U-Wars implementing PhysX

by: John - posted: 3/31/2009 9:37:00 AM

Biart Studios is going to be implementing PhysX in their upcoming sci-fi shooter, U-Wars. The game lets you take part as a Navy Seal in trying to take down a terrorist group known as Golden Hawk. PhysX on the PC can be accelerated with NVIDIA GeForce 88XX GTX and up cards so if you have one of those in your system you'll see some improved effects in the game.  Interestingly enough, the game's coming out for the PC, Xbox 360, and PSP. Kind of weird that there's no PS3 port but there is a PSP version.

Underwater Hunters in U-Wars Take Aim at NVIDIA PhysX Technology

What: NVIDIA today announced that Biart Studio, a leading computer game development company based in the Russia “Silicon Valley”, has adopted NVIDIA® PhysX® technology for its upcoming game, U-Wars.

U-Wars is a sci-fi tactical shooter for the PC and Xbox360 with the action taking place in the near future. The local conflicts are growing into larger ones, spreading the terrorist threat and tensions around the globe. NATO countries are combining efforts to destroy the most dangerous and powerful of terrorist organization, known as the Golden Hawk. Formed in the end of 20th century, Golden Hawk possesses huge resources that are coming out of drug distribution, slaves and weapon smuggling.

The player will take command of an elite Navy Seals squad, accomplishing covert operations both on land and underwater. With NVIDIA PhysX technology, Biart Studio have designed a game with highly destructible environments, immersive storylines with expressive characters, and a huge choice of tactical equipment, including a variety of weapons, jetpack suits, and submarines. On the PC, the physics effects are also hardware accelerated by any CUDA-enabled GPU, including NVIDIA GeForce® 8800 GTX or higher.

The NVIDIA PhysX development solution consists of a robust physics engine, API, and middleware designed to give developers and animators unprecedented creative control over the look of their final in-game interactivity by allowing them to author and preview physics in real time. PhysX technology works across all major gaming platforms, including Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and the PC.

When: U-Wars will be available in Q4 of 2009.

Where: U-Wars with hardware PhysX acceleration will be available on a PC near you. For more information on U-Wars, please visit: http://www.uwar-game.com/.