Microsoft has shipped a set of Direct3D 12 upgrades that target one of the most persistent bottlenecks in PC gaming, the cost of real-time ray tracing. The updates, delivered through the DirectX 12 ...

This video features a side-by-side comparison of different graphical shaders used within Minecraft. The gameplay focuses on a large stone statue to demonstrate how lighting, shadows, and textures ...

Ronald says the next Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, will have a custom AMD chip with “an order of magnitude increase in ...

Yesterday, it was announced that Assassin's Creed Unity would be getting a free upgrade for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S ...

Solasta 2 also offers six premade heroes — one of each class available with the start of early access. Having fighter, rogue, cleric, wizard, paladin, and sorcerer at launch offers a healthy mix of ...

Microsoft is set to hold a keynote at the Game Developers Conference to shed light on its plans for the future of Xbox, and IGN will be in the room to bring you all the news as it happens.

In the real-world, light bounces around our environment naturally, creating the scene our eyes absorb. In many games, this effect is faked – or “baked” – but ray tracing enables each individual beam ...