AGEIA Inks Publisher-Wide Agreement with Major Russian Publisher 1C Company
Largest Publisher in Eastern and Central Europe to Drive Support for AGEIA PhysX Processor in Region
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - June 27, 2006 -
AGEIA Technologies, Inc., the pioneer in
hardware-accelerated physics for games, today announced that
Russian publisher 1C Company has signed a publisher-wide
licensing agreement for AGEIA PhysX technology. The
leading publisher and distributor of computer games in
Eastern and Central Europe, 1C Company publishes and
distributes titles from leading Eastern European developers,
as well as titles of international publishers for the local
market.
1C Company also has internal game development studios and a
variety of external developers that will benefit from 1C
Company's license for AGEIA PhysX technology. As a result,
gamers in the Russian market will soon have access to a broad
selection of physics-optimized games that support the AGEIA
PhysX processor, the industry's first and only dedicated
physics processing unit. 1C Company developers are currently
incorporating the AGEIA PhysX SDK into several new games,
with the first titles supporting the AGEIA PhysX Processor
scheduled to be released later this year.
AGEIA PhysX Accelerator cards are available now from ASUS and
BFG Technologies and in game PCs from Dell, Alienware, Falcon
Northwestand others.
"AGEIA PhysX technology gives our development studios access
to features that they could only dream about a short while
ago," said Nikolay Baryshnikov, International Sales Director
of 1C Company. "Our agreement with AGEIA marks a new era in
games, and we hope this is only the beginning of a long and
successful relationship between the two companies."
"As the largest publisher in in Eastern and Central Europe,
1C Company is a valuable strategic partner in expanding our
presence in this important market for games," said Kathy
Schoback, vice president of content acquisition at AGEIA.
"With more and more games integrating AGEIA PhysX technology,
it won't be long before the AGEIA PhysX processor is standard
equipment for gaming rigs in Russia."
About 1C Company
1C Company specializes in distribution, publishing and
development of interactive entertainment products and
business software. Founded in 1991, 1C has become the leading
publisher and distributor of computer games in Eastern and
Central Europe. 1C Company is widely acknowledged as a game
developer and has several internal studios. Internal
developments of 1C include IL-2 Sturmovik, IL-2 Sturmovik:
Forgotten Battles, Aces Expansion Pack and Pacific Fighters.
1C Company works as a publisher and producer with over 30
independent development studios and has produced over 100
projects for PC and consoles. More information about the
company is available at http://int.games.1c.ru
About AGEIA
AGEIA 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 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 http://www.ageia.com.
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