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Mar 19, 2025
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C++ Dynamic Debugging: Full Debuggability for Optimized Builds

David Li
David Li

Over the past 5 years, we’ve had many incredible opportunities to engage with game developers. From AAA studios to indie developers, the passion for slashing iteration times is significant. Amidst all the fantastic feedback we've received for Visual Studio, one sentiment has rung loud and clear: a desire to debug optimized C++ code without sacrific...

Game DevelopmentC++
Mar 18, 2025
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Optimizing Build Times with Build Insights: How Activision Cut Call of Duty’s Build Time by 50%

Moyo Okeremi
Moyo Okeremi

Slow build times are a major headache for developers, especially in large, complex C++ codebases like game engines. Every minute spent waiting on a build is time that could be used to refine features, resolve issues, or push development forward. Activision faced this challenge with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, where prolonged build times were s...

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Mar 14, 2025
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Visual Studio at GDC 2025

David Li
David Li

Join us in-person at Game Developers Conference 2025 with an in-depth look at how Visual Studio and GitHub Copilot can streamline your iteration workflow. Don’t miss the unveiling of our biggest C++ debugger update yet. Session Title: Accelerating Your Inner Loop with Visual Studio and GitHub Copilot Session Info: March 19th, 2025, 12:30 ...

Game Development
Sep 30, 2024
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Visual Studio at Unreal Fest Seattle 2024

David Li
David Li

Join us in-person at Unreal Fest Seattle 2024 with an in-depth look at how Visual Studio and GitHub Copilot can help modernize your Unreal Engine game development. Session Title: Modernizing Game Development with Visual Studio and AI Session Info: October 3rd, 2024, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Pacific Time | Room 445 Abstract: Join Microsoft to learn ...

Game Development
Dec 12, 2023
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Directly Edit Unreal Engine Projects in Visual Studio 2022

David Li
David Li

Introduction We are excited to announce that Visual Studio 2022 version 17.9 Preview 2 offers direct support for Unreal Engine projects. We would like to give a special thank you to the folks at Epic Games. Our on-going collaboration made this feature possible. In addition, this feature relies on the latest features of Unreal Engine 5.4. You w...

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Nov 14, 2023
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Unreal Engine and C++ Game Development Made Easy with Visual Studio 2022

David Li
David Li

Introduction Creating amazing games just got easier. We are very happy to announce the latest Unreal Engine integrations and powerful C++ productivity features in Visual Studio 2022. Our team has been tirelessly working to incorporate your feedback and bring even more features that will enhance your game development experience whether you work...

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Mar 29, 2023
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Maximize Unreal Engine Development with the Latest Integrations in Visual Studio 2022

David Li
David Li

Introduction Since our announcement last month, the team has been working hard on building a new round of Unreal Engine integrations. Today, we are happy to show you the next set of features that can level up your game development productivity. In this article, you will learn about how to stream Unreal Logs, see Unreal Header Tool warnings in ...

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Jul 11, 2022
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VS2022 Performance Enhancements: Faster C++ Development

David Li
David Li

Introduction Building on top of our performance wins in earlier releases of VS2022, we are excited to announce additional improvements in Visual Studio 2022 17.3! Whether you are a game developer, work with large codebases, or have a small C++ project, your C++ development experience in Visual Studio 17.3 will feel even faster! In this blog, I ...

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Jul 12, 2016
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Cocos2d-x Visual Studio Android Project

IanHuff - MSFT
IanHuff - MSFT

In the world of game development , Cocos2d is one of the biggest names out there. The open source Cocos2d framework has been the backbone of a vast number of top selling apps and games, provides support for a number of programming languages, and targets a massive variety of devices. Currently, Cocos2d-x (the C++ version of Cocos2d) provides start...

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