Microsoft said Wednesday that it’s working to remove one of the frustrating headaches for PC gamers: the need to compile shaders. Microsoft said that it will release an AgilitySDK in September to ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery technology eliminates shader compilation wait times on handheld gaming devices by preloading shaders via the cloud during game downloads. This innovation, ...

First-boot shader compiles still feel as painful as cassette-era loads. Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery claims up to 85% faster shader compiles by pre-distributing precompiled shaders. SODB/PSDB ...

The best Minecraft shaders will make you feel like you're playing a whole new game. Kind of. At least it'll make things look spectacularly different with some very colorful and exciting options. There ...