CellFactor: Revolution

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Based on CellFactor: Combat Training, a technology demonstration created by Artificial Studios in conjunction with Immersion Games to showcase the capabilities of AGEIA's PhysX processor, CellFactor: Revolution is an action-packed first-person shooter that takes advantage of the capabilities of the dedicated AGEIA PhysX processor. As it was announced last month, the game was released for free today. Please note that the game is playable even if you do not have the Physx accelator card.

Yesterday Immersion Software released the final trailer of it's newest game CellFactor: Revolution. The game was announced a few years ago for both PC and Xbox 360. In the trailer there was no sign of the Xbox 360 version and on both the CellFactor website and the Immersion website there is no more sign of the Xbox 360 version. The guys over at Xbox 360 Only decided to contact Immersion Software, to see what the status on the Xbox 360 version is. A few hours later they received a response from Miguel Posada from Immersion Software. He states that CellFactor: Revolution will only be coming to PC on May 8th. This because the Reality Engine which the game uses only works on PC. There wasn't all bad news though, because Posada says it is very likely the game will be ported and expanded and using a new engine, which made it possible for the game to come to Xbox 360. Pesoda personally is very eager to see the game coming to Xbox 360. No official word on that possible port but CellFactor: Revolution will definitely not be coming to Xbox 360. The PC version is as of today available free for download on the official website. Read the full e-mail from Immersion after the jump.

The Revolution will not be televised, but it will be downloaded Artificial Studios and Immersion Games announced that CellFactor: Revolution will be available on PC for free via digital download on May 8. The first-person shooter utilizes Ageia's PhysX processor for cloth, fluid and debris effects. CellFactor: Revolution will also feature three extreme PhysX levels for the single-player campaign. Dreaming up the original concept, creating the art and collaborating with the other teams has been incredible, but what we're most eager to do is get this in the hands of gamers come May 8, said Julian Castillo, art director, lead designer and Immersion Games co-owner. We think players will have a blast discovering the hundreds of ways they can kill enemies using the environment. The physics in CellFactor: Revolution are unlike anything gamers have seen before, said Manju Hegde, CEO of Ageia Technologies. The game delivers stunning physics-driven gameplay elements and dramatic effects. The Ageia PhysX processor dramatically accelerates dynamic motion and interaction in complex environments with real-world, real-time properties for a whole new dimension in gameplay.

While there haven't been too many games released that use AGEIA's Physx PC game physics processor to its fullest extent, that could change with the release of CellFactor: Revolution. Originally developed as a one level demo to show off the AGEIA processor features, developers Artifical Studios and Immersion Software recently decided to expand and improve on that demo will a more fully feature title. FiringSquad got a chance to chat with Jeremy Stieglitz, the president and lead designer for Artifical Studios, to find out more about their plans for CellFactor: Revolution

One of the games Southpeak Interactive was showing behind closed doors on Tuesday was CellFactor: Combat Training, a PC first-person shooter that blew us away with its ridiculously cluttered environments and interactive debris. Originally developed as a tech demo to show off what the developer's software could do, CellFactor is being considered for market, possibly as a multiplayer-centric or budget title. Graphically, CellFactor is beautiful, looking like the drab-but-detailed Pariah with a