Microsoft announces DirectX Raytracing 1.2 claiming ‘game changing’ performance benefits but it looks like the important stuff is already in Nvidia’s RTX GPUs, even the old ones

Microsoft has announced DirectX Raytracing 1.2 at the GDC conference with claims of “game changing” performance benefits. But the newly revised API looks an awful lot like it has incorporated some key Nvidia technologies rather than introducing new features and so may not be the ray-tracing performance panacea we’ve all been waiting for. Microsoft is…

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Microsoft crawls back to Steam ahead of schedule by leaking a screenshot of an app where you can launch Steam games through Xbox

Dear reader, while I do like Game Pass—it’s often a good deal when the lineup’s strong—I think you’ll agree when I say I’ve never enjoyed the experience of using the Xbox app. Microsoft can’t seem to cobble together a user interface that works after perfecting the concept back in the Windows XP days, and it’s…

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows canon mode explained

Assassin’s Creed Shadows bombards you with a handful of confusing settings right at the start of your journey. Better to get them out of the way beforehand, I suppose, yet it’s hard to grasp what each one actually does. AC Shadows’ canon mode is perhaps the biggest culprit. Like the new immersive mode and guided…

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Nintendo Download: 20th March (North America)

Gal Guardians! Assault Suit Leynos 2! Atelier Yumia! The latest Nintendo Download update for North America arrived yesterday, but we were otherwise engaged with important Skell-related work – our apologies! But here it is, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in…

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