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VICARIOUS VISIONS®, INC. ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF INTRINSIC ALCHEMY® TECHNOLOGY ASSETS FROM INTRINSIC GRAPHICS™, INC
LOS ANGELES, CA –
ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO – MAY 13, 2003 –
Vicarious Visions®, Inc. (www.vvisions.com),
a leading developer of video games,
announced the purchase of
all rights to the Intrinsic Alchemy technology, originally developed by
Intrinsic Graphics as a powerful middleware platform for PC and video game
consoles including Sony
PlayStation®
2, Microsoft Xbox™,
and Nintendo GameCube™."
“We are delighted to add Alchemy to the Vicarious Visions family,” said Karthik Bala, CEO of Vicarious Visions. “This enables the continued availability of the Intrinsic Alchemy technology and tools to game developers such as ourselves, who are creating hit titles that need the leading edge that Alchemy provides.
The near-term focus for Vicarious Visions will be to continue Intrinsic Alchemy product development. The company will work with international partners such as Silicon Studio in Japan to provide Alchemy’s value to game studios worldwide. Going forward, Vicarious Visions sees great potential in the Alchemy technology to become the middleware solution of choice for blockbuster games. Its powerful software architecture allows for a robust production pipeline and multi-platform development on 128-bit console systems, and has been designed for scalability to future generation of console platforms and mobile devices.
Intrinsic Alchemy is currently being used in a number of high profile PC and console titles to be released Fall 2003 including Vicarious Visions’ upcoming Crash Nitro Kart™ for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube, a fast action multiplayer kart racing game based on the hit Crash Bandicoot® franchise from Vivendi Universal Games. Alchemy is also being used to power hit titles in development at Activision, Konami, Sega, Take-Two Interactive, and other studios worldwide.
“We've brought a core group of people on board with expertise in the development of the Alchemy technology,” added Guha Bala, President of Vicarious Visions. “Combining expertise in multi-platform middleware solutions with our native game development application and production expertise will allow us to create technology that can have a big impact on the future of game development.”
About Vicarious Visions, Inc.
Vicarious Visions is an independent game development studio that has created hit titles with top brands such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater™, Spider-Man®, Crash Bandicoot®, Star Wars®, SpongeBob Square Pants® and Monsters, Inc®. The company's success is based on innovative technology, compelling game designs and a rigorous development process. Vicarious Visions is a trusted partner of publishers including Activision, THQ, and Universal Interactive and brand holders including Disney, Pixar, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon and Warner Brothers. Vicarious Visions is a contributing member of The Khronos Group, which is focused on the development of OpenGL ES and OpenML™ graphics standards.
For more information, visit the Vicarious Visions web site at http://www.vvisions.com
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Vicarious Visions is a registered trademark of Vicarious Visions, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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“Crash Nitro Kart” interactive game © 2003 Universal Interactive, Inc. Crash Bandicoot and related characters are ® and © of Universal Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. Vivendi Universal Games and the Vivendi Universal Games logo are trademarks of Vivendi Universal Games, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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