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 LATEST ARTICLES 1 PSA: Star Wars Galactic Racer pilots, put some points in resilience before you hit the acid planet 2 My most-played album of 2026? Sorry, Mitski—it's Final Fantasy 10: House Grooves, a real thing that exists 3 'Please give Novus one more chance': An 11-year-old early access survival game just got its first update since 2018 4 The PC Gamer Mysteries, Case #1: "A Slice of Death": Why is there a dead golfer hidden in Golden Tee '99? 5 Gears of War: E-Day review — terrific shooting buoys a sluggish campaign
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.
