Deus Ex: The Invisible War, Thief 3, and Republic Are Showcased on the
Ultimate Gaming Platform-PCs Powered by NVIDIA GeForce FX Family of GPUs
ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (E3), LOS ANGELES, May 14
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide
leader in visual processing solutions, today announced that it has teamed with
Eidos Interactive to showcase select PC games, including Deus Ex: The
Invisible War, Thief 3, and Republic at this week's Electronic Entertainment
Expo (E3) beginning May 14 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Each title
will be showcased on PCs powered exclusively by the new NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM)
FX 5900 series of graphics processing units (GPUs) to demonstrate the
evolution of the cinematic PC gaming experience on the ultimate gaming
platform.
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In addition, the two companies also announced a comarketing campaign for
Deus Ex as part of the "NVIDIA(R): The way it's meant to be played(TM),"
(TWIMTBP) program. Developed on and optimized for NVIDIA hardware, Deus Ex
will carry the NVIDIA TWIMTBP seal on its retail packaging and in
advertisements to increase consumer awareness for the best way to play.
NVIDIA's TWIMTBP program was designed to educate consumers on how to get the
ultimate gaming experience through unmatched compatibility, stability, and
reliability and unsurpassed visual fidelity.
"NVIDIA GeForce FX provides us with a state-of-the-art platform that
allows us to create the kind of exciting new visual effects and innovative
features we could only imagine before," said Warren Spector, Studio Director
at Ion Storm. "We have a clear vision for Deus Ex and NVIDIA has played an
integral role in helping us realize that vision by providing the team with a
terrific platform for development. But, even more important to all of us at
Ion Storm, NVIDIA has provided a platform that allows gamers to experience
Deus Ex exactly the way we intended." Deus Ex takes advantage of GeForce FX
features to deliver a dynamic first-person action/adventure experience with
unprecedented levels of realism and immersion. Deus Ex places gamers at the
heart of an intensely visual post-apocalyptic world, brought to life in vivid
detail through dynamic real-time lighting, shadowing, and advanced rendering
techniques.
The award-winning GeForce FX family of GPUs, which includes the GeForce FX
5200, 5600, and 5900 models, are designed to address a full range of price and
performance levels, all sharing the same cinematic computing feature set,
including the NVIDIA(R) CineFX(TM) architecture with advanced vertex and pixel
shaders for stunning special effects. The GeForce FX family of desktop
graphics processors is supported by the NVIDIA Unified Driver Architecture
(UDA)-the industry's only true binary-compatible software architecture,
guaranteeing software compatibility and stability, enabling the industry's
most reliable graphics platform.
Deus Ex, Thief 3, and Republic can be experienced at the NVIDIA (South
Hall 1636) and Eidos booths at E3.
About Eidos
Eidos Interactive is one of the world's leading publishers and developers
of entertainment software. Eidos develops and publishes a diverse mix of
titles for the PC, PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo
GameCube(TM) and the Xbox. For more information on Eidos and its products,
visit http://www.eidos.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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products and expectations of continued revenue growth, are forward-looking
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relating to new products, difficulties in the fabrication process and
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impact of competitive products and pricing alternatives, market acceptance of
the Company's new products, and the Company's dependence on third-party
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Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the
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"Certain Business Risks," for a fuller discussion of these and other risks and
uncertainties.
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