Gamers usually see a marked improvement in 3D graphics every two or three years. When Microsoft ties a new version of DirectX into Windows, or when AMD/Nvidia announce an exciting new feature in their graphics chips (one that developers are excited about, that is), you can look forward to new effects coming along for the ride.
Milestone titles like Morrowind, Doom 3, and Far Cry were made famous by reflections in the water, nerve-wracking lighting effects, and believable island worlds. The greatest improvement was the development of the pixel shader, which now ensures natural water movements, lighting effects on surfaces, and film-style special effects like motion blur. Today, the most advanced effects are enabled by DirectX 10.1 and Shader 4; DirectX 11 and Shader Model 5 have already been announced and will pave the way for another level of added realism.
It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.
Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.
A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.
Heavy Rain in my opinion takes on Hollywood, as does Uncharted and Ratchet and Clank (They take on Pixar and win)