Tuesday, 5 February 2008

NVIDIA to Acquire AGEIA

NVIDIA sent out word today that it is going to acquire AGEIA and according to the press release there are 140 games being developed under the Physx support and will all now come under NVIDIA's control. The acquisition will allow NVIDIA to integrate the Physx processor into their GPUs giving the a clear competitive edge over ATI.

"The AGEIA team is world class, and is passionate about the same thing we are—creating the most amazing and captivating game experiences," stated Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of NVIDIA. "By combining the teams that created the world's most pervasive GPU and physics engine brands, we can now bring GeForce®-accelerated PhysX to hundreds of millions of gamers around the world."

Read the official press release here.

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