Fathammer Delivers Customized X-Forge Game Solution to Tapwave
SAN JOSE, Calif.--May 6, 2003--Fathammer today announced that Tapwave(TM), Inc. has licensed a customized version of the X-Forge(TM) 3D Game Engine for use in their upcoming mobile entertainment gear. X-Forge will be promoted and offered to the professional game development community through Tapwave's developer program.
"The Tapwave-optimized version of the X-Forge engine will enable professional game developers to take the mobile gaming experience to an exciting new level. The tools and engine are easy-to-use, flexible, and enable rapid prototyping and development of high performance 3D games," said Byron Connell, Sr. VP Marketing and Founder of Tapwave.
The X-Forge 3D Game Engine is a complete cross-platform SDK and suite of development tools. X-Forge Powered games deliver high frame rate, console-quality 3D games with low memory footprint on a wide variety of wireless PDAs, Smartphones and handheld game devices. In addition to Tapwave's enhanced version of PalmOS, X-Forge supports Symbian OS, Microsoft Pocket PC and Smartphone 2002, Mobile Linux and other popular mobile operating systems.
"Fathammer is tremendously impressed with the Tapwave hardware and their positioning with the mobile gaming industry," said Brian Bruning, CEO of Fathammer. "X-Forge is the ideal game development tool to quickly create original content as well as bring existing titles and brands to this exciting new platform."
About Fathammer
Fathammer is the leading provider of advanced 3D graphics and game technologies for mobile devices. Fathammer provides its industry acclaimed X-Forge(TM) 3D Game Engine and custom solutions to game publishers and developers, device manufacturers and mobile technology providers. X-Forge Powered games bring console quality 3D games to a wide range of mobile devices, including Smartphones, PDAs and mobile game devices.
More information can be found at http://www.fathammer.com.
About Tapwave, Inc.
Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, Tapwave was founded in October, 2001, and creates mobile entertainment gear for technology enthusiasts. The company's partners include PalmSource(TM), Sony, Motorola, Digital Eclipse, ATI, Fathammer, Midway, Activision, Panasonic, Yamaha, and MDM. More information about the company can be found on the internet at www.tapwave.com
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