Our friends at Codemasters have announced that the Games for Windows — LIVE version of their successful racer DiRT™ 2 will feature DirectX® 11 support!

Codemasters will take advantage of DirectX® 11 features to add to the realism of the racing environment. Hardware tessellation will further improve the appearance of water and other surfaces as well as crowd animations. The performance of Shader Model 5.0 will aid in creating an even richer 3D experience, enhancing key image quality parameters such as depth of field, ambient occlusion and shadows. These DirectX® 11 features, and many others, combine to deliver the most exciting and visceral racing experience yet.

The game was given its public debut on October 23rd at the Windows 7 Launch Event in New York City.

“By working together with Codemasters to deliver early access to DirectX® 11 technologies for the Games for Windows — LIVE edition of DiRT™ 2, we are able today to demonstrate the new levels of immersive gameplay and visual performance gamers can experience in Windows 7,” said Mike Ybarra, general manager of Windows Product Management at Microsoft. “Through our strategic relationship and the delivery of the DirectX® 11 feature set, we are confident Codemasters will lead the way in the development of the next generation of PC games.”

DiRT™ 2 Games for Windows — LIVE edition supporting DirectX® 11 technology is set to ship on December 1st in North America and releasing on December 3rd through EPAC territories with a December 4th street date in the UK. For the latest videos and information, accelerate over to www.dirt2game.com.

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Chris Lemon
Gamertag: Fred Smythe

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