Incorporating some impressive changes to both the visual and audio side of gaming, the new DirectX is out today. This is a "major milestone" according to Ted Hase, director of Windows Third-Party ...

And so the inevitable march of Windows moves onward: DirectX, the software that Windows computers rely on to make games run, is getting an upgrade—but only for Windows 8. A Microsoft employee ...

DirectX 11.1 is exclusive to the divisive Windows 8 operating system, Microsoft has confirmed. Microsoft's Daniel Moth wrote on the Microsoft Answers forum that DirectX 11.1 is part of Windows 8, as ...

Complete integration of DirectDraw and Direct3D Microsoft DirectDraw¿ and Microsoft Direct3D¿ are merged into a single DirectX Graphics component. The API has been extensively updated to make it even ...

If you're on the fence about upgrading to Windows 8 and its formerly-known-as-Metro tablet-style user interface, Microsoft may have just made the decision a little easier. The company has announced ...

Microsoft has confirmed that DirectX 11.2, the next-generation version of its application programming interface (API) and hardware abstraction layer (HAL) for multimedia devices will be exclusive to ...

Here's another pin for your Windows 8 voodoo doll: Neowin reports that DirectX 11.1 will be exclusive to Windows 8. And while DirectX 11 was initially a Windows 7 exclusive that eventually found its ...

Microsoft has confirmed that DirectX 11.2 will be exclusive to Windows 8.1 and the Xbox One. With DirectX 11.2 offering some cool new features, and yet no clear technological reason for making it an ...