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NDL Announces Vivendi Universal Games As New Customer For GamebryoTechnology

 

Gamebryo Multi-Title Publishers License Issued


(Chapel Hill, N.C. – August 1, 2003) - NDL, a leading developer of 3D graphics technology for the computer and video game industry, announced today that it has issued a publishing license of its Gamebryo 3D graphics engine and toolkit to Vivendi Universal Games.  The agreement, which covers all major game platforms, will allow Vivendi Universal Games' development teams to create unique and compelling interactive content for the PC and video game console systems.

 

"Vivendi Universal Games is a leader in the video games industry and the selection of Gamebryo further validates NDL's position in the market," said Lars Bishop, Chief Technology Officer of NDL.  "Gamebryo is designed to have a flexible game development framework that easily fits into the team's production pipeline and their way of designing games, saving many months in the development cycle and cost."

 

The Gamebryo 3D graphics toolkit and engine empowers game developers to focus their energy and resources on what is most important to them: Creating great gameplay and compelling 3D content. Gamebryo's extremely flexible framework enables developers to more efficiently create cutting-edge, compelling titles for Windows, Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, and Nintendo GameCube®, Gamebryo is based on NDL's NetImmerse technology, which has been used to develop more than 60 titles; including blockbuster hits that have won numerous industry awards, such as Mythic Entertainment's Dark Age of Camelot, Bethesda Softworks' The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and Irrational Games' Freedom Force.

 

Further details on the development teams and their upcoming games will be released and posted on the NDL Web site at http://www.gamebryo.com.  More information will also be included in the NDL newsletter and to subscribe please visit, http://www.gamebryo.com/subscribe.cfm .

 

About NDL
NDL, with offices in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, has been developing innovative 3D graphics software and tools for nearly two decades. NDL's technology is used by leading game developers including Firaxis, Blue Fang, Mythic Entertainment, and Irrational Games. Titles using NDL's engine have been or will be published by Bethesda Softworks, Codemasters, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Vivendi Universal and many others. Developer's using NDL's products can spend their time making Windows, Xbox™, PlayStation®2, and GameCube® games look great and play well, saving time and money in the process. To learn more, please visit
www.ndl.com.