GameDev News - April 26, 2019
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Published: 2019-04-27 01:15:38

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* **Dev/Tools/Tech**  
    * **Unity**  
        * [Unity 2018.3.14 / 2017.4.26](https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive) 
        * [Unity 2019.2.0a13](https://unity3d.com/alpha/2019.2) 
        * [Community Component – Game breakdowns, visual effects, shaders, and falcons](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/04/20/community-component-game-breakdowns-visual-effects-shaders-and-falcons/) 
        * [What’s new with UIElements in 2019.1](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/04/23/whats-new-with-uielements-in-2019-1/) 
        * [Improved Unity Ad performance insights with Multi-dimensional Reporting](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/04/25/improved-unity-ad-performance-insights-with-multi-dimensional-reporting/) 
        * [Toon Shader with Unity 2018.3](https://roystan.net/articles/toon-shader.html) 
        * [Free Unity Plugin Graphy 1.5.1 Released](https://www.gamedev.net/news/free-unity-plugin-graphy-151-released-r867/)  
    * **Unreal**  
        * [Explore En Garde! a 17th century, action-packed UE4 student game](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/tech-blog/explore-engarde-seventeenth-century-action-packed-ue4-student-game)  
    * **Amazon/Lumberyard**  
        * [Amazon GameLift Realtime Servers Now Available](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/gametech/amazon-gamelift-realtime-servers-now-available/)  
    * **Godot**  
        * [Release candidate: Godot 3.1.1 RC 1](https://godotengine.org/article/release-candidate-godot-3-1-1-rc-1) 
        * [Godot 3.2 will get a new Android plugin system](https://godotengine.org/article/godot-3-2-will-get-new-android-plugin-system)  
    * **VR/AR**  
        * [Owlchemy Labs Case Study: Lessons Learned from JOB to VACATION](https://developer.oculus.com/blog/owlchemy-labs-case-study-lessons-learned-from-job-to-vacation/) 
        * [Introducing Avatar SDK: Expressive Update](https://developer.oculus.com/blog/introducing-avatar-sdk-expressive-update/)  
    * **Microsoft**  
        * [Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18885](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/04/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18885) 
        * [PIX 1904.23 – New Timing Capture preview and improved DXIL shader debugging](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/pix/pix-1904-23/) 
        * [Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1 Preview 2](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2019-version-16-1-preview-2/) 
        * [Improved C++ IntelliCode now Ships with Visual Studio 2019](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/improved-c-intellicode-now-ships-with-visual-studio-2019/) 
        * [Visual Studio C++ Template IntelliSense Populates Based on Instantiations in Your Code](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/visual-studio-c-template-intellisense-populates-based-on-instantiations-in-your-code/) 
        * [Clang/LLVM Support in Visual Studio](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/clang-llvm-support-in-visual-studio/) 
        * [Visual Studio CMake Support – Clang/LLVM, CMake 3.14, Vcpkg, and Performance Improvements](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/visual-studio-cmake-support-clang-llvm-cmake-3-14-vcpkg-and-performance-improvements/)  
    * **Other**  
        * [Video: Building God of War&#39;s Atreus to fit with both gameplay and narrative](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/341297/Video_Building_God_of_Wars_Atreus_to_fit_with_both_gameplay_and_narrative.php) 
        * [The Indie Guide To Marketing](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-25-the-indie-guide-to-marketing) 
        * [Unboxing BOXBOY! - A Character Controller Cover](http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ChadCable/20190424/341304/Unboxing_BOXBOY__A_Character_Controller_Cover.php) 
        * [Snapchat is launching an SDK to let devs use Bitmoji avatars in their own games](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/341469/Snapchat_is_launching_an_SDK_to_let_devs_use_Bitmoji_avatars_in_their_own_games.php) 
        * [NVIDIA Nsight Systems Adds Vulkan Support](https://www.gamedev.net/news/nvidia-nsight-systems-adds-vulkan-support-r861/) 
        * [GLFW 3.3 Released](https://www.gamedev.net/news/glfw-33-released-r860/) 
        * [Ray Tracing Gems Free on Google Play](https://www.gamedev.net/news/ray-tracing-gems-free-on-google-play-r865/)   
* **Industry News**  
    * **Microsoft-related**  
        * [Sagging Xbox hardware sales offset by software, services growth](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-24-sagging-xbox-hardware-sales-offset-by-software-services-growth)  
    * **VR/AR**  
        * [Report: Apple to Announce ARKit Updates at WWDC 2019 Including OS Support for AR Headsets](https://www.roadtovr.com/report-apple-announce-arkit-updates-wwdc-2019-including-os-support-ar-headsets/) 
        * [The Simple Guide to Four Major VR Headsets Launching This Spring](https://www.roadtovr.com/simple-guide-oculus-quest-rift-s-valve-index-hp-reverb-comparison/)  
    * **Other**  
        * [China introduces new game approval process, limiting total approvals per year](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-19-china-introduces-new-game-approval-process-limiting-total-approvals-per-year) 
        * [South Korean FTC examining consumer regulations surrounding in-game purchases](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-19-south-korean-ftc-examining-consumer-regulations-surrounding-in-game-purchases) 
        * [Over half of PUBG Corp&#39;s 2018 revenue came from Asia](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/341193/Over_half_of_PUBG_Corps_2018_revenue_came_from_Asia.php) 
        * [Apex Legends is on the decline with streamers after a record-setting month](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/341196/Apex_Legends_is_on_the_decline_with_streamers_after_a_recordsetting_month.php) 
        * [PUBG Corp sees $920 million in 2018 revenue](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-22-pubg-corp-sees-usd920-million-in-2018-revenue) 
        * [NPD: Nintendo Switch continues strong sales in quarter of hardware declines](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-24-npd-nintendo-switch-continues-strong-sales-in-quarter-of-declines) 
        * [World War Z sells 1m copies in first week](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-23-world-war-z-sells-1m-copies-in-first-week) 
        * [Google coy with new Stadia details, pushes the promise of discoverability](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/341294/Google_coy_with_new_Stadia_details_pushes_the_promise_of_discoverability.php) 
        * [Here&#39;s why the Epic Games Store takes a 12 percent revenue cut from devs](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/341249/Heres_why_the_Epic_Games_Store_takes_a_12_percent_revenue_cut_from_devs.php) 
        * [Supply chain hackers are using video game development software to distribute malware](https://www.mcvuk.com/supply-chain-hackers-are-using-video-game-development-software-to-distribute-malware/) 
        * [Nintendo Switch had 23 million-selling games in the last fiscal year](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-25-nintendo-switch-had-23-million-selling-games-in-the-last-fiscal-year) 
        * [Rising PS4 game sales drive Sony to $78.1bn full-year revenues](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-26-rising-ps4-game-sales-drive-sony-to-usd78-1bn-full-year-revenues)   
* **Games/Retro/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting**  
    * [GB Studio](https://www.gbstudio.dev/) 
    * [Contributing devs up in arms over Capcom&#39;s use of the FB Alpha emulator](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/341139/Contributing_devs_up_in_arms_over_Capcoms_use_of_the_FB_Alpha_emulator.php) 
    * [Get Coding With This Atari 2600 Development Suite](https://hackaday.com/2019/04/22/get-coding-with-this-atari-2600-development-suite/) 
    * [Circuit-Level Game Boy: Upping Emulation Ante By Simulating Every Cycle](https://hackaday.com/2019/04/23/circuit-level-game-boy-upping-emulation-ante-by-simulating-every-cycle/) 
    * [Did a vigilante ROM leaker go too far to “preserve” a lost Atari ROM?](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/04/after-a-lost-atari-rom-leaks-retro-fans-ask-was-it-stolen/)