GameDev News - August 30, 2019
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Published: 2019-08-31 01:13:27

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* **Dev/Tools/Tech**  
    * **Unity**  
        * [Unity 2019.2.3 / 2018.4.8](https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive) 
        * [Unity 2019.3.0b1](https://unity3d.com/unity/beta/2019.3) 
        * [Unity 2019.3 beta is now available](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/08/27/unity-2019-3-beta-is-now-available/) 
        * [Static Lighting with Light Probes](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/08/28/static-lighting-with-light-probes/) 
        * [Evolving the Unity Editor UX](https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/08/29/evolving-the-unity-editor-ux/)    
    * **Unreal**  
        * [Unreal Engine 4.23 Preview](https://forums.unrealengine.com/unreal-engine/announcements-and-releases/1640558-unreal-engine-4-23-preview) 
        * [It’s a wrap! We recap Unreal Engine’s week at SIGGRAPH 2019](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/it-s-a-wrap-we-recap-unreal-engine-s-week-at-siggraph-2019) 
        * [Unreal Engine at SIGGRAPH 2019—all recordings now available](https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/blog/unreal-engine-at-siggraph-2019-all-recordings-now-available)  
    * **CryEngine**  
        * [CRYENGINE 5.6 is available now!](https://www.cryengine.com/news/cryengine-56-is-available-now)  
    * **VR/AR**  
        * [Getting Started with Godot: The Open Source Game Engine | Oculus](https://developer.oculus.com/blog/getting-started-with-the-open-source-game-engine-godot/) 
        * [Google Releases Real-time Mobile Hand Tracking to R&amp;D Community](https://www.roadtovr.com/google-hand-tracking-mediapipe/)  
    * **Microsoft**  
        * [D3DConfig: A new tool to manage DirectX Control Panel settings](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/d3dconfig-a-new-tool-to-manage-directx-control-panel-settings/) 
        * [Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18970](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2019/08/29/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-18970/) 
        * [Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 18965 available now!](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2019/08/27/windows-10-sdk-preview-build-18965-available-now/#CrhrHqYhpVmFbhEO.97)  
    * **Other**  
        * [Creating a narrative focused mission design document: A Last of Us example](https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/MichaelHow/20190823/343703/Creating_a_narrative_focused_mission_design_document_A_Last_of_Us_example.php) 
        * [Gamedev Tutorial: Trigonometry Basics – Sine &amp; Cosine](http://allenchou.net/2019/08/trigonometry-basics-sine-cosine/) 
        * [A Labyrinth Generation Algorithm](https://www.gamedev.net/articles/programming/general-and-gameplay-programming/a-labyrinth-generation-algorithm-r5185/) 
        * [Instant Tileset Generation Tool Available for Download](https://www.gamedev.net/news/instant-tileset-generation-tool-available-for-download-r1033/) 
        * [Entity Component System Flecs v1.0 Released](https://www.gamedev.net/news/entity-component-system-flecs-v10-released-r1023/)   
* **Industry News**  
    * **VR/AR**  
        * [Valve Index Teardown Glimpses Screen Diffuser and Dual-element Optics](https://www.roadtovr.com/valve-index-teardown-disassembly-lenses-optics-diffuser-ipd-mechansim/)    
    * **Other**  
        * [UK Charts: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe takes No. 1 (but it should be Minecraft, again)](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-27-uk-charts-mario-kart-8-deluxe-but-it-should-be-minecraft-again) 
        * [Warner Bros. forms new free-to-play mobile studio in San Diego](https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/349472/Warner_Bros_forms_new_freetoplay_mobile_studio_in_San_Diego.php) 
        * [Investors reveal plans to relaunch Telltale Games](https://www.mcvuk.com/investors-reveal-plans-to-relaunch-telltale-games/) 
        * [CD Projekt first-half revenues climb 26%](https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-08-29-cd-projekt-first-half-revenues-climb-26-percent) 
        * [Lucky&#39;s Tale dev Playful secures $23 million to create viewer-friendly games](https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/349784/Luckys_Tale_dev_Playful_secures_23_million_to_create_viewerfriendly_games.php)   
* **Games/Retro/Misc/Stuff I Think is Interesting**  
    * [Now machine translation can translate emulated games while you&#39;re playing them](https://www.pcgamer.com/now-machine-translation-can-translate-emulated-games-while-youre-playing-them/) (thanks to Jeff Ballard for sending) 
    * [Emulator aims to keep Flash games alive and kicking after official support ends](https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/349415/Emulator_aims_to_keep_Flash_games_alive_and_kicking_after_official_support_ends.php) 
    * [20 years after Seaman, Saito reflects on creativity and making new, strange things](https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/349350/20_years_after_Seaman_Saito_reflects_on_creativity_and_making_new_strange_things.php) 
    * [Ultra-rare NES-era Konami games discovered, already emulated](https://www.polygon.com/2019/8/30/20841089/rare-konami-nintendo-famicom-game-space-school-uploaded-preservation)