New PC Game from Contraband Entertainment Takes Advantage of NVIDIA GeForce FX
GPUs to Deliver a True Cinematic Gaming Experience
ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (E3), LOS ANGELES, May 14
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide
leader in visual processing solutions, and Contraband Entertainment, Inc.
today unveiled Abducted, a new PC game that wraps cutting-edge technology
around a harrowing science fiction storyline to deliver an engaging cinematic
gaming experience. Debuting at this week's Electronic Entertainment Expo,
Abducted takes advantage of the ultimate gaming platform-PCs powered by
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) FX 5900 graphics and NVIDIA nForce(TM)2 Ultra 400
platform processors-to achieve dramatic Hollywood-quality visual effects and
character animations, the hallmark of future-generation gaming experiences.
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Abducted relies on technology features and effects enabled by the GeForce
FX family of GPUs to engulf gamers in a dark and mysterious alien world. Based
on a proprietary 3D engine developed by Contraband Entertainment, Abducted
harnesses the rich feature set and raw performance of GeForce FX and the Cg
high-level shader language to create state-of-the-art real-time lighting,
dynamic shadowing, and advanced rendering techniques never before seen.
"NVIDIA's UltraShadow technology enabled by GeForce FX GPUs has allowed us
to create the look and feel of Abducted exactly how we envisioned it," said
Bill Heineman, principal of Contraband Entertainment. "We're pleased to have
teamed with NVIDIA to mark the first public showing of Abducted."
"We've been working closely with the team at Contraband to ensure they are
able to achieve their artistic vision for Abducted and have been wowed by the
results," said Bill Rehbock, director of developer relations at NVIDIA. "With
GeForce FX and software tools such as Cg, developers are able to create
intense visual effects unique for PC gaming and catapult us into the new
cinematic gaming era."
Abducted is currently on display this week in the NVIDIA booth (South Hall
1636) at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. A publisher for the title has not
yet been announced. For more information about Abducted, log on to
http://www.contrabandent.com.
About Contraband Entertainment
Contraband Entertainment, Inc. creates interactive entertainment software
for a variety of hardware platforms. The Company was formed by a group of
experienced game development professionals and has gathered some of the best
game designers, artists, and programmers to develop original game titles,
including Abducted, Monster Hunter, and the Activision Anthology. Starting
from a blank page, Contraband is experienced at developing new games from
internal designs and external concepts. Attention to detail, careful planning,
and passion for the game concept lead to well designed, fun games that beat
the trend of poorly planned, over-late, and over-budget creations.
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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