Direct3D 11 class hardware through the Direct3D 11 API supports two new texture compression formats: BC6H and BC7. These new Block Compressed formats provide excellent compression for High-Dynamic Range (HDR) images and higher-fidelity traditional content...

The Beta for the Microsoft Research Kinect for Windows SDK is now available at the project website . Be sure to note that the license for this technology is for non-commercial use only. Update: Microsoft announced that there will be a Kinect for...

The Microsoft presentations from the Game Developer Conference 2011 are now available on the Microsoft Downloads site. There were a number of talks on Windows, Windows phone 7, and Kinect. The presentations of interest to Windows developers are: Windows...