End of DirectX Beta Sequence Nears

Microsoft sent word to testers yesterday that the end of the DirectX beta program is nearing, and feedback is needed now to help complete the process. Several new downloads have been added to BetaPlace for testers as part of the final process, including DirectX 8 Release Candidate 0, DirectMusic Producer, international versions of DirectX 8 runtimes, and extras that "contain all of the symbol files and modeling package
plug-ins for extracting skinning information for use with Direct3D." They've also included additional developer tools from nVidia and several other companies. Stay tuned as DirectX 8 continues through the development process.