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San Francisco, CA (August 27, 2008) – Havok™, the premier provider of interactive software services to digital creators in the games and movie industries, today announced that Turbine, Inc., creators of The Lord of the Rings Online™, Dungeons & Dragons Online™ and Asheron's Call® has officially licensed Havok Physics, Havok Animation, and Havok Behavior 6.0 for use in the creation of its upcoming MMO games for the console and the PC.
Now available, Havok 6.0 is a suite of cross-platform software tools for programmers and artists dramatically accelerating the development of cross platform, cutting edge electronic games and special effects for film. Available for multiple gaming platforms including the PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360®, Nintendo Wii® and the PC, Havok 6.0 features improvements and upgrades to Havok’s industry-pervasive Physics, Animation and Behavior products. “We are pleased that Turbine has chosen Havok’s solutions-driven software to effectively and economically manage creative and technical goals in their upcoming titles,” said David O’Meara, Managing Director of Havok. “The Havok team is committed to providing market-leading development tools for our customers based on their evolving needs and we look forward to working with the teams at Turbine.” As one of the key components of Havok 6.0, Havok Behavior is making positive waves in the gaming development community as a production efficiency tool designed specifically for the creative members of the development team. Havok Behavior gives game designers and artists creative control to explore & build interactive character performances that respond to their physical environment in the game, while dramatically streamlining the overall production process. Havok Behavior allows developers to incorporate core gameplay functionality quickly and easily, giving the team the opportunity to focus on creating new, ground-breaking gameplay features while at the same time meeting milestones. “By incorporating Havok technologies into our development process at Turbine, our creative teams can focus on what’s important to our players: better gameplay and rich, organic characters and worlds,” said Chris Dyl, CTO at Turbine, Inc. “Havok’s easy code integration and implementation, and its high level of customer support will provide Turbine with the tools we need to maintain the continued success of our current and future titles.”
About Havok Havok, an Intel company, was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1998, and is the premier provider of interactive software and services for digital media creators in the games and movie industries. Havok works in partnership with the world’s best known game developers - including Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft and Pandemic Studios. Havok’s cross-platform, professionally supported technology is available for the Xbox360™, PLAYSTATION®3, PlayStation®2, PSP™, Wii™, and the PC. Havok’s combination of superior technology and dedication to delivering for our customers every time has led to our technology being used in more than 150 of the world’s best known game titles, including BioShock, Halo 3, MotorStorm, Stranglehold, Crackdown and Age of Empires III. Havok products have been used to drive special effects in movies such as Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix, 10,000 BC, Poseidon, The Matrix, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Havok has offices in Dublin, San Francisco, San Antonio, Calcutta, Munich, and Tokyo. For more information on Havok, visit www.havok.com. About Turbine
Turbine, Inc. is a premier creator, operator and publisher of massive, persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities. Turbine is one of the largest privately-held online gaming studios in North America and was recently chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the OnHollywood 100 Top Private Companies, a power list of the top private emerging technology companies in digital entertainment and media. Turbine has created some of the world’s most popular and award-winning online games, including The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™, Dungeons & Dragons Online™ and Asheron's Call®. For more information on Turbine, its products and services please visit www.turbine.com.
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