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Xbox Series X
New DirectX 12 preview could pave the way for PCs to become more like an Xbox or PS5

By Dave James Published

News Now the CPU and GPU can both access VRAM directly, does a gaming PC need traditional system memory anymore?

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Intel's Tom Peterson and Ryan Shrout talk about DX11 support
Intel admits tuning DX11 support is going to be a 'labor of love for like forever'

By Alan Dexter Published

News If you've got your heart set on playing older games then Intel's new GPUs may not be the perfect option.

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Microsoft Store redesign is coming
Windows 11's best gaming feature now being enabled in Windows 10

By Dave James Published

News Microsoft confirms DirectStorage is compatible with Windows 10 so developers "can reach as many gamers as possible."

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Microsoft's plan to get cutting-edge DX12 features out to gamers faster

By Jacob Ridley Published

News The DirectX 12 Agility SDK will circumvent Windows updates for a swifter rollout of features such as Variable Rate Shading.

News
Valheim in-game screenshot of a steep bridge and boats in the water
Here's why you should try out Vulkan in Valheim

By Jacob Ridley Published

Useful tweak The latest patch introduces the Vulkan API to our favourite Viking survival game.

Useful tweak
Microsoft Xbox Series X processor
Xbox architect on ray tracing: 'developers still want to use traditional rendering techniques without a performance penalty'

By Dave James Published

News The Xbox Series X still has dedicated ray tracing hardware anyways...

News
Doom playing on Windows
How DirectX defined PC gaming... with help from a shotgun-toting Bill Gates

By Samuel Willetts Published

Origin story 25 years ago, Windows began to do what DOS didn’t and changed the face of videogame development.

Origin story
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What Microsoft's DirectX Raytracing means for gaming

By Jarred Walton Published

Holy Grail Physically based graphics rendering could simplify and improve the way games look.

Holy Grail
Amilia St. John
DirectX co-creator's daughter slams his "toxic waste trash fire" approach to development

By Andy Chalk Published

NEWS Amilia St. John pulled no punches in a response to her father's controversial column about "crunch".

NEWS
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Dark Souls 2 modded: Durante's GeDoSaTo enables downsampling, texture modding

By Peter "Durante" Thoman Published

Dark Souls
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