http://hothardware.com/News/Dirt-2-PC-Demo-Released-DX11-vs-DX9-Tested/The PC Demo for Codemaster's upcoming DirectX 11 racing title Dirt 2 has just hit the web and is available for download right here. If you're unfamiliar with Dirt 2, Codemaster's says this about the game, "DiRT 2 will feature a roster of contemporary off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments. This World Tour will have players competing in aggressive multi-car and intense solo races at extraordinary new locations, from canyon racing and jungle trails to city stadium-based events." To sum this up in gamer-speak, Dirt 2 is a highly anticipated racing sim, that happens to feature some incredible graphics. Throughout the later part of its development, in both screenshots and in live demonstrations we have received of the game, Dirt 2 has impressed us with its visual quality, realism, and use of cutting edge graphics technology. In addition to a DirectX 9 code path, Dirt 2 also utilized a number of DirectX 11 features, like hardware tessellated dynamic water, animated crowd, and dynamic cloth in addition to DirectCompute 11 accelerated high definition ambient occlusion (HADO), full floating point high dynamic range (HDR) lighting, and full screen resolution post processing. Codemaster's has produced a video showing of the DirectX 11 effects in action, that you've got to check out to appreciate...