2K Games to use PhysX Technology in Mafia II

2K Games have announced that they are to use NVIDIA's PhysX technology in its mobster crime game Mafia II. They are also going to use NVIDIA's 3D Vision technology, for full stereoscopic 3D via their 3D Vision glasses, and APEX Clothing module on the PC version to recreate dynamic and lifelike movement in clothing.

"The integration of PhysX and NVIDIA APEX technology, including the APEX Clothing and Particle modules, enable the city and personalities of Empire Bay to truly come alive on Windows PC. The NVIDIA APEX Clothing module allows for more dynamic movement in clothing, making in-game characters even more realistic and reactive to environmental conditions. With the implementation of NVIDIA APEX Particles, players are engulfed in lifelike explosions that are bigger and brighter, including weapon fragments, in-game debris and destructible environments that are amplified in both quantity and realism through the integration of APEX Particles. For example, a pistol fired into a glass pane will emit hundreds of glass shards; a shotgun blasted through a wooden landing will splinter the wood; and a Tommy Gun will chip into a brick or stone wall to methodically fracture and break it into pieces."

"We are extremely excited about the upcoming launch of Mafia II for Windows PC," said Drew Henry, general manager of GeForce business at NVIDIA. "With support for GPU-accelerated PhysX and 3D Vision, gamers will be able to experience the mob world in a whole other dimension. Gamers are in for a real treat."