“For those of you out there that have not tried the Novint Falcon technology, it’s one of those things that you simply can’t convey on television because it’s touch. It’s absolutely amazing I think it’s really going to enhance a lot of games.“ Adam Sessler, Host, G4’s XPlay
“There’s no question that the Novint Falcon has an opportunity to become a must-have controller for hardcore PC gaming fans.“ – PC Gamer
“The Novint Falcon is more advanced than any gaming peripheral on the market, period.“ – PC Magazine
Tomb Raider, Hitman, and Kane & Lynch among AAA titles coming to the award-winning controller
(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- August 18, 2008) -- Novint Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB: NVNT), the pioneer of 3D touch for consumer computing has entered an agreement with Eidos Interactive, creators of some of the world’s leading videogame properties, to make several of their most popular game titles available for the award-winning Novint Falcon game controller. Tomb Raider: Legend, Hitman: Blood Money, 25 to Life, Just Cause, BattleStations: Midway, and Kane & Lynch will all be touch-enabled for the Falcon, allowing players to feel realistic game actions, environments, objects and force feedback. Novint expects to release the games later this year.
“These are great action titles that will really be incredible to play with the Falcon. Eidos set the bar with the Tomb Raider and Hitman franchises and we look forward to giving our players the chance to experience them,” said Tom Anderson, CEO of Novint.
“The Falcon really takes the whole gaming experience in a totally new direction,” said Janet Swallow, Head of Licensing at Eidos. “There is no doubt that consumers will love this technology and Eidos is excited to be able to support it.”
Replacing a mouse or joystick, the Novint Falcon ($189.99 MSRP) is an entirely new type of PC controller that adds realistic 3D touch and force effects to gaming. It is available nationwide at Tiger Direct, J&R Music World, Fry’s Electronics, GoGamer.com, Amazon.com, CircuitCity.com, CompUSA.com, Walmart.com, and Novint.com. AAA, action, sports and casual Falcon games may be downloaded at novint.com or through N VeNT™, Novint’s interface to games, updates and community.
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About Novint
Novint (OTC BB: NVNT) develops, markets, and licenses technology that adds high-fidelity interactive 3D touch to computing. For more information visit: www.novint.com
About Eidos Interactive Ltd
Eidos Interactive Ltd is part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG) creators of some of the world's leading videogame properties. Eidos consists of offices across Europe and the US and several development studios including Crystal Dynamics, IO Interactive, Beautiful Game Studios and Eidos Montreal. The Group has a valuable combined portfolio of intellectual property including: Tomb Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex, Championship Manager and Just Cause.
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