Capcom adds QSound 3D Audio to all future products.CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1997--QSO (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :QSNDF.) New Agreement Includes Home Video Games See video game console. , Game Soundtracks, Multimedia Software and Video Arcade This article is about video arcades. For other uses of the term arcade, see Arcade. A video arcade (also known as an amusement arcade in the United Kingdom or a game center in Japan) is a place where people play arcade video games. Games Capcom and QSound Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:QSNDF.) have signed a new, non-exclusive, worldwide agreement enabling Capcom to incorporate QSound Labs' real-time interactive 3D audio technology into all of the company's software titles including those created by third- party developers. The agreement also permits Capcom to use QSound in all future game music CDs, multimedia software and video arcade game projects produced by Capcom. Capcom, one of the world's leading software developers, will utilize all of QSound Labs', cross-platform developer tools including QMixer(TM), the company's software audio mixer. QMixer was designed to provide efficient, effective 3D positional audio and to add increased realism and immersive appeal to games. QMixer automatically uses the advanced processing architecture of Intel's MMX (MultiMedia EXtensions) A set of 57 additional instructions built into the Pentium MMX chip for improved multimedia and modem performance by performing mathematical operations on multiple sets of data at the same time (see SIMD). (TM) technology improving the application frame rate of the games' graphic elements. QMixer creates 3D audio effects without the need for special hardware in the end-user's system. Capcom, making an aggressive move to dominate the fast-moving action game segment of the home video market, will incorporate QSound Labs' real-time, interactive 3D audio technology to create dynamic entertainment products for major platforms including PC, MAC, Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn. RESIDENT EVIL II, scheduled for release in Q4, will be one of this year's new QSound-enhanced titles by Capcom. According to Multimedia Wire RESIDENT EVIL, Capcom's current top-selling title has sold more than two million copies worldwide. Shipments of RESIDENT EVIL ceased as of March 31, 1997 to build anticipation for the PlayStation title's sequel. The new title will feature a new cast, new weapons, faster gameplay and QSound's real-time interactive 3D audio. QSound Labs was the first company to provide 3D audio for the arcade game industry and Capcom was the first company to adopt its use. As the world's leading video arcade game manufacturer, Capcom early on chose QSound Lab's 3D audio chips for their video arcade machines introducing numerous innovative, successful arcade games: "Street Fighter II Street Fighter II (ストリートファイターⅡ ," "Slam Masters," "Dungeons Dungeons may refer to:
Italian writer best known for his novels, including The Name of the Rose (1981). He has also written extensively on semiotics and British and American popular culture. Fighter," "Dark Stalkers," "Alien vs Predators," "Ring of Destruction," and "Armored Warriors." "Capcom realizes the importance of supplying gamers with the powerful, true-to-life experience QSound Lab's immersive 3D audio creates," said David Gallagher, president of QSound Labs. "By providing new action-packed titles with realistic 3D audio, Capcom and QSound Labs will continue to lead the way in the home entertainment and video arcade game industries." "As in the past, Capcom selected QSound (R) because it adds a realistic and convincing 3D audio element for game players," said Hidetaka Amine amine (əmēn`, ăm`ēn): see under amino group. amine Any of a class of nitrogen-containing organic compounds derived, either in principle or in practice, from ammonia (NH3). , Manager, International Business Division, Capcom. "Whether in their homes or in an arcade, Capcom and QSound Labs will provide the consumer with the best 3D audio experience available with these new products." Capcom of Japan and its subsidiary Capcom USA, are leaders in the electronic entertainment and amusement game industries. Capcom designs, manufactures and markets an award-winning product line, including coin-operated and video arcade games, amusement products and home video games. Based in Calgary, Alberta, QSound Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ:QSNDF.) serves the home entertainment, PC/multimedia, consumer electronics and professional audio industries. The company's patented 3D audio technologies provide immersive, realistic 3D environments and include specific sound placement, stereo enhancement and surround sound solutions. Visit the company's Website http://www.qsound.ca for more information about the company or its technology. QSound Labs' customers include video game publishers Capcom, Electronic Arts, Fathom Pictures, Microsoft, Microprose, Mindscape mind·scape n. A mental or psychological scene or area of the imagination. , Overtime Sports and Sega: PC/multimedia companies Acer, AIWA AIWA Asian Immigrant Women Advocates AIWA Armenian International Women's Association , CompCore, Crystal Semiconductor, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , OPTi, Samsung, Siemens Nixdorf and Yamaha and professional audio artists Bryan Adams, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Sting, Paula Abdul, and Roger Waters as well as West Productions: (The X-Files, Millennium and The Wonder Years). CONTACT: QSound Labs, Inc. Christine Anderson, 403/291-2492 www.qsound.ca or The Bohle Company Scott Robertson, 310/785-0515 Pam Swartwood, 310/785-0515 |
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