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DiRT 2 PC delayed to December; first game announced for DirectX11


Codemasters may be the first publisher to officially announce a game that will use DirectX11, the next version of Microsoft's 3D graphics API that will be included in Windows 7 when it's released on October 22. That game happens to be DiRT 2, the upcoming off-road racing sequel (known in the UK as Colin McRea: DiRT 2). Unfortunately, the use of DirectX11 will mean that the PC version will be delayed until December (it will still be released on consoles in September).

According to the press release, this move will allow the PC port to support the new graphical features of DirectX11 such as "hardware tessellation, multi-threading and Shader Model 5.0." AMD will be supporting Codemasters by providing their input on "software engineering expertise in DirectX 11 technologies such as tessellation and shader modelling."

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