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Novint Announces Valve's Release of Falcon Support for Some of the Best Rated Games of All Time

Market Wire, June, 2009

Novint Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NVNT) announced today that Valve Corporation, one of the video game industry's leading entertainment software and technology companies, has released support for the Novint Falcon for several of their best-selling games.

Valve's best selling game franchises account for over 30 million retail units sold worldwide and over 80% of the PC online action market. Valve is also the developer of Steam®, a leading platform for digital content distribution with over 20 million registered users. An update was distributed through Steam adding Novint Falcon compatibility for customers of The Orange Box which includes Half-Life 2: Episodes 1 and 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. Additionally Valve will soon release support for other leading titles including Left 4 Dead, Day of Defeat Source, and Counter-Strike: Source®.

Using the Falcon, players feel realistic weapon recoil, enemy attacks, vehicle movements, and interactions with the environment. Novint has also released its must have Pistol Grip accessory, which replaces the standard Falcon grip to create an even more immersive FPS gaming experience.

"We're very excited to partner with a company so dominant in the PC game industry," said Novint CEO Tom Anderson. "Their sustained excellence, best-selling games, enormous user base, and forward-looking vision make them standard bearers for the industry. We feel Falcon support for their online games in particular could be our first real killer app, which is an exciting milestone."

About Novint

Novint (OTCBB: NVNT) develops, markets, and licenses technology that adds high-fidelity interactive 3D touch to computing. For more information visit: www.novint.com .

This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements." Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. Factors that may cause or contribute to such differences include fewer sales than expected, changes in industry conditions, litigation, and other risk factors identified in the Company's Form 10KSB filed with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements for revisions or changes after the date of this press release.

Press Contact: info@novint.com 866-298-4420 Investor Relations: ir@novint.com US: Marvin Maslow 917.923.3300 Europe: Herbert Strauss 43 316 296 316


 

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