(San Rafael, California--July 31, 2009) Autodesk, Inc., today announced that it was named "Best Tools Provider" at the 2009 Develop Industry Excellence Awards. The award recognizes Autodesk's commitment to developing innovative technology for the games industry.
Autodesk serves the games community with many leading products, which have been used to create numerous hit titles, including "Rock Band 2," "Prince of Persia" and "FIFA 09."
"It's no surprise to us that Autodesk was the winner in its category by a considerable margin," said Ed Fear, deputy editor of Develop. "Not only does Autodesk continue to engage with the game development community when planning its new features, but its move into the middleware market shows Autodesk's commitment to the games industry as a valuable and creatively-rich market."
"Autodesk is committed to providing solutions that empower game developers to create innovative game experiences," said Marc Stevens, vice president, Autodesk Games. "With our art creation and middleware solutions, we strive to solve both creative and technical challenges, so that developers can focus on the game. It's an honor to see that the community we serve has recognized our efforts."
The Develop awards, now in their seventh year, recognize the best creative, technical and business minds in the U.K. and European game development industry. They are the only peer-voted awards for game developers throughout Europe. This year, about 80 of the world's top game developers voted for the nominated games and companies.
Autodesk for Games
Autodesk offers a number of art creation and middleware solutions for game development. Autodesk's art creation tools are: Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya and Autodesk Softimage modeling animation and rendering software; Autodesk Mudbox digital sculpting and painting software; and Autodesk MotionBuilder real-time character animation software. Autodesk's middleware solutions are Autodesk Kynapse artificial intelligence middleware and Autodesk HumanIK animation middleware.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art Digital Prototyping solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real. Fortune 1000 companies rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world performance early in the design process to save time and money, enhance quality and foster innovation. For additional information about Autodesk, visit http://www.autodesk.com.
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