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| AGEIA PhysX Technology in FRITZ 9 and Future Chess Titles AGEIA Technologies, Inc., the pioneer in hardware-accelerated physics for games, today announced that ChessBase Gmbh has signed a publisher-wide licensing agreement to use the AGEIA PhysXTM SDK in FRITZ 9 and other upcoming titles. ChessBase also announced their support for the upcoming AGEIA PhysX processor. FRITZ 9 combines classic chess with 3D animation, surround sound and real-time physics using AGEIA PhysX technology. The game emulates the legendary Chess Turk, an automaton chess machine operated by a human chess master hidden in its cabinet. Built by a Baron for a Queen in the 1600s, the Chess Turk confounded such luminaries as Napoleon Bonaparte, Benjamin Franklin, and Edgar Allen Poe. More recent challengers of FRITZ include World Champion Vladimir Kramnik and the legendary Garry Kasparov. The game has won awards and rave reviews from USA Today, Discovery.com, GameZone Magazine, and countless other US and European publications. With its publisher-wide license for the AGEIA PhysX SDK, ChessBase can offer real-time immersive physics in all of its upcoming titles. Its support for the AGEIA PhysX processor ensures amazingly interactive physics action for game players who have the AGEIA PhysX processor installed in their PCs. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Game News :: home page |