Still Time to Beat the Christmas Rush

Business Wire, Dec 12, 2001

Business Editors/Entertainment Writers

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2001

NDL Offers Free 3D Game Download for iPAQ

Christmas Rush, a new interactive 3D game for Compaq's iPAQ Pocket PC, is available for free download on the Numerical Design Ltd. (NDL) web site at www.ndl.com .

The game has been downloaded more than 3,000 times in the four days since its initial posting.

NDL, maker of the NetImmerse 3D game engine and toolkit, developed Christmas Rush as a holiday gift to iPAQ users. The first-person game, which has players helping Santa deliver presents, appeals to people of all ages.

NDL has built its reputation optimizing performance for games on specific platforms, including Xbox, Playstation 2, GameCube and PC. "We used our 3D tools to create a cute little game for the holidays," says John Austin, NDL president. "We see a real opportunity for graphically rich 3D gaming on mobile devices and in the future, digital phones."

NetImmerse is an exclusive product of Numerical Design Ltd. (NDL), with offices in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Silicon Valley, Calif. Founded in 1983, NDL has been responsible for major developments in 3D graphics technology incorporated into leading PC and console game software. NetImmerse-based game titles include Mythic Entertainment's Dark Age of Camelot, Irrational Games' Freedom Force, Totally Games' Star Trek Bridge Commander, and Bethesda Softworks' The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.