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RENDERWARE POWERS MAJOR TITLES AT E3
20 games, broad range of genres…
Los Angeles, 21st May 2001 – Last week at E3 the world’s leading
showcase for the interactive entertainment industry, Criterion
Software’s RenderWare Platform, the leading middleware for game
development, powered 20 major games on PlayStation® 2, Xbox(tm) and
PC. These
games were as follows listed in alphabetical order of the
developer/publisher; -Activision
– Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 (Skateboarding)
-Bam! Entertainment – Driven (Movie License)
-Banjo – Taiyo (Puzzle)
-Criterion Software – SRC [working title] (Driving)
-Cryo/Dreamcatcher – Dune (Movie License) -Cryo/Dreamcatcher
– MegaRace 3 (Car racing)
– Disney Interactive – Monsters Inc. (Movie License)
-Infogrames Entertainment -Tonka Monster Trucks (Driving)
-Interplay – Run Like Hell (Action)
-Konami – Winning Eleven 5 (Soccer)
-Lucas Learning – Star Wars Super Bombad Racing (Kart Racing)
-Midway – NFL Blitz 2002 (Sports)
-Pacific Coast Power and Light – MX2002 (Motocross Racing)
-Pan Interactive Publishing – Intergalactic Bounty Hunter (Action)
-Sony Computer Entertainment Europe – Airblade (Next Gen Boarding)
-Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. – Grand Theft Auto 3 (Action)
– Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. – City Crisis (Action)
-TDK Mediactive Inc. – Casper Spirit Dimensions (Movie License)
-TDK Mediactive Inc. – PRYZM Chapter One: The Dark Unicorn
-Ubisoft – Rayman Revolution (Platformer)
About
RenderWare Platform:
RenderWare Platform provides game developers with unrivalled 2D/3D
graphics, audio and physics modules. By using RenderWare Platform, game
developers are empowered to fully unleash their potential, focusing
their development effort on content and gameplay rather than the
technology itself. RenderWare Platform is Criterion Software’s
latest middleware solution for the game industry, building on RenderWare
Graphics, its world-leading, high performance, totally flexible, truly
multi-platform 2D/3D graphics toolkit, previously known as
RenderWare3.
RenderWare Graphics is used extensively among the game development
community worldwide, with more than 250 game development studios signing
for licenses including heavyweights such as Activision, Creations, DMA
Design, Empire Interactive, Interplay, Konami, Midway, Rage,
Sierra-Online, THQ, Titus and Ubisoft. RenderWare Platform is available
for PlayStation® 2, Xbox(tm), NINTENDO GAMECUBE(tm) and PC. For the
latest information on RenderWare Platform, please visit http://www.renderware.com.
About Criterion Software:
Criterion Software is the undisputed world-leading provider of
middleware solutions for the game development industry. Founded in
1993, Criterion Software is a rapidly expanding organisation that today
employs over 160 people in its software technology and game development
divisions and is headquartered in Guildford UK, with offices in Tokyo,
Austin, Paris and Derby. Criterion Software is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Canon Inc. Further information on Criterion Software can
be found at http://www.csl.com. Canon and RenderWare are registered trademarks of Canon Inc.
Microsoft is a registered trademark and Xbox is a trademark of Microsoft
Corporation. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc. Nintendo is a registered trademark and NINTENDO
GAMECUBE a trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd. Konami is a registered
trademark of Konami Co., Ltd. Midway is a registered trademark of Midway
Games Inc. Sierra is a trademark of Sierra On-Line, Inc. All
other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective
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