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Looks like the few PC gamers that have DirectX 11 graphics cards will have another game to play with soon. THQ has just announced that the PC port of the upcoming first person shooter Metro 2033 will be the latest game to support DirectX 11 graphics features including full tessellation on character models and depth of field effects. You can check out the first screenshots showing off those enhanced visuals in the gallery below.

In addition to the DirectX 11 support, the PC version of Metro 2033 will also support hardware accelerated game physics via Nvidia's PhysX technology. It will also support Nvidia's 3D Vision tech, giving gamers with the right monitor and 3D Vision glasses a chance to view the game in the super trendy 3D way. Metro 2033 is due for release on March 16.

The NVIDIA line of graphics processors are among the most popular (if not the most popular) brand of high-end gaming hardware available today. However, some would argue that these days, graphics cards are offering fewer significant returns with each successive generation. With this in mind, it becomes important for the company to start shifting focus from strictly speed and high resolution frame rates (which are still a very important aspects of PC gaming) to the addressing the gameplay experience itself. One step in this direction was through adopting PhysX technology into its repertoire and having the software run using GPU instead of through a separate card. With PhysX, PC games offer deeper immersion using effects that operate in a realistic non-scripted fashion, like with smoke, cloth and liquids moving in real-time.

NVIDIA's 3D Vision technology takes the game experience even further by bringing games into the third dimension by stereoscoping games in real-time and using special shutter glasses. Unfortunately, not a lot of gamers have $600 to spend on 3D graphics. The glasses alone cost over $100 and the required 3D ready monitors that have a 120Hz refresh rates are very expensive and hard to find, leaving 3D out of the hands of the average consumer. However, NVIDIA has found a way around the prohibitive costs and an easy way to deliver a 3D experience. Not counting the cost of the video card itself, gamers can use NVIDIA 3D Vision Discover for almost nothing... or in some cases, exactly nothing. That's right, by taking the PhysX approach and incorporating 3D technology into the software drivers, PC gamers can literally give their games more depth.

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