No DirectX10 Support for Call of Duty: World at War

The latest Call of Duty game will once again be deprived of any DX10 goodness. According to Cesar Stastny of Treyarch:

Cesar Stastny: Maybe if there is a compelling benefit to doing so, such as new superior hardware which requires DirectX 10.

That’s quite alright, PC Gamers are now used to getting left out anyway.

DirectX 11 Announced Soon?

If rumors are to be believed, Microsoft will soon be announcing DirectX 11. The software giant plans to announce it in Microsoft game technology conference known as Gamefest 2008. (previously known as Meltdown) Features of DirectX 11 include support for Shader Model 5.0, Multi-thread rendering and Tessellation/Displacement.

Gamefest 2008 will be held in Seattle, WA on 22-23rd July and you can buy tickets for $550.

An interesting move considering the poor adoption of DirectX 10.

Devil May Cry 4 Coming to PCs in Summer, Demo with Benchmarks to be released soon

Capcom has released more details about their upcoming PC port of Devil May Cry 4. The game will hit PCs in summer, before that, Capcom plans to release a demo with in-built benchmark utility. Devil May Cry 4 for PC will support DirectX9 as well as DirectX 10. Full press release below:

Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that the highly anticipated PC version of Devil May Cry® 4 is ready for release this summer. Devil May Cry 4 is already a certifiable hit in the console world, having shipped over two million units worldwide since its European release in February. A demo of the game will be released for PC players before the retail version ships, allowing PC gamers to try the game ahead of time as well as testing their system’s prowess with the included benchmark mode. The PC version of Devil May Cry 4 will feature new modes, enhanced graphics options and some additional content. Devil May Cry 4 has been rated 16+ by PEGI. Read more

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Coming This August!

While an exact release date is unknown, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky will be hitting stores in August 2008. Clear Sky is the prequel to GSC Game World’s platinum selling shooter-survival title. Clear Sky promises to fill in the story gaps that Shadow of Chernobyl left. Clear Sky will use GSC’s proprietary X-Ray 1.5 and also support DirectX 10 for enhanced visuals. Make sure to check our Clear Sky screenshots gallery.

Source: KochMedia

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Screenshots

We’ve got 32 new & high-resolution screenshots of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky in our image gallery. The prequel to the highly successful Shadow of Chernbobyl. In Clear Sky, players will be able to join factions and lead them to victory. Clear Sky will also have more open ended environments alongside enhanced A.I., physics and more Anomalies. Clear Sky will also boast DirectX 10 support for enhanced visuals. view the newly added screens after the jump.

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