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.”

We are happy to announce the Havok Physics Innovation Contest to see what developers can create with the Intel-sponsored version of its Physics and Animation products. The submissions will be judged in two categories and $40,000 in cash and prizes are up for grabs. The winner will be announced at the San Francisco Game Developer Conference in March 2009. The Intel-sponsored Havok products have been downloaded more than 20,000 times and are available at http://www.havok.com/tryhavok. For contest details visit http://www.havok.com/contest.

Havok announced in February an Intel-sponsored PC version of our award-winning physics and animation products for download at no charge. The products are now available!

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Deep Silver and Havok Sign Worldwide, Multi-Year Licensing Agreement

San Francisco, CA (August 14, 2008) – Havok, the leading provider of physics engines to the global game and movie entertainment industry, today announced that it has signed a two-year licensing agreement with Deep Silver. The global video game developer and publisher will take full advantage of the award-winning Havok Physics, Havok Animation and Havok Behavior solutions.

The first Havok titles to come out of Deep Silver’s internal studio will also be the publisher’s largest global multiplatform game launches to date. With movie production likeness, Ride to Hell is set in the 1960s biker world. Players will experience raw and intense game play as Deep Silver stays true to the art style, music and scenery found in the sixties’ bike culture.

San Francisco, CA –August 6, 2008: Havok, the leading provider of physics engines to the global game and movie entertainment industry, today announced that it has signed a perpetual licensing agreement with Microsoft Game Studios in which Havok’s core Physics, Animation and Behavior products, plus future products, will be made available to all Microsoft internal studios and development partners worldwide. In this unique deal, Microsoft game creators that choose to license Havok Physics will automatically receive Havok Animation. Havok’s industry-pervasive physics engines and software tools enable video game and PC developers to speed development time, keep costs in check, improve internal efficiencies and reduce overall development risk.

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