Yes, yes I know, ALL software is free to pirates, but that isn’t exactly newsworthy is it? Terry Myerson, Windows’ chief at Microsoft told Reuters in an interview this morning in efforts to break in to the pirate heavy Chinese market, Microsoft is allowing free Windows 10 upgrades to people without legitimate versions of Windows 7 and 8. Continue reading Windows 10 Will Even Be Free To Pirates
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Fans Launch PC Petition for Forza Horizon 2 in Order to Show Interest
At GDC 2015, Phil Spencer – the head of Microsoft’s Xbox division and Microsoft Studios – claimed that Microsoft is currently not looking into bringing the Forza franchise to the PC as, according to him, there isn’t a ‘tremendous request today for racing games like Forza on PC.’ Continue reading Fans Launch PC Petition for Forza Horizon 2 in Order to Show Interest
Microsoft’s Representative Hints at DX12 Supporting Multi-GPU Configurations from Different Vendors
Prior to GDC 2015, we’ve heard various rumours suggesting that DX12 would support multi-GPU configurations from different vendors. And while we did not hear anything about it at GDC, a Microsoft technical support staff member claimed that this feature will be supported by its latest API. Continue reading Microsoft’s Representative Hints at DX12 Supporting Multi-GPU Configurations from Different Vendors
DirectX 12 – ExecuteIndirect Command Further Improves Performance & Greatly Reduces CPU Usage
At GDC 2015, Microsoft revealed a new, complete indirect dispatching draw solution that can be used by all DX12 hardware from Feature Level 11 and up. This new draw solution replaces DX11’s DrawIndirect and DispatchIndirect, and brings major performance improvements to the already incredible performance that DX12 can achieve. Continue reading DirectX 12 – ExecuteIndirect Command Further Improves Performance & Greatly Reduces CPU Usage
Fable Legends – New Screenshots Released
Microsoft and Lionhead Studios have released a new set of screenshots for Fable Legends. Fable Legends will be a F2P title, will offer crossplay between PC and Xbox One, and will take advantage of Microsoft’s newest API, DX12. Enjoy! Continue reading Fable Legends – New Screenshots Released
DX12 Is Able to Handle 600K Draw Calls, 600% Performance Increase Achieved on AMD GPUs
The Inner Circle – a collection of Xbox One gamers who hunt down the latest and greatest, news, interviews & rumors on the xbox one platform – featured in their latest podcast Brad Wardell who shared some really interesting information about DirectX 12 and its capabilities. Continue reading DX12 Is Able to Handle 600K Draw Calls, 600% Performance Increase Achieved on AMD GPUs
DX12 Features To Be Announced At GDC 2015, New GPUs Required For DX12’s Full Set Of Instructions
By now, most of you are aware of Windows 10’s exclusivity for Microsoft’s new API, DirectX 12. And while NVIDIA was quick to announce the GPUs that will support it, it seems – as expected basically – that new GPUs will be required in order to take advantage of DX12’s full set of instructions. Continue reading DX12 Features To Be Announced At GDC 2015, New GPUs Required For DX12’s Full Set Of Instructions
Microsoft Is “Really Looking at” Streaming from PC to Xbox One
I think it is safe to say that as PC gamers we did not expect much when Phil Spencer announced earlier this year that Microsoft had big plans for PC gaming. After the Windows 10 event yesterday the general consensus has remained pretty much unchanged. Where was the focus on PC gaming? Continue reading Microsoft Is “Really Looking at” Streaming from PC to Xbox One
Report: DirectX 12 To Be Exclusive To Windows 10, NVIDIA Lists DX12 Compatible GPUs
Since its initial announcement, a lot of PC gamers wondered whether DX12 would be exclusive to Microsoft’s new operating system or not. Well, it seems that this new API will be indeed exclusive to Windows 10, as the official Twitter account of DX12 basically confirmed it. Continue reading Report: DirectX 12 To Be Exclusive To Windows 10, NVIDIA Lists DX12 Compatible GPUs
Fable Legends Announced For Windows 10 PC, Will Offer Cross-play, Supports DX12
During today’s Windows 10 event, Lionhead Studios and Microsoft announced that Fable Legends will be coming to the PC. Although we don’t know whether it will be exclusive to Windows 10, we do know that it will offer cross-play support between PC and Xbox One, and that it will be powered by DirectX12. Continue reading Fable Legends Announced For Windows 10 PC, Will Offer Cross-play, Supports DX12