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NetDevil Inks License Agreement for AGEIA PhysX SDK; Highly Rated Developer of MMO Games Plans Future Support for AGEIA PhysX Processor
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 NetDevil, Ltd. has signed a license agreement to use the AGEIA PhysX(TM) SDK in future game titles. NetDevil's latest release, Auto Assault, is garnering rave reviews from game industry press as well as online user review sites such as MMORPG. With the AGEIA PhysX SDK, NetDevil developers can add intense physics realism to future games and expansion packs, especially for PC users with the AGEIA PhysX Accelerator installed in their systems.
The AGEIA PhysX SDK enables developers to create vehicles, weapons and characters that not only look real, but act real and feel real to the gamer. AGEIA PhysX Accelerator cards are available now from ASUS and BFG Technologies and in game PCs from Dell, Alienware and Falcon Northwest.
"The AGEIA PhysX processor is an exciting advancement for MMO games, because it delivers client-side processing power for handling immersive, real-time physics," said Scott Brown, President of NetDevil. "AGEIA PhysX technology is a powerful and easy-to-implement physics solution that will help our developers continue to pursue excellence and innovation in the MMORPG space."
"NetDevil is taking the MMO genre to new places, and we're excited that they've chosen to take AGEIA PhysX technology along for the ride," said Kathy Schoback, vice president of content acquisition at AGEIA. "With talented developers such as the team at NetDevil, we're only beginning to see the possibilities that AGEIA PhysX technology can bring to games."
About NetDevil
NetDevil was founded in 1997 under the inspiration of Jumpgate(TM), the world's first massively multiplayer space simulator universe. NetDevil is an independent game development company dedicated to the construction of massively multiplayer universes. NetDevil is committed to creating immersive, interactive virtual worlds in unique settings outside the typical fantasy genre. For more information, please visit http://www.netdevil.com/.
> About AGEIAAGEIA(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 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.
Note: AGEIA and PhysX are trademarks of AGEIA Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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