Building Metro style games with DirectX

Using C++ and DirectX 11.1 to build immersive games for Windows 8.  

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  What’s new for Developers in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview?

  
  DavidLambMicrosoft EmployeeSaturday, March 03, 2012 5:30 PM
 
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  Migrating Windows 8 Developer Preview code to Consumer Preview

  
  DavidLambMicrosoft EmployeeWednesday, February 29, 2012 5:47 PM
 
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  I'm ready to start building Metro style games. How do I get started?

  
  Dan ReaganMicrosoft EmployeeWednesday, September 14, 2011 3:40 AM
 
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  Suppressing (hiding) and locking a Mouse Cursor in Metro-style games/apps

  
  Taygee Tuesday, May 22, 2012 6:05 PM
  Last Reply Luke-Skywalker 11 hours 48 minutes ago
 
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  Transitioning from XNA to C++/DirectX - where to start?

  
  UberGeekGames Wednesday, March 14, 2012 9:50 AM
  Last Reply Tom Spilman Wednesday, May 23, 2012 5:21 AM
 
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  Library for Windows8 market game. Questions.

  
  ChaosDev Tuesday, May 22, 2012 12:13 PM
  Last Reply Chuck Walbourn - MSFT Tuesday, May 22, 2012 9:44 PM
 
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  How to controll write to zbuffer dynamically

  
  David_Brooks Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:13 PM
  Last Reply David_Brooks Monday, May 21, 2012 5:21 PM
 
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  ManipulationDelta is negatively affected when simultaneously doing SurfaceImageSource rendering in a XAML metro app

  
  Jose Fajardo IIIMVPSaturday, May 19, 2012 10:19 AM
  Last Reply Jesse JiangMicrosoft Contingent StaffMonday, May 21, 2012 9:43 AM
 
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  Using Mini Path Language to create my PathGeometries ?

  
  Jose Fajardo IIIMVPFriday, May 18, 2012 12:04 PM
  Last Reply Jesse JiangMicrosoft Contingent StaffMonday, May 21, 2012 7:24 AM
 
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  Get contents of render target into CPU readable memory

  
  Semi Essessi Wednesday, May 16, 2012 5:59 PM
  Last Reply Jesse JiangMicrosoft Contingent StaffThursday, May 17, 2012 7:21 AM
 
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  XAudio2: What is the Best Practice for Overlapping Sound Effects ?

  
  Larry Olson Monday, May 14, 2012 4:00 AM
  Last Reply Chuck Walbourn - MSFT Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:44 PM
 
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  Advice from the devs

  
  funkyj4ever Friday, May 11, 2012 1:42 PM
  Last Reply hans231424 Tuesday, May 15, 2012 5:10 PM
 
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  VirtualSurfaceImageSource system coordinates

  
  Raffaele Rialdi [MVP]MVPFriday, May 11, 2012 7:56 AM
  Last Reply Jesse BishopMicrosoft EmployeeMonday, May 14, 2012 8:59 PM
 
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  ResourceLoading sample question. Where is tool-ObjToVbo called from?

  
  Shazen Friday, May 11, 2012 2:04 PM
  Last Reply Jesse JiangMicrosoft Contingent StaffMonday, May 14, 2012 10:09 AM
 
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  Detect Drag-to-Close gesture

  
  David Goemans Friday, May 11, 2012 2:56 PM
  Last Reply Rob CaplanMicrosoft EmployeeSunday, May 13, 2012 3:23 AM
 
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  Write a bitmap directly to the backbuffer

  
  Kellen Thursday, May 10, 2012 3:49 PM
  Last Reply James Dailey -- MSFTMicrosoft EmployeeFriday, May 11, 2012 11:16 PM
 
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  D2D Solid Brush With Alpha

  
  RaptorCK16 Wednesday, May 02, 2012 5:15 PM
  Last Reply RaptorCK16 Friday, May 11, 2012 2:36 AM
 
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  Search Contracts and Initializing DirectX

  
  GraemeBlack Sunday, May 06, 2012 10:54 PM
  Last Reply James Dailey -- MSFTMicrosoft EmployeeThursday, May 10, 2012 10:27 PM
 
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  Embedding XAML UI in a DirectX application/game

  
  Nullroute Tuesday, October 11, 2011 1:07 PM
  Last Reply Shai Hinitz Wednesday, May 09, 2012 9:28 PM
 
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  Custom touch keyboard

  
  Paul_X Monday, May 07, 2012 9:17 AM
  Last Reply Paul_X Tuesday, May 08, 2012 7:36 AM