HD Publishing B.V. Licenses AGEIA PhysX Technology for Joint Task Force and Upcoming Games; Publisher-Wide License Enables HD Publishing to Support AGEIA PhysX Accelerator in All Upcoming PC Game Titles

Business Wire, May 10, 2006

LOS ANGELES & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- AGEIA(TM) Technologies, Inc., the pioneer in hardware-accelerated physics for games, announced today at E3 that international publisher HD Publishing B.V. will support the AGEIA PhysX(TM) processor in the upcoming PC version of its real-time strategy game Joint Task Force. HD Publishing also signed a publisher-wide agreement to use the multiplatform AGEIA PhysX SDK, which enables HD Publishing game developers to incorporate extreme physics-based action into all of their future game titles.

Joint Task Force is notable for its extreme attention to detail, including buildings that dynamically collapse and military vehicles that are modeled down to the last rivet. This exacting detail is ideal for the comprehensive real-time physics capabilities of the AGEIA PhysX processor, available now on AGEIA PhysX Accelerator cards from ASUS and BFG Technologies and in game PCs from Dell, Alienware and Falcon Northwest.

Joint Task Force is developed by HD Publishing's internal studio Most Wanted Entertainment (MWE) in Budapest, Hungary and co-published by Vivendi Universal Games. The game is set for release in late 2006.

"After evaluating different physics systems, we found AGEIA PhysX technology to be the most flexible and easy to integrate, with performance that is second to none," said Vincent van Diemen, executive producer at HD Publishing. "With the availability of the AGEIA PhysX Accelerator card for PC gamers, our developers can push physics beyond anything seen in games before."

"Joint Task Force is a highly innovative game and an exceptional showcase for the real-time physics capabilities that only AGEIA PhysX technology can deliver," said Kathy Schoback, vice president of content acquisition at AGEIA. "We look forward to working with HD Publishing to help integrate AGEIA PhysX technology into their future game titles on all platforms."

About HD Publishing

HD Publishing is an international producer and publisher of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, HD's strong and diversified line-up has grown considerably, as has HD itself. As well as steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, HD has also confirmed its presence on the global market by publishing top selling computer games. Founded in 1993 in Holland, HD has published a wide range of products from Mortyr (1999) through to Nexus: The Jupiter Incident (2004). The company is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers around the world.

About AGEIA

AGEIA(TM) Technologies, Inc., is the pioneer of hardware-accelerated physics for PC games and has developed the world's first dedicated physics processor, the AGEIA PhysX(TM) processor. The AGEIA PhysX processor powers massive and pervasive real-time interactive worlds that for the first time obey the laws of classical physics. AGEIA provides a world-class cross platform software development kit to simplify advanced physics programming for the PhysX processor, as well as next-generation gaming consoles. AGEIA is changing the face of gaming by working with more than sixty leading developers and publishers to deliver the next generation of physically immersive entertainment. The company, headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is privately-held. For more information, visit www.ageia.com.

AGEIA and PhysX are trademarks of AGEIA Technologies, Inc. Joint Task Force is a trademark of HD Publishing B.V. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.