Over 20 Million Steam Users to Now Have Access to Falcon Enabled Games
ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- (Marketwire) -- 06/24/09 -- Novint Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NVNT)
announced today that Valve Corporation, one of the video game industry's
leading entertainment software and technology companies, has released
support for the Novint Falcon for several of their best-selling games.
Valve's best selling game franchises account for over 30 million retail
units sold worldwide and over 80% of the PC online action market. Valve is
also the developer of Steam®, a leading platform for digital content
distribution with over 20 million registered users. An update was
distributed through Steam adding Novint Falcon compatibility for customers
of The Orange Box which includes Half-Life 2: Episodes 1 and 2, Portal, and
Team Fortress 2. Additionally Valve will soon release support for other
leading titles including Left 4 Dead, Day of Defeat Source, and
Counter-Strike: Source®.
Using the Falcon, players feel realistic weapon recoil, enemy attacks,
vehicle movements, and interactions with the environment. Novint has also
released its must have Pistol Grip accessory, which replaces the standard
Falcon grip to create an even more immersive FPS gaming experience.
"We're very excited to partner with a company so dominant in the PC game
industry," said Novint CEO Tom Anderson. "Their sustained excellence,
best-selling games, enormous user base, and forward-looking vision make
them standard bearers for the industry. We feel Falcon support for their
online games in particular could be our first real killer app, which is an
exciting milestone."
About Novint
Novint (OTCBB: NVNT) develops, markets, and licenses technology that adds
high-fidelity interactive 3D touch to computing. For more information
visit: www.novint.com.
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