Geomerics Announces Agreement with Epic Games

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Angle PLC

25 July 2011

 



For immediate release

25 July 2011

ANGLE plc

("ANGLE" or the "Company")

PORTFOLIO COMPANY GEOMERICS ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH EPIC GAMES

ANGLE plc, which focuses on the commercialisation of technology, is pleased to announce that its 33% owned portfolio company Geomerics, has joined Epic Games' prestigious Unreal Engine 3 Integrated Partners Programme.     

The powerful integration of Geomerics premier cross-platform lighting solution, Enlighten, with Epic's award winning Unreal Engine 3 provides a com--pelling proposition for computer games developers. Through its membership in Epic's Unreal Engine 3 Integrated Partners Programme, Geomerics maintains code and feature parity for Enlighten in step with the engine as it evolves.

Epic's Unreal Engine 3 is designed to accelerate developers' productivity for computer and video games, mobile games and applications, training stimulations, 3D visualisations, digital films and animated televisions shows. Unreal Engine 3 is the current holder and five-time winner of Game Developer magasine's Best Engine award in the US. It is available across multiple platforms including iOS, Xbox360® and Playstation®3, PC, Mac and Android.

Geomerics' Enlighten empowers game developers by providing the ability to update all aspects of indirect lighting in real time, in game, on PC and console. Enlighten is optimised to run on Playstation®3, Xbox 360™ and PC. It is available as a stand-alone SDK, or pre-integrated into UE3.

Andrew Newland, Chief Executive of ANGLE commented: 

"This agreement with Epic, one of the world's leading and most successful games developers, is a great endorsement of Geomerics' cutting edge dynamic lighting technology.  Association with Epic with its established customer base and trusted industry relationships can only be beneficial for Geomerics as it continues to grow its sales base."

For further information:

ANGLE plc	01483 685830
Andrew Newland, Chief Executive Ian Griffiths, Finance Director
Collins Stewart Europe Limited Matt Goode	0207 523 8325
Buchanan Lisa Baderoon, Catherine Breen	0207 466 5000
Scott Harris Stephen Scott, James O'Shaughnessy, Harry Dee	0207 653 0030

About Epic Games

Epic Games, Inc., based in Cary, NC and established in 1991, develops cutting-edge games and cross-platform game engine technology. The company has created multiple million-selling, award-winning titles in its "Unreal" series, including "Unreal Tournament 3" for PC, PlayStation®3 and Xbox 360®. Epic's "Gears of War" franchise has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide and won more than 50 Game of the Year awards. Epic's Unreal Engine 3 is the five-time winner of and Hall of Fame inductee for Game Developer magazine's Best Engine Front Line Award. Unreal Engine 3 has also held the Develop Industry Excellence Award in its category for the past three years. Additional information about Epic can be obtained at www.epicgames.com.

About Geomerics

Geomerics, a 33% owned ANGLE portfolio company, is an innovation-led company developing cutting-edge graphics technology for the games industry. The company is based in Cambridge, UK, and has built a team that combines world class management and games industry experience with some of the UK's leading researchers. They are partners with many of the leading companies in the games industry and are currently working with developers around the world on AAA titles for release in 2011 and beyond.

 

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