Microsoft has announced DirectX 12 Shader Model 6.9 along with a set of Direct3D 12 improvements that target both shader authoring and the runtime plumbing behind modern engines. The update is framed ...

Microsoft has quietly released its latest DirectX 12 Agility SDK (version 1.619 alongside the 1.719-preview), and while the patch notes are dense with developer jargon, the implications for PC gamers ...

Microsoft has released DirectX 12 Agility SDK 1.619 as the retail package that formalizes Shader Model 6.9 and expands the “shipping-ready” surface area for several Direct3D 12 features. For ...

We jargon-bust the impenetrable wall of techy marketing words that was Microsoft's Project Helix hardware tease.

When it comes to games on PCs, there's one thing that thousands of them have in common: the graphics API used to tell the GPU what to do. Specifically, I'm talking about Microsoft's Direct3D and I'm ...

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Even more improvements have arrived for D7VK that brings Direct3D 5, 6 and 7 via Vulkan for use with Wine / Proton in version 1.4. This release brings support for colour key transparency, which the ...

DREAMM is a special emulator for playing lots of classic LucasArts, Lucasfilm, and Lucas Learning games with a major new 4.0 release available. It supports games like Star Wars Episode I: Racer, Star ...