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E3 2005: AGEIA Technologies Signs Up Multiple Vendors

20th May 2005, 8:22am
AGEIA Technologies has announced that it has signed up a variety of developers, publishers, manufacturers and middleware vendors. ASUS will develop and market add-in boards with the AGEIA PhysX processor, the world's first dedicated physics processing unit. Sony has signed up the company for PS3 in developing physics-based middleware for the PS3 based on AGEIA's NovodeX physics software. AGEIA's software is the only multithreaded physics software in the industry.

A flurry of game developers and publishers have jumped aboard. Companies include:
  • Atari: Using AGEIA's NovodeX physics software in Dragonshard
  • Atari's Shiny Entertainment Studio: using AGEIA's NovodeX physics software for physics-based martial arts action and gunplay, as well as physics-defying stunts and aerobatics in upcoming game titles.
  • Big Huge Games: Targeting the AGEIA PhysX processor for hardware acceleration of upcoming real-time strategy game Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends.
  • Bongfish Interactive Entertainment: Incorporating AGEIA's pioneering physics technology into snowboarding game Stoked Rider featuring Tommy Brunner.
  • Cryptic Studios: Source code agreement to use AGEIA's NovodeX physics software as core physics engine for upcoming City of Villains and other next-generation titles.
  • PerfectPlay Entertainment: Building first game Metathrone Project from ground up with AGEIA physics technologies.
  • Phantagram Co.: Korean developer and creator of Kingdom Under Fire series using AGEIA's NovodeX physics software for its upcoming title for the Xbox 360.
  • Ritual Entertainment: Source code agreement enabling Ritual to integrate AGEIA technologies, such as AGEIA's NovodeX physics software, into their own core technology.
  • Spark Unlimited: New Pandora game will list AGEIA PhysX processor as minimum system requirement as part of larger technical and marketing partnership.
  • Ubisoft: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 3 is leveraging the unique multithreaded capabilities of AGEIA's physics software to harness the power of next-generation consoles.
  • Game Consulting: French specialist of 3D outsourcing will be demonstrating the power of AGEIA's PhysX hardware and software with their new live combat game Arena Online.
  • YAGER Development: German developer will be demonstrating the hardware acceleration of AGEIA's PhysX processor with Eye of the Storm (working title), an action game focusing on futuristic guerilla combat in urban environments.
by Robert Gardner