GameDev News - March 1, 2019
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Published: 2019-03-02 02:42:10

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* **Dev/Tools/Tech**  
    * **Unity**  
        * [HoloLens 2 is coming: What you need to know](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/02/26/hololens-2-is-coming-what-you-need-to-know/) 
        * [On DOTS: C++ &amp; C#](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/02/26/on-dots-c-c/) 
        * [SRP Batcher: Speed up your rendering!](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/02/28/srp-batcher-speed-up-your-rendering/) 
        * [Unity ML-Agents Toolkit v0.7: A leap towards cross-platform inference](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/03/01/unity-ml-agents-toolkit-v0-7-a-leap-towards-cross-platform-inference/)    
    * **Unreal**  
        * [Featured free Marketplace content - March 2019](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/featured-free-marketplace-content---march-2019) 
        * [Epic Games Announces Unreal Engine Support for Microsoft HoloLens 2](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/epic-games-announces-unreal-engine-support-for-microsoft-hololens-2)  
    * **Godot**  
        * [Dev snapshot: Godot 3.1 beta 9](https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-3-1-beta-9)  
    * **Microsoft**  
        * [PlayFab Self-Serve Tier Upgrades now available](https://blog.playfab.com/blog/self-serve-tier-upgrades-now-available) 
        * [Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18348](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/03/01/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18348/) 
        * [Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 18342 available now!](https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2019/03/01/windows-10-sdk-preview-build-18342-available-now/) 
        * [Visual Studio 2019 Release Candidate (RC) now available](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2019-release-candidate-rc-now-available/) 
        * [Open Existing CMake Caches in Visual Studio](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/open-existing-cmake-caches-in-visual-studio/) 
        * [CUDA 10.1 available now, with support for latest Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 versions](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/cuda-10-1-available-now-with-support-for-latest-microsoft-visual-studio-2019-versions/)  
    * **Other**  
        * [Halley Game Engine](https://github.com/amzeratul/halley) 
        * [Ray Tracing Gems (all chapters posted)](https://developer.nvidia.com/books/raytracing/raytracing_gems_preview) 
        * [Robothorium Post Mortem](http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/YannickElahee/20190221/337113/Robothorium_Post_Mortem.php) 
        * [Lessons from Spider-Man](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-27-lessons-from-spider-man)   
* **Industry News**  
    * **Microsoft-related**  
        * [Microsoft adds eye-tracking, doubles field of view for HoloLens 2](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-25-microsoft-adds-eye-tracking-doubles-field-of-view-for-hololens-2) 
        * [Hands-on: HoloLens 2 is a More Than Just a Larger Field of View](https://www.roadtovr.com/hololens-2-hands-on-preview-mwc-2019/)  
    * **VR/AR**  
        * [Hands-on: Vive Focus Plus Brings 6DOF Controllers, New Lenses &amp; Better Comfort](https://www.roadtovr.com/hands-on-vive-focus-plus-mwc-2019/)    
    * **Other**  
        * [Superdata: Digital revenue down in January as major console franchises underperform](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-22-superdata-digital-revenue-down-in-january-as-major-console-franchises-underperform) 
        * [Mattel&#39;s video game division eyes original IP](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-25-mattels-video-game-division-eyes-original-ip) 
        * [GOG lays off &quot;around a dozen,&quot; reportedly due to financial trouble](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-25-gog-lays-off-around-a-dozen-reportedly-due-to-financial-trouble) 
        * [Devs to get larger cut as GOG ends Fair Pricing Package for consumers](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-27-gog-ends-fair-pricing-program-for-consumers-to-give-devs-large-cut) 
        * [Tencent set to unveil new cloud gaming service](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-27-tencent-set-to-unveil-new-cloud-gaming-service) 
        * [EA, Amazon, Comcast reportedly bidding for Nexon](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-27-ea-amazon-comcast-also-bidding-for-nexon) 
        * [Sony ends PlayStation Vita production in Japan](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/337844/Sony_ends_PlayStation_Vita_production_in_Japan.php)   
* **Games/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting**  
    * [The noclip model viewer lets you see Nintendo classics from a new perspective](http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/337474/The_noclip_model_viewer_lets_you_see_Nintendo_classics_from_a_new_perspective.php) 
    * [D3Wasm: a port of id Tech 4 / Doom 3 engine to WebAssembly](http://www.continuation-labs.com/projects/d3wasm/) 
    * [Pac-Man: The Untold Story of How We Really Played The Game](https://retrobitch.wordpress.com/2019/02/12/pac-man-the-untold-story-of-how-we-really-played-the-game/) 
    * [Arcade History: The Atari Dance Machine](https://arcadeheroes.com/2019/02/27/arcade-history-the-atari-dance-machine/) 
    * [Atari Explorer On-line at E3 1995](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At50LVca7fM)