Havok Physics Featured in Capcom's Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Havok today announced that Capcom's highly anticipated Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles uses Havok Physics^TM taking the sequel to Capcom's million-plus selling hit title to the next level on the Nintendo Wii^TM platform. The game hits store shelves tomorrow, November 17. In August, Havok announced that Capcom's three recently shipped worldwide blockbusters Lost Planet, Dead Rising, and Resident Evil 5 were developed using the Havok Physics technology.

Used by more Nintendo Wii^TM developers than any other physics middleware solution, Havok Physics delivers the broadest range of production-tested collision detection and physics simulation features and tools to Wii developers looking to extend their existing game franchises.

"With Havok's proven technology, our development team in Japan was able to create a more dynamic world in Darkside Chronicles than was possible in the first game," said Mike Webster, Director, Marketing, Capcom. "One of the goals in Darkside Chronicles was to make the world seem more alive, and the integration of Havok Physics made it possible for objects in the game to break apart, explode, or move much more realistically."

"Capcom's creative and talented team of developers shows what the Wii is truly capable of. Havok Physics helped create more immersive player interactions with the game world, and between characters in the game," said David O'Meara, Managing Director, Havok. "It is extremely rewarding to see how Capcom utilized Havok Physics to bring the dead to life in this latest installment of Resident Evil on the Wii platform."

About Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

Capcom brings the Resident Evil series back to the Nintendo Wii^TM with the sequel to the highly successful, million-plus selling title, Resident Evil:The Umbrella Chronicles,Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. The game's on-rail, arcade shooter gameplay first featured in Resident Evil:The Umbrella Chronicles, has been radically upgraded in Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. Continuing in the survival horror tradition, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles will increase the thrills and chills with an enhanced two-player co-op mode where players will be able to follow their partners on the same screen. A horde of new features including a new system that allows players to modify the difficulty level according to their playing skills will bring accessibility and fun to both the hardcore and casual gamer.

About Havok

Havok, an Intel company, was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1998, and is the premier provider of interactive software and services for digital media creators in the games and movie industries. Havok works in partnership with the world's best-known game developers, including Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony. Havok's cross-platform, professionally supported technology is available for the Xbox 360^TM video game and entertainment system, PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system, PSP, Wii^TM, and PC Games for Windows. Havok's combination of superior technology and dedication to delivering for its customers has led to the company's technologies being used in nearly 250 of the world's best-known game titles, including Assassin's Creed, Halo 3 and Bioshock. Havok products have also been used to drive special effects in movies such as Quantum of Solace, Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix, and The Matrix. Havok has offices in Dublin, San Francisco, Calcutta, Munich, and Tokyo.