THQ has announced via press release that their upcoming apocalyptic shooter Metro 2033 will support both DirectX11 and NVIDIA 3D on the PC when it releases next month.
"The 4A Engine is one of the most advanced game engines we've ever worked with, and with DX11 enabled, Metro 2033 is undoubtedly one of the best looking PC games of 2010," said Tony Tamasi of NVIDIA."
Metro 2033 is due for release on March 16 in the US while the UK will have to wait till March 19, the game will be available for Xbox 360 and PC.
Press release:
THQ AND NVIDIA CONFIRM EXTENSIVE DX11 FEATURE SET AND 3D VISION SUPPORT FOR METRO 2033TM
Upcoming FPS from 4A Games will boast the most advanced DX11 techniques yet seen in a PC title
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. February 17th , 2010 – THQ Inc. and NVIDIA today announced that Metro 2033TM, the upcoming first person shooter from 4A Games, will support a number of advanced DX11 features with the latest generation of DX11 graphics cards, as well as NVIDIA 3D Vision support. Metro 2033 will also feature advanced, hardware accelerated physical effects using NVIDIA PhysX.
Gamers with DX11 cards will experience advanced Depth of Field effects as well as Full Tessellation on character models. You can see the results on the official Metro 2033 Flickr Collection at http://www.flickr.com/photos/metro2033 .
"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 DX11 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.
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