Posts tagged directx-9

Wii U graphics chip outed as last-gen Radeon (which is still pretty good, apparently)

by Ben Gilbert (Jun 14th 2011 4:15PM)

Let's be upfront here: we don't know thing one about chipsets and motherboards. We play video games, we don't build the hardware they come on. But our friends at Engadget, well, they're all about that kinda stuff. So when they tell us that Nintendo's Wii U console will come packing a custom ...

Skyrim 'mostly a DirectX 9 game,' PC mods could make it to consoles

by Griffin McElroy (Apr 20th 2011 2:30PM)

In a recent interview with Eurogamer, Bethesda's Todd Howard discussed the differences between the PC and console versions of the studio's upcoming RPG, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim -- or, rather, the lack thereof. "The game looks the same," Howard said, though he later added, "With the PC, the ...

Dubious marketing: Microsoft makes DirectX 9 look REALLY bad

by Xav de Matos (May 22nd 2009 1:00AM)

Microsoft has been caught using misleading images to promote the power of DirectX 10. Digg user, LtGenPanda, has spotted a Games for Windows Live DirectX 10 product page featuring the dubious marketing images. In order to easily characterize the power of DirectX 10 versus previous versions, ...