August 25th, 2009 admin
Virtual commerce company Live Gamer has acquired in-game economy middleware provider Twofish, incorporating its casual and social transactions-focused data solutions into its full suite. Live Gamer aims to be a “one-stop shop” for developers wanting to add virtual economies to games of all stripes, co-founder and president Andy Schneider tells Gamasutra. The company offers an e-commerce platform …
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August 25th, 2009 admin
Paris based developer White Birds has become the first French studio to utilise middleware provider Qube Software’s Q platform in its development process.
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August 14th, 2009 admin
Microsoft Game Studios Europe said Thursday that it licensed Havok Spectrum, giving the developer access to Havok’s physics, animation, and behavior middleware for future titles. The licensing deal comes just over a year after Microsoft Game Studios’ North American home base signed a “perpetual licensing agreement” that put Havok software tools in Microsoft’s studios. Havok’s tech is found in …
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August 12th, 2009 admin
Xaitment has made a new version of its XaitControl available to the artificial intelligence middleware market. The software’s 2.5 update carries a host of features aimed at making complex, state machine-based AI faster and easier to create, as well as more accessible to developers outside of the highly specialized AI coding discipline. The XaitControl tool is purpose-built for designing and …
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August 11th, 2009 admin
GamersGate, the premier online marketplace for downloadable PC games, today announced a distribution agreement with Blitz Games Studios to host two highly acclaimed PC titles: Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy, a swashbuckling action game set on the high seas, and Droplitz, an engaging and addictive puzzle game.
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August 5th, 2009 admin
Autodesk has announced at Siggraph 2009 that it is launching MotionBuilder 2010, a new version of its real-time 3D character animation software.
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August 4th, 2009 admin
(2009-08-03) NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — At SIGGRAPH 2009, Autodesk, Inc . (Nasdaq: ADSK) announced a new version of its real-time 3D character animation software — Autodesk MotionBuilder 2010. This latest release offers faster overall performance, productivity-enhanc…..
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