Turbine licenses cross-platform Havok engine for new MMO
by Shawn Schuster 
Aug 26th 2008 at 3:00PM
Filed under: Business models, MMO industry
Lord of the Rings Online developer Turbine has just announced their official licensing of Havok Physics, Havok Animation and Havok Behavior 6 for their yet-unnamed MMO project. As you may remember, Turbine stated intent for creating their next MMO on PC and consoles, which would fall in line with this Havok engine which includes support for multiple platforms including the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii.The Havok 6.0 suite is a collection of development tools made specifically for programmers and artists to build "interactive character performances" that are said to respond to their physical environment in the game. With this advanced set of tools and the recent venture capital in hand, Turbine may indeed be on their way to making the first truly cross-platform MMO.
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torak said on 3:13PM 8-26-2008
A remake of "Asherons Call" done right.
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Yeah right.
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rjcombo said on 4:42PM 8-26-2008
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Final Fantasy XI the first cross-platform MMO? I believe the PC, PS2, and Xbox 360 clients all connect to the same servers.
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ReijMan said on 4:41AM 8-27-2008
Harry Potter MMO isnt it?
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