GameDev News - March 29, 2019
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Published: 2019-03-30 02:45:20

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* **Dev/Tools/Tech**  
    * **Unity**  
        * [Unity 2018.3.11](https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive) 
        * [Unity 2019.1.0b9](https://unity3d.com/unity/beta/2019.1) 
        * [Pixar’s Universal Scene Description for Unity out in Preview](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/03/28/pixars-universal-scene-description-for-unity-out-in-preview/)    
    * **Unreal**  
        * [Unreal Engine 4.22 Preview 7](https://forums.unrealengine.com/unreal-engine/announcements-and-releases/1583659-unreal-engine-4-22-preview/page34) 
        * [Unreal Engine GDC 2019 tech talks now available online](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/tech-blog/unreal-engine-gdc-2019-tech-talks-now-available-online) 
        * [Designer&#39;s guide to Unreal Engine keyboard shortcuts](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/tech-blog/designer-s-guide-to-unreal-engine-keyboard-shortcuts)  
    * **Amazon/Lumberyard**  
        * [Anti-Ghosting with Temporal Anti-Aliasing](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/gametech/anti-ghosting-with-temporal-anti-aliasing/)  
    * **CryEngine**  
        * [Homebound Case Study](https://www.cryengine.com/news/homebound-case-study#)  
    * **Godot**  
        * [Status of Godot at GDC 2019](https://godotengine.org/article/status-godot-gdc-2019) 
        * [Update on Godot AR and VR](https://godotengine.org/article/update-godot-ar-and-vr)  
    * **VR/AR**  
        * [Oculus at GDC 2019: Event Recap](https://developer.oculus.com/blog/oculus-at-gdc-2019-event-recap/) 
        * [Part 3 – Zero G Locomotion and Level Design for Space Junkies](https://developer.oculus.com/blog/space-junkies-locomotion-level-design/) 
        * [VRTK v4 Now Available](https://developer.oculus.com/blog/vrtk-v4-now-available/)  
    * **Microsoft**  
        * [New in D3D12 – DirectX Raytracing (DXR) now supports library subobjects](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/dxr-library-subobjects/) 
        * [PIX 1903.26 – Occupancy for Turing GPUs and Variable Rate Shading](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/pix/pix-1903-26/) 
        * [SIMD Extension to C++ OpenMP in Visual Studio](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/simd-extension-to-c-openmp-in-visual-studio/) 
        * [Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 18361 available now!](https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2019/03/26/windows-10-sdk-preview-build-18361-available-now/) 
        * [Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18865](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/03/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18865/) 
        * [Sea of Thieves Built with Azure PlayFab](https://blog.playfab.com/blog/sea-of-thieves-built-with-azure-playfab)  
    * **Stadia**  
        * [The Magic of State Share, Explained](https://stadia.dev/blog/the-magic-of-state-share-explained/) 
        * [Stream Connect: New Possibilities for Multiplayer Gameplay](https://stadia.dev/blog/stream-connect:new-possibilities-for-multiplayer-gameplay/)  
    * **Other**  
        * [Leadwerks Game Engine 4.6 released](https://www.gamedev.net/news/leadwerks-game-engine-46-released-r803/) 
        * [Deep Dive: Flexiscope, the play-time aware dungeon generator in Book of Demons](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/338794/Deep_Dive_Flexiscope_the_playtime_aware_dungeon_generator_in_Book_of_Demons.php) 
        * [EverQuest: 20 Years of Retention](http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/LukeSigmund/20190327/339446/EverQuest_20_Years_of_Retention.php) 
        * [When We Made… Two Point Hospital](https://www.mcvuk.com/when-we-made-two-point-hospital/)   
* **Industry News**  
    * **VR/AR**  
        * [Oculus Founder: Rift S Suitable for Only About 70% of Population Due to IPD](https://www.roadtovr.com/palmer-luckey-oculus-founder-rift-s-optimal-70-population-ipd/) 
        * [Valve Affirms Continued Work on VR Games, Suggests First May Ship with Knuckles](https://www.roadtovr.com/valve-affirms-development-vr-games-first-may-ship-with-knuckles/) 
        * [Facebook’s Jason Rubin on Quest, Rift S, &amp; the Direction of Oculus](https://www.roadtovr.com/facebook-jason-rubin-oculus-interview-gdc-2019/) 
        * [Valve Teases New ‘Index’ VR Headset Coming in May](https://www.roadtovr.com/valve-index-vr-headset-release-date/)    
    * **Other**  
        * [GDC celebrates record-breaking attendance and locks in 2020 dates!](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/339292/GDC_celebrates_recordbreaking_attendance_and_locks_in_2020_dates.php) 
        * [Nintendo to unveil two Switch models this summer, The Wall Street Journal reports](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-25-nintendo-to-unveil-two-switch-models-around-e3-the-wall-street-journal-reports) 
        * [Digi-Capital projects worldwide game revenues to hit $200b by 2023](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-22-digi-capital-projects-worldwide-game-revenues-to-hit-usd200b-by-2023) 
        * [Sweeney commits to human moderators &amp; quality filters for Epic&#39;s Games Store](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/338989/Sweeney_commits_to_human_moderators__quality_filters_for_Epics_Games_Store.php) 
        * [EA lays off 350 amid major organizational changes](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-26-ea-lays-off-350-amid-major-organizational-changes) 
        * [Electronic Arts closes Japan office as part of mass layoffs](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-27-electronic-arts-closes-japan-office-as-part-of-mass-layoffs) 
        * [Apple reveals game subscription service Apple Arcade](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-25-apple-reveals-game-subscription-service-apple-arcade) 
        * [Comcast plans to build a $50 million esports arena in Philadelphia](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/339433/Comcast_plans_to_build_a_50_million_esports_arena_in_Philadelphia.php) 
        * [Bethesda reveals &quot;buddy pass&quot; for Wolfenstein: Youngblood](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-03-28-bethesda-reveals-buddy-pass-for-wolfenstein-youngblood) 
        * [Sony veteran Kaz Hirai has left the company after 35 years](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/339608/Sony_veteran_Kaz_Hirai_has_left_the_company_after_35_years.php)   
* **Games/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting**  
    * [Full Motion Video And 3D Graphics Make This Genesis Demo Pop](https://hackaday.com/2019/03/27/full-motion-video-and-3d-graphics-make-this-genesis-demo-pop/) 
    * [Building a &#39;homebrew&#39; video game console](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/338966/Building_a_homebrew_video_game_console.php)