June 23, 2008
NCsoft
Utilizes Allegorithmic’s ProFX for PC and PS3 MMO Game Development
Procedural Texturing Middleware
Selected for Efficient Approach to Creating High-quality Textures
Adding yet another prominent game
developer to its client list, Allegorithmic today announced that its procedural
texturing middleware, ProFX 2.6, will be integrated by NCsoft Europe and its
development teams. ProFX was selected for its ability to quickly produce
extremely small texture files – dramatically reducing downloading times and
greatly improving the gamers’ overall experience. NCsoft Corporation is well
known for titles such as Guild Wars, City of Heroes/City of Villains and its
most successful and longest running title, Lineage II: The Chaotic Throne, which
has reached over 17 million players worldwide. NCsoft plans to utilize ProFX on
PC and PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) platforms.
“The Allegorithmic team has been
excellent to work with, very responsive to our specific game and platform
needs,” commented Jay Scott, head of product development for NCsoft Europe. “The
reduced footprint that ProFX affords us will give users a better game experience
by vastly decreasing client size and reducing update download times.”
ProFX 2.6 is the only middleware
that allows game developers to professionally render high-quality procedural
textures. ProFX 2.6 procedural texture files are very small in size — typically
500 to 2,000 times smaller — making them ideal for use in massively multiplayer
online games (MMOGs), virtual communities, casual and downloadable games.
“NCsoft is the number one company in
the world for online gaming,” said Dr Sébastien Deguy, Allegorithmic’s president
and founder. “They continually push the envelope with new content, strategies
and innovative technology. NCsoft immediately recognized that ProFX was the
right technology to take their games and content to the next level and have
truly embraced it. I admire them for their forward thinking and I’m extremely
proud to have them as a client.”
