Powering More Than 600 PCs, NVIDIA Shows Off Games
The Way They Are 'Meant to Be Played'
LOS ANGELES, ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (E3), May 13
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide
leader in visual processing solutions, announced today that the newly unveiled
GeForce(TM) FX 5900 series of graphics processing units (GPUs) is the
overwhelming platform of choice for game publishers and developers showcasing
the hottest PC games at this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo.
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More than 600 desktop and notebook PCs in 32 booths throughout the
exhibition halls will be powered by NVIDIA GeForce FX GPUs and NFS-7 nForce2
motherboards provided by ABIT Computer Corporation, demonstrating next-
generation games such as Tron 2.0, Pirates of the Caribbean, Homeworld 2,
Enter the Matrix, Deus Ex: The Invisible War, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Oblivion
Lost.
NVIDIA also announced that many of the hottest new PC games introduced at
E3 will carry the "NVIDIA: The way it's meant to be played" (TWIMTBP) seal,
joining a growing catalog of titles that are optimized for play on desktop and
notebook PCs powered by NVIDIA(R) graphics hardware.
"The performance, compatibility and reliability of NVIDIA GPUs make them
the choice of PC gamers worldwide," said Dan Vivoli, executive vice president
of marketing at NVIDIA. "By combining leading-edge hardware with software from
our 'The way it's meant to be played' program, we're able to take the
guess-work out of PC software compatibility for a better out-of-box
experience. The consumer benefits by experiencing these games exactly as they
were meant to be played."
"The graphic capabilities and the technologies that have emerged over the
last few years have enabled us to build much larger worlds, and inhabit those
worlds with a lot more characters, while still maintaining performance frame
rates that gamers have come to expect," added Ken Balthasar, producer for
Battlefield 1942 at Electronic Arts. "NVIDIA GPUs are crucial to experiencing
Battlefield 1942 the way it's meant to be played."
Introduced in 2002, TWIMTBP has garnered support from the world's top PC
game publishers and developers working with NVIDIA hardware to design, test
and deploy their games. Many TWIMTBP games have become best-selling,
award-winning titles and the program is supported by leading game publishers
including: Activision, Atari, BioWare, CDV Games, Disney Interactive,
Electronic Arts, Eidos Interactive, NC Soft, Novalogic, LucasArts, Microsoft
Game Studios, Square Enix, Ubi Soft and more.
Scott Valencia, executive director at CompUSA's GameFixx commented: "With
TWIMTBP, NVIDIA is doing a great job of making a console-like platform
connection for PC games. For retailers like CompUSA, this is a great program
as we know that games carrying the NVIDIA logo are being played on NVIDIA
hardware, provide the best experience, and are less likely to be returned
-- and that's great for everyone."
Epic Games Vice President Mark Rein concluded: "NVIDIA-powered PCs
deliver the ultimate expandable high-end gaming platform. Technology moves
forward all the time and the great thing about PC gaming is that you can have
an upgradeable game system that allows you to experience the latest and
greatest games at their full potential. NVIDIA has done a great job keeping
their drivers and GPUs compatible from version to version and that means
gamers can easily upgrade their systems to new NVIDIA GPUs to keep up with the
latest technology."
For additional details about NVIDIA at E3 log on to http://www.nvidia.com.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation is a market leader in visual computing technology
dedicated to creating products that enhance the interactive experience on
consumer and professional computing platforms. Its graphics and communications
processors have broad market reach and are incorporated into a wide variety of
computing platforms, including consumer digital-media PCs, enterprise PCs,
professional workstations, digital content creation systems, notebook PCs,
military navigation systems and video game consoles. NVIDIA is headquartered
in Santa Clara, California and employs more than 1,500 people worldwide. For
more information, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.nvidia.com
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