Award-Winning Flying Lab Software Licenses Intrinsic Alchemy to Develop Games.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003 Pirates of the Burning Sea  This article or section contains information about an unreleased video game.The content may change substantially as more information becomes available. (TM) to be Released Fall of 2003 for PC Intrinsic Graphics(TM), Inc., the developer of the innovative Intrinsic Alchemy game development platform, is announcing today that Flying Lab Software, maker of the award-winning Rails Across America, has selected Intrinsic Alchemy as their engine for game development of their next title on the PC. Recently announced, Pirates of the Burning Sea(TM), is a Massively Muliplayer On-line Role Playing Game See CRPG. (MMORPG (Massively Multiuser Online Role Playing Game) A role playing game on the computer played by many people. An MMORPG differs from a regular computer role playing game because its environment is perpetual. ) and will be released for the PC in the Fall this year. "The decision to utilize Alchemy as our game development platform is an excellent example of how we are committed to bringing more to the table for our customers. Pirates is for serious gamers. Using Alchemy not only allows us to enhance game quality, but it has allowed us to pursue new directions in technology development and implementation for the online realm," stated Russell Williams, Executive Producer of Flying Lab Software. "The irony is that gamers will only know about Alchemy indirectly, when they find out that the gameplay and technology of Pirates are unsurpassed." Pirates is broadband only, with high-end hardware specifications for graphics -- a GeForce 3 or better is required in at least a 1GHZ machine, and the game is optimized for the latest DirectX 9.0-class cards. Pirates is being published on-line directly to gamers using Valve's new Steam technology. This is the same delivery system used by Half-Life 2 and Counterstrike 2. Early screenshots, FAQs, and forums are available at: http://www.burningsea.com. The first iteration of the game launches in the fourth quarter of 2003, with new iterations regularly adding major new features in the months after release. "It's exciting to see so many cutting-edge games being built on Alchemy. Flying Lab Software is taking full advantage of the flexibility and extensibility of Alchemy, utilizing our advanced C++ open architecture in connection with our easy integration technologies," said T. Paul Thomas Paul Thomas (born Paul Anthony Thomas, 5 October 1980, Waldorf, Maryland, United States) is the bassist of the band, Good Charlotte. He started out on the guitar, but then a friend influenced him to play the bass guitar. , President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Intrinsic Graphics. "On-line game development is a very important part of our customer base. We're proud to be part of Flying Lab's award-winning line up of games." About Intrinsic Graphics, Inc. Intrinsic Graphics provides developers and artists a powerful, more efficient way to create games, and to do it across multiple systems. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Intrinsic Alchemy, is a high-performance software platform for delivering real-time 3D applications on next generation game consoles, personal computers, advanced TV set-top boxes and future generation handheld devices. Backed by some of the world's leading gaming and graphics companies including Sony Computer Entertainment, Intrinsic Graphics is headquartered in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , with offices in Europe and Japan. For more information, visit the Intrinsic Graphics web site at http://www.intrinsic.com. About Flying Lab Flying Lab Software is the maker of the critically acclaimed Rails Across America, Editor's Choice from Computer Gaming World Computer Gaming World (CGW) was the first magazine devoted exclusively to computer games. CGW was founded in 1981 by Russell Sipe as a semi-monthly publication. and Editor's Choice and Best Multiplayer Game See multiplayer gaming. of the Year from Computer Games magazine Computer Games Magazine was a computer gaming print magazine. It was formerly Computer Games Strategy Plus, and before that, Strategy Plus. While its initial focus was on strategy games, it covered a wide range of game genres. . More information can be found at http://www.flyinglab.com. Note to Editors: Intrinsic Graphics and Intrinsic Alchemy are trademarks of Intrinsic Graphics, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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