K AR/VR Headsets with 7 Cameras](https://www.roadtovr.com/qualcomm-snapdragon-xr2-5g-announcement/)
    - [Adobe Acquires Facebook's 'Oculus Medium' VR Sculpting Tool](https://www.roadtovr.com/adobe-acquires-facebook-oculus-medium-vr-sculpting-tool/)  
  - **Other**  

    - [Black Friday weekend digital game spending reached record $4.36b](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-03-black-friday-weekend-digital-game-spending-reached-record-usd4-36b)
    - [PlayStations 1 to 4 have sold more than 450 million systems](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-03-playstations-1-4-have-sold-more-than-450-million-systems)
    - [E3 media study shows declining media attendance, coverage](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-03-e3-media-study-shows-declining-media-attendance-coverage)
    - [Tencent launching Nintendo Switch in China next week](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-04-tencent-launching-nintendo-switch-in-china-next-week)
    - [Call of Duty Mobile is Google Play's best game of 2019](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-04-call-of-duty-mobile-is-google-plays-best-game-of-2019)
    - [Google Stadia pop-up shops will spring up in London, LA, and Paris next week](https://www.mcvuk.com/google-stadia-pop-up-shops-will-spring-up-in-london-la-and-paris-next-week/)
    - [Nintendo Switch sees best US sales week ever](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-04-nintendo-switch-sees-best-us-sales-week-ever)
    - [Gameloft UK shuts down](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-05-gameloft-uk-shuts-down)
    - [Latest Rocket League update replaces loot boxes with an item store](https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/355233/Latest_Rocket_League_update_replaces_loot_boxes_with_an_item_store.php)
    - [Black Friday saw US mobile game spending hit nearly $70m](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-05-black-friday-saw-us-mobile-game-spending-hit-nearly-usd70m)
    - [NetEase launches its own cloud gaming platform in beta](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-05-netease-launches-its-own-cloud-gaming-platform-in-beta)
    - [Minecraft is most popular game on YouTube in 2019 with 100bn views](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-06-minecraft-is-most-popular-game-on-youtube-in-2019-with-100bn-views)
    - [Kongregate acquires browser and mobile 2D battle royale Surviv.io](http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-12-06-kongregate-acquires-browser-and-mobile-2d-battle-royale-surviv-io)
    - [Epic Games Store policy change expands in-game payment options for devs](https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/355283/Epic_Games_Store_policy_change_expands_ingame_payment_options_for_devs.php)  
- **Games/Retro/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting**  

  - [Strike Commander: Interview with Frank Savage](http://fabiensanglard.net/sc_podcast/index.html)
  - [Atari 8-bit Display List Interrupts: An Advanced Tutorial](https://vintageisthenewold.com/atari-8-bit-display-list-interrupts-an-advanced-tutorial/)