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AGEIA Technologies Launches "Fall For PhysX" Game Bundle.


Exclusive Program A Great Deal For Gamers Who Want To Test Drive PhysX Powered Games

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Responding to the growing market demand for PhysX powered games, AGEIA AGEIA America Germany Egypt India America ([TM]) Technologies, Inc., the pioneer in hardware-accelerated physics for games, today introduced a limited-time "Fall for PhysX" promotion program via key e-tailers.

Available through select e-tail partners, those who purchase AGEIA(TM) PhysX(TM) Add-In-Boards from BFG Technologies BFG Technologies is a privately held U.S.-based supplier of premium 3D video cards based on NVIDIA graphics technology. BFG Technologies branded products are available in North America and Europe at retailers and e-tailers. Their main headquarters is in Lake Forest, Illinois.  or ASUS ASUS Arts and Science Undergraduate Society (Queen's University)
ASUS Air Support Squadron (USAF)
ASUS Annual Support & Update Service
ASUS Administrative Support/Utilization
 will also receive - free of charge - three full games worth over $100 to enjoy the enhanced gaming experience only PhysX can bring. Games included in the bundle are: City of Villains, Bet on Soldier: Blood of Sahara and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (also known as Ghost Recon 3 or G.R.A.W.) is the third installment in the popular Ghost Recon tactical shooter video game series, published by Ubisoft. . In addition, the bundle will also include a demo of CellFactor: Combat Training, a prequel pre·quel  
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 to the highly anticipated CellFactor: Revolution game to be released later this year.

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, Vice President of Marketing for AGEIA. "PhysX is the next chapter of gaming evolution. PhysX based games deliver an immersive experience that engages players like never before. These games are a great way to wet consumers' appetites for what's coming this holiday season."

The AGEIA "Fall For PhysX" bundle is available with purchase of PhysX Accelerator cards manufactured by ASUS or BFG BfG Bundesanstalt für Gewaesserkunde (Germany: Federal Institute of Hydrology)
BFG Big Friendly Giant (Roald Dahl book)
BFG Battlefleet Gothic (game)
BFG Briefing
, and sold via leading e-tailers including: Mwave, Newegg and Zipzoomfl. For more details, visit www.ageia.com.

The AGEIA PhysX Processor is the world's first and only dedicated hardware accelerator for advanced physics. AGEIA currently lists over seventy content partners that plan to support physics hardware acceleration In computing, hardware acceleration is the use of hardware to perform some function faster than is possible in software running on the normal (general purpose) CPU. Examples of hardware acceleration include blitting acceleration functionality in graphics processing units (GPUs) and  in the next generation gaming platforms.

About AGEIA

AGEIA[TM] Technologies, Inc., is the pioneer of hardware-accelerated physics for PC games and has developed the world's first dedicated physics processor, the AGEIA PhysX processor. The AGEIA PhysX processor powers massive and pervasive real-time interactive worlds that for the first time obey the laws of classical physics. AGEIA provides a world-class cross platform software development kit to simplify advanced physics programming for the PhysX processor, as well next-generation gaming consoles. AGEIA is changing the face of gaming by working with more than sixty leading developers and publishers to deliver the next generation of physically immersive entertainment. The company, headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is privately-held. For more information visit www.ageia.com.

AGEIA and PhysX are trademarks of AGEIA Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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