Samuel Willetts Latest articles by Samuel Willetts How DirectX defined PC gaming... with help from a shotgun-toting Bill Gates By Samuel Willetts published 27 July 20 Origin story 25 years ago, Windows began to do what DOS didn’t and changed the face of videogame development. Origin story The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware dealsKeep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors HARDWARE BUYING GUIDESLATEST GAME REVIEWS1Best gaming monitors in 2025: the pixel-perfect panels I'd buy myself2The best fish tank PC case in 2025: I've tested heaps of stylish chassis but only a few have earned my recommendation3Best gaming laptop 2025: I've tested the best laptops for gaming of this generation and here are the ones I recommend4Best Hall effect keyboards in 2025: the fastest, most customizable keyboards for competitive gaming5Best PCIe 5.0 SSD for gaming in 2025: the only Gen 5 drives I will allow in my PC1Glorious GMBK 75% review2Corsair Vanguard Pro 96 review3MSI Forge GK600 TKL Wireless review4Logitech G515 Rapid TKL review5Marvel Cosmic Invasion review: This old school beat-'em up boasts perhaps the best roster of playable characters the genre has ever seen—there's just not enough for them to do
How DirectX defined PC gaming... with help from a shotgun-toting Bill Gates By Samuel Willetts published 27 July 20 Origin story 25 years ago, Windows began to do what DOS didn’t and changed the face of videogame development.
