GameDev News - June 28, 2019
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Published: 2019-06-29 02:51:11

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* **Dev/Tools/Tech**  
    * **Unity**  
        * [Unity 2018.4.3](https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive) 
        * [Unity 2019.2.0b7](https://unity3d.com/beta/2019.2) 
        * [Unity 2019.3.0a7](https://unity3d.com/alpha/2019.3) 
        * [How to create custom Timeline Markers](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/06/25/how-to-create-custom-timeline-markers/) 
        * [The creative process behind Serekh](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/06/28/the-creative-process-behind-serekh/)    
    * **Amazon/Lumberyard**  
        * [Working with Lumberyard’s Script Canvas: Project N.E.M.O Sample Now Available](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/gametech/working-with-lumberyards-script-canvas-project-n-e-m-o-sample-now-available/)  
    * **CryEngine**  
        * [Launcher &amp; Roadmap update](https://www.cryengine.com/news/launcher-roadmap-update)  
    * **VR/AR**  
        * [Oculus SDK + Tool Updates: June, 2019](https://developer.oculus.com/blog/oculus-sdk-tool-updates-june-2019/)  
    * **Stadia**  
        * [Jump Into Multiplayer Games On YouTube with Crowd Play](https://stadia.dev/blog/jump-into-multiplayer-games-on-youtube-with-crowd-play/)  
    * **Microsoft**  
        * [DirectX Discord](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/hello-discord/) 
        * [Debugger Extension for DRED](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/debugger-extension-for-dred/) 
        * [PIX 1906.26 – Minor update fixes PIX on Insider Preview builds of Windows](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/pix/pix-1906-26/) 
        * [Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 18922 available now!](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2019/06/25/windows-10-sdk-preview-build-18922-available-now/) 
        * [Visual Studio tips and tricks](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-tips-and-tricks/)  
    * **Other**  
        * [Localising Your Game: How To Make It Not Suck](https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/NatalieMikkelson/20190624/345344/Localising_Your_Game_How_To_Make_It_Not_Suck.php) 
        * [Charting Through Pacing of Uncharted 2. Part 1 - Pacing Principles](https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/StanislavCostiuc/20190625/345414/Charting_Through_Pacing_of_Uncharted_2_Part_1__Pacing_Principles.php) 
        * [How Rare Automates Testing for AI (and More) in Sea of Thieves (Part 4 of 4)](https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TommyThompson/20190626/344877/How_Rare_Automates_Testing_for_AI_and_More_in_Sea_of_Thieves_Part_4_of_4.php) 
        * [Porting Graveyard Keeper to consoles and mobiles](https://gamasutra.com/blogs/SvyatoslavCherkasov/20190627/345688/Porting_Graveyard_Keeper_to_consoles_and_mobiles.php) 
        * [AMD Releases OCAT 1.5 - FPS Overlay and Perf Measurement Tool](https://www.gamedev.net/news/amd-releases-ocat-15-fps-overlay-and-perf-measurement-tool-r946/)   
* **Industry News**  
    * **VR/AR**  
        * [Valve Index makes VR prettier, but it&#39;s the controllers that steal the show](https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/345787/Valve_Index_makes_VR_prettier_but_its_the_controllers_that_steal_the_show.php) 
        * [DisplayPort 2.0 Supports Dual 4K VR Displays @120Hz](https://www.roadtovr.com/displayport-2-4k-vr/) 
        * [Pimax Announces Improvements to “5K” Plus and “8K” Headsets, Updates on Accessories](https://www.roadtovr.com/pimax-announces-improvements-5k-plus-8k-headsets-updates-accessories/) 
        * [HTC Reveals Vive Cosmos Resolution, Refresh Rate, &amp; Lens Details](https://www.roadtovr.com/htc-vive-cosmos-resolution-refresh-rate-lens/)    
    * **Other**  
        * [UK Charts: Crash Team Racing puts the bandicoot back at No.1](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-24-uk-charts-crash-team-racing-puts-the-bandicoot-back-at-no-1) 
        * [Superdata: PUBG sells 4.7m digital units year-to-date](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-21-superdata-pubg-sells-4-7m-digital-units-year-to-date) 
        * [Steam ending support for Ubuntu over 32-bit compatibility](https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/345393/Steam_ending_support_for_Ubuntu_over_32bit_compatibilitiy.php) 
        * [World War Z has topped 700,000 sales on the Epic Games Store](https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/345477/World_War_Z_has_topped_700000_sales_on_the_Epic_Games_Store.php) 
        * [Just 15% of European gamers are interested in Google Stadia and xCloud](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-26-just-15-percent-of-european-gamers-are-interested-in-google-stadia-and-xcloud) 
        * [Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo: 25% tariff on consoles would cause &quot;disproportionate harm&quot;](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-26-microsoft-sony-and-nintendo-25-percent-tariff-on-consoles-would-cause-disproportionate-harm) 
        * [Nexon reportedly no longer for sale due to lack of buyers](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-27-nexon-reportedly-cancels-sale-due-to-lack-of-buyers)   
* **Games/Retro/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting**  
    * [Commodore 64 gets retro re-release](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-25-commodore-64-gets-retro-re-release) 
    * [&quot;Iwata Asks&quot; developer interviews will become a book](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-24-iwata-asks-developer-interviews-will-become-a-book) 
    * [Happy Video Arcade Day: Atari Turns 47](https://arcadeheroes.com/2019/06/27/happy-video-arcade-day-atari-turns-47/)