[業界消息] Microsoft Buys Havok From Intel

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Microsoft Buys Havok From Intel

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-buys-havok-from-intel,30228.html

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Microsoft continues to expand its gaming profile with its latest acquisition of Havok, one of the most prominent game technology companies in the industry. Before Microsoft, Havok was owned by Intel, which bought the company in 2007 for $110 million.

Havok's price was unknown, but Microsoft has plans to use its latest purchase for more than just games; it highlighted other uses in its announcement, such as Visual Studio and Microsoft Azure.

However, Havok is still deeply rooted in games. Its latest product, Havok FX, is currently used in Rainbow Six: Siege from Ubisoft. By adding the company to the fold, Microsoft believes that it can add another layer of quality to its own games. Havok's technology is used in some of today's most popular games including Destiny, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, and Dragon Age: Inquisition, to name a few.

Even in an age when console exclusivity is a rarity, the Xbox One still has a few aces up its sleeve, most notably Forza Motorsport and the Halo series. These two franchises alone attract a great number of fans. Combine that with Microsoft's work with DirectX 12 and Havok's long list of clients in the gaming industry, and the purchase looks to be a promising venture for the two companies.

http://techreport.com/news/29142 ... s-engine-from-intel

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After being acquired by Intel eight years ago, Havok is changing hands once more. Microsoft announced that it's purchased the 3D physics software provider from Intel today. Redmond says the acquisition puts another arrow in its quiver of tools for game development, alongside DirectX, Visual Studio, and Azure.

For the uninitiated, Havok is the physics engine beneath a huge range of titles, including Half-Life 2, Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty, Halo, and several hundred other titles across consoles and the PC. Microsoft says it'll continue licensing Havok's tools after the acquisition to allow third-party developers "to create great gaming experiences."

The company also alludes to the possibility of including Havok in its Azure cloud services, as part of its effort to build "the most complete cloud service." Azure services are already part of titles like Crackdown 3 on the Xbox.

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