Metro 2033 DirectX 11 and 3D Visition
| Written by: Etali |
| Date: 2010-02-17 |
THQ and NVidia today announced that Metro 2033, the upcoming first person shooter from 4A Games, will support a number of advanced DirectX11 features with the latest generation of DirectX11 graphics cards. The game will also have NVidia 3D Vision support. Metro 2033 will also feature advanced, hardware accelerated physical effects using NVidia PhysX. Gamers lucky enough to have DirectX11 cards will experience advanced Depth of Field effects as well as Full Tessellation on character models. There's only a handful of DirectX 11 games out there at the moment, so it's always nice to see another one added to the list - and an FPS at that! "Our engineers have been working closely with 4A Games to ensure that Metro 2033 takes full advantage of some of the spectacular effects made possible with the next generation of DX11 hardware," said Tony Tamasi, Senior Vice President of Content and Technology at NVIDIA. "The 4A Engine is one of the most advanced game engines we’ve ever worked with, and with DirectX11 enabled, Metro 2033 is undoubtedly one of the best looking PC games of 2010. Combine this with NVIDIA 3D Vision and PhysX and you will experience mind-blowing visuals." Metro is scheduled for release in North America and Germany on the 16th March, Australia on the 18th March, and in the UK and the rest of Europe on the 19th March, on Xbox 360 and PC. Metro 2033 is set in the shattered subway of a post apocalyptic Moscow, Metro 2033 is a story of intensive underground survival where the fate of mankind rests in your hands. In 2013, the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the earth’s surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033. An entire generation has been born and raised underground, and their besieged Metro Station-Cities struggle for survival, with each other, and the mutant horrors that await outside. You are Artyom, born in the last days before the fire, but raised Underground. Having never ventured beyond your Metro Station-City limits, one fateful event sparks a desperate mission to the heart of the Metro system, to warn the remnants of mankind of a terrible impending threat. Your journey takes you from the forgotten catacombs beneath the subway to the desolate wastelands above, where your actions will determine the fate of mankind. |
