Leading Game Developers Are Blown Away by the Performance of AMD64 Processors.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Game Developers Conference 2004 SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 2004 AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AMD): -- Gamers can now tap a complete 64-bit pipeline for improved development, server hosting and game play At Game Developers Conference, AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that gaming heavyweights Crytek, Epic Games Epic Games, also known as Epic and formerly as Epic MegaGames, is a computer game development company based in Cary, North Carolina, United States. History Epic Games was initially founded under the name Potomac Computer Systems , Havok, Jolt, Super Computer International, Valve and Zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. , Inc. have embraced the AMD Opteron(TM), AMD Athlon(TM) 64 FX, and AMD Athlon 64 processors to create a complete AMD64 gaming pipeline. "AMD64 processors are allowing some of the gaming industry's most respected players to lead a new dimension of creativity," said Marty Seyer, vice president and general manager of AMD's Microprocessor Business Unit. "From game engines to the hosting environment See hosted environment. for multi-player titles all the way to the end-user experience, gamers are pushing the envelope with some of the most compute-intensive processing and AMD is right there with them. In all aspects of gaming, the performance-hungry users who demand the most from their systems are giving AMD64 processors rave reviews." "Zombie is migrating towards 64-bit tools for game development because it gives us unprecedented power to create dynamic, beautiful worlds and new game play with real-time physics, more interactive objects, more shaders and real-time lights," said John Williamson John Williamson can refer to different persons:
Crytek, Epic Games and Valve Software are currently developing their top titles on AMD64 platform-based servers and workstations for maximum processing power and bandwidth, and ultimately enhanced game play. "We are sure that the CryENGINE will use each and every bit of PC hardware to its maximum capacity, so we see AMD64 gaming as an enormous win for the industry," said Cevat Yerli, 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. , Crytek. "It has opened up endless possibilities, offering better performance for dynamic and emergent dimensions of game play. AMD64 is the premier platform for the gaming industry." "We're really thrilled with the leadership role AMD has taken in introducing 64-bit technology into mainstream computing," said Tim Sweeney Tim Sweeney can refer to more than one person:
 This article needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. 2004 is just the first step in our adoption of the new architecture, and we are already well underway in developing next-generation tools and technology that do things wholly impossible on 32-bit platforms." "Valve has created and maintained a 64-bit port of our CounterStrike servers, and the AMD64 version runs much faster for us than the 32-bit version when we do a clock-by-clock comparison," said Gabe Newell Gabe Newell (born November 3, 1962) is the co-founder and managing director of game development company Valve Corporation. Work A "Microsoft millionaire" after working 13 years for the company, Newell founded Valve in 1996 with Mike Harrington, another former Microsoft , Valve managing director. "Steampowered.com is running on an AMD64 machine and we have achieved a 35% performance improvement and the ability to host more than we would on a 32-bit system." In addition, Jolt and Super Computer International, two of the leading game hosting companies, are extensively using AMD Opteron processors to maximize the multiplayer gaming Two or more people playing a game and competing with each other via computer. Although traditional card games such as bridge and poker are played online, games with a large number of people (massively multiplayer) mix real players with simulated environments that turn the computer into a experience. Havok, a top physics middleware, is beginning to develop for AMD64 to enable customers, partners and users to experience more powerful 64-bit physics capabilities. About AMD AMD (NYSE:AMD) designs and produces microprocessors, Flash memory devices and system-on-chip solutions for the computer, communications and consumer electronics industries. AMD is dedicated to helping its customers deliver standards-based, customer-focused solutions for technology users, ranging from enterprises to government agencies and individual consumers. Founded in 1969, AMD is a Standard & Poor's 500 company with global operations and manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan and Asia. AMD on the Web For more AMD news and product information, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.amd.com/virtualpressroom. Additional press releases are available at www.amd.com/pressreleases. AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, AMD Opteron and combinations thereof, are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. HyperTransport is a licensed trademark of the HyperTransport Technology Consortium. Other product and company names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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