GameDev News - June 7, 2019
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Published: 2019-06-08 02:36:23

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title: GameDev News - June 7, 2019
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* **Dev/Tools/Tech**  
    * **Unity**  
        * [Unity 2019.1.5](https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive) 
        * [Unity 2018.2.0b5](https://unity3d.com/unity/beta) 
        * [Unity 2019.3.0a5](https://unity3d.com/alpha/2019.3) 
        * [Precise frame rates in Unity](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/06/03/precise-framerates-in-unity/) 
        * [AR Foundation support for ARKit 3](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/06/06/ar-foundation-support-for-arkit-3/) 
        * [Introducing Serekh: New asset pack, Buried Memories Volume 2](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/06/07/introducing-serekh-new-asset-pack-buried-memories-volume-2/)    
    * **Unreal**  
        * [Introducing the next evolution of Unreal Online Learning](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/introducing-the-next-evolution-of-unreal-engine-online-learning) 
        * [Featured free Marketplace content - June 2019](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content---june-2019)  
    * **CryEngine**  
        * [Creative Lighting Tutorial - with Brian Dilg](https://www.cryengine.com/news/creative-lighting-tutorial-with-brian-dilg)  
    * **Godot**  
        * [Dev snapshot: Godot 2.1.6 RC 1](https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-2-1-6-rc-1)  
    * **VR/AR**  
        * [Occlusion Culling for Mobile VR - Part 2: Moving Cameras and Other Insights](https://developer.oculus.com/blog/occlusion-culling-for-mobile-vr-part-2-moving-cameras-and-other-insights/)  
    * **Microsoft**  
        * [Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18912](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/06/05/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18912/) 
        * [Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 18908 available now!](https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2019/06/04/windows-10-sdk-preview-build-18908-available-now/) 
        * [OS Variable Refresh Rate](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/os-variable-refresh-rate/)  
    * **Other**  
        * [Dynamic Diffuse Global Illumination Part I](https://www.gamedev.net/news/dynamic-diffuse-global-illumination-part-i-r931/)   
* **Industry News**  
    * **VR/AR**  
        * [Preview: Valve Index is the DSLR to the Oculus Rift S Point-and-shoot](https://www.roadtovr.com/valve-index-preview-dslr-oculus-rift-s-point-and-shoot/) 
        * [Analysis: Monthly-connected VR Headsets on Steam Pass 1 Million Milestone](https://www.roadtovr.com/monthly-connected-vr-headsets-steam-1-million-milestone/) 
        * [Rift S is the Lowest Rated Oculus Headset on Amazon, Quest Vaults Ahead](https://www.roadtovr.com/rift-s-lowest-rated-vr-headset-amazon-quest-vaults-ahead/) 
        * [Apple Announces ARKit 3 with Body Tracking &amp; Human Occlusion](https://www.roadtovr.com/ios-arkit-3-body-tracking-motion-capture-human-occlusion/)    
    * **Other**  
        * [Google Stadia&#39;s paid subscription service launches in November](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-05-google-stadias-paid-subscription-launches-in-november-free-version-planned-next-year) 
        * [First UK digital chart: Total War: Three Kingdoms was last week&#39;s true No.1](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-03-first-uk-digital-chart-total-war-three-kingdoms-was-last-weeks-true-no-1) 
        * [UK Charts: Blood &amp; Truth is the first VR game to claim No.1](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-03-uk-charts-blood-and-truth-is-the-first-vr-game-to-claim-no-1) 
        * [Cuphead arriving on Tesla dashboards later this year](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-03-cuphead-arriving-on-tesla-dashboards-later-this-year) 
        * [tvOS 13 and iOS 13 will support PlayStation 4 and Xbox One controllers](https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/343888/Apple_TV_is_getting_support_for_PlayStation_4_and_Xbox_One_controllers.php) 
        * [Watch Dogs Legion leaks ahead of E3](https://mcvuk.com/watch-dogs-legion-leaks-ahead-of-e3/) 
        * [Shenmue 3 delayed again](https://mcvuk.com/shenmue-3-delayed-again/) 
        * [Starbreeze lays off a quarter of its staff in further efforts to cut costs](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-04-starbreeze-lays-off-a-quarter-of-its-staff-in-further-efforts-to-cut-costs) 
        * [YoYo Games closes publishing division](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-04-yoyo-games-closes-publishing-division) 
        * [PlayStation Plus prices to rise in Asia and Europe](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-03-playstation-plus-prices-to-rise-in-asia-and-europe) 
        * [GameStop quarterlies show slumping sales](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-04-gamestop-quarterlies-show-slumping-sales) 
        * [Sony&#39;s PlayStation CEO wants a seamless transition to its next-generation console](https://www.cnet.com/news/sonys-playstation-ceo-wants-a-seamless-transition-to-its-next-generation-console/) 
        * [Women in Games Awards’ judges headline June’s MCV, out now](https://mcvuk.com/women-in-games-awards-judges-headline-junes-mcv-out-now/) 
        * [Read GamesIndustry.biz Magazine Issue 3 right now](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-06-read-gamesindustry-biz-magazine-issue-3-right-now) 
        * [SuperData: US millennials spend $112 a month on gaming](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-06-superdata-us-millennials-spend-usd112-a-month-on-gaming) 
        * [Bungie’s new free-to-play version of Destiny 2 will launch in September](https://www.mcvuk.com/bungies-new-free-to-play-version-of-destiny-2-will-launch-in-september/)   
* **Games/Retro/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting**  
    * [Inside the work to get Doom on the Super Nintendo](https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/343989/Inside_the_work_to_get_Doom_on_the_Super_Nintendo.php) 
    * [Doom On The NES](https://hackaday.com/2019/06/06/doom-on-the-nes/) 
    * [Day of the Tentacle](https://www.filfre.net/2019/06/day-of-the-tentacle/) 
    * [Have You Played Atari Today?](http://blog.archive.org/2019/05/28/have-you-played-atari-today/) 
    * [The story of the first E3](https://www.polygon.com/features/2019/6/7/18653968/e3-history-1995-sega-saturn-nintendo-64-playstation-launch)  
        * [1995 Winter Consumer Electronics Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of5Pib-5Zgs) 
        * [Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) 1995](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfIJ5KYZcyc) 
        * [Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) 1996](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcNVjAUBvLo)