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Direct3D Better than OpenGL, Game Developer Says

With the coming of newer and better graphics technologies, there come times when game developers would do best to move on to another API (application programming interfaces), in this case Direct3D.When making games, each company has a certain API that they use, some having stuck to the one they know and love for qui...

12 March 2011
04:36 GMT

3D Games for Windows Phone 7 Get Showcased

Redmond-based software giant Microsoft announced the release of XNA Game Studio 4.0 at the GDC, with support for Windows Phone 7, Windows PC and Xbox, and now we can have a look at some photos with the first 3D games for the new mobile client from Microsoft. The titles were demonstrated on an ASUS Windows Phone prot...

10 March 2010
08:55 GMT

Windows 7 DirectX 11 Direct3D, Direct2D and DirectWrite

Although word of DirectX 11 has been around for over a year, with Microsoft sharing actual details with developers and partners, Windows 7’s graphics technology will only from now come into play. With the latest iteration of the Windows client available for purchase for a little over a month, customers worldwi...

27 November 2009
13:01 GMT

Download DirectX 11 Resources for Windows 7 and Vista

Microsoft has made available for download updated DirectX 11 resources tailored to Windows 7 and Windows Vista, but also additional Windows client and server operating systems. According to the Redmond-based company, the refreshed DirectX 11 release brings to the table the RTM version of Direct3D. Essentially, what i...

10 September 2009
10:45 GMT

New DirectX 9.0 and DirectX 10.1 Releases for XP SP3 and Vista SP1

New DirectX releases are available for download, tailored to the latest versions of the Windows server and client operating systems including Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Microsoft is continually hammering away at the graphics technology included in its platforms, and the June 2008 rele...

9 June 2008
03:15 GMT

Windows Vista Graphics Performance Inferior to Windows XP

Microsoft has introduced a new graphical architecture in Windows Vista in comparison to that in Windows XP. Consequently this move has impacted the graphics performances of the operating system. The Khronos OpenGL ARG Working Group has tested both Windows Vista and Windows XP under the same conditions and found that ...

23 May 2007
11:33 GMT


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