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Gamers can play Assassin’s Creed
® III in 3-D on both 3DTVs and standard HDTVs thanks
to 3D Glasses from TriOviz
®
PARIS - November 28, 2012 – Ubisoft
® and TriOviz
® announced today that they have again worked
together to enable gamers to enjoy an exciting and immersive 3-D
gaming experience: Assassin’s Creed III for PlayStation
®3 and Xbox 360
® is already fully enabled to allow fans to play in
3-D on 3DTVs and also on standard HDTVs thanks to special TriOviz
INFICOLOR
® 3D glasses.
This collaboration on Assassin’s Creed III builds on a
partnership established between Ubisoft and TriOviz with
Assassin’s Creed Revelations.
Gamers who own a 3DTV can play Assassin’s Creed III in
3-D using either the active shutter glasses or the passive
polarized glasses that are compatible with their 3DTVs, simply by
selecting
“ Frame Packing” in the game’s
Options/General/Stereoscopic menu.
Gamers who do not yet own a 3DTV can also enjoy the excitement
of 3-D gaming simply by acquiring
* a pair of TriOviz INFICOLOR 3D glasses. After
selecting “INFICOLOR 3D” in the game’s
Options/General/Stereoscopic menu, gamers get a surprisingly
pleasant 3-D experience with depth and natural colors, on their
standard HDTV sets.
“It has only been a few weeks since Assassin’s
Creed III was released, and already raves from people playing in
3-D are appearing all over the web. Gamers are saying that every
corner of Boston feels more real. Every crowd scene feels more
lively. Every two-handed swordfight feels more exhilarating.
Commanding the Providence
in the Atlantic and battling with sailors feels more thrilling.
They love the real-time cut scenes in 3-D. They find the story, the
setting and the overall atmosphere even more engaging in
3-D,” noted Guillaume Gouraud, Head of Developer
Relations at TriOviz
, “And that’s no accident. We have continued to
improve our 3D technology so that amazing games like
Assassin’s Creed III are playable in 3-D on 100% of the
television sets out there. Our mission is to open 3-D gaming to the
widest possible audience.”
“The AnvilNext Engine delivers spectacular graphics with
excellent detail. With TriOviz 3D Technology, we can offer the same
realistic visuals in 3-D without sacrificing results or
performance,” said Jean-Francois Saint Amour, Lead
Graphics Programmer on Assassin's Creed 3 for Ubisoft
, “Playing this game in 3-D makes it even more immersive,
engaging and gritty. It’s a great preview of next-generation
gaming, already here today.”
*TriOviz INFICOLOR
® 3D glasses can be purchased for $29.99 on
http://www.trioviz.com/store
EDITORS
:
High-resolution photos of TriOviz INFICOLOR 3D glasses are
available on request via
contact-media@trioviz.com
About Assassin's Creed III:
Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in the late
18th century, Assassin's Creed III introduces a new hero,
Ratohnnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage.
Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in
the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Gamers become
an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the
most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to
date.
Assassin's Creed III spans the Revolutionary War, taking gamers
from the vibrant, untamed frontier and bustling colonial towns to
the intense, chaotic battlefields where George Washington's
Continental Army clashed with the imposing British Army and the
tumultuous high seas. Assassin's Creed III will feature
unprecedented scope and scale.
For more information on Assassin's Creed III, please visit the
Assassin's Creed Official Website:
www.assassinscreed.com
About Assassin's Creed:
Initially launched in 2007, the first four Assassin's Creed
games have sold more than 38 million units worldwide, and the
franchise is now established as one of the best-selling series
ever. Recognized for having some of the richest, most engrossing
storytelling in the industry, Assassin's Creed transcends video
games, branching out into other entertainment experiences including
comic books, Facebook games, novels, short films and more.
About AnvilNext :
Assassin's Creed III is powered by Ubisoft-AnvilNext, a
revolutionary new game engine that delivers breakthroughs in visual
quality, character models and artificial intelligence. AnvilNext
delivers a next-generation Assassin’s Creed experience on
current-generation systems.
About Ubisoft:
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of
interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown
considerably through a strong and diversified lineup of products
and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 26 countries and has sales
in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to
delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to
consumers. For the 2011–12 fiscal year Ubisoft generated
sales of 1.061 billion euros. To learn more, please visit
www.ubisoftgroup.com.
About TriOviz 3D Technology:
The TriOviz for Games SDK (Software Development Kit) leverages a
game’s existing three-dimensional graphics information to
greatly enhance depth perception, geometry volume and position of
gaming characters and environments. This approach eliminates the
need for rendering multiple images, which allows TriOviz for Games
to run at full-frame rate on consoles. Game developers can maintain
the resolution, performance and gameplay integrity of their AAA
console games all while running in 3D stereoscopic mode.
TriOviz for Games Technology has already been used in eight AAA
console games: Assassin’s Creed III™ (Ubisoft
®), Assassin’s Creed: Revelations™
(Ubisoft®), Batman: Arkham City™ (Warner
Interactive®), Gears of War 3™ (Microsoft®), Captain
America: Super Soldier™ (Sega®), Green Lantern: Rise of
the Manhunters (Warner Interactive®), Thor: God of Thunder
(Sega®), Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (Namco –
Bandaï®), Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY (Warner
Interactive®).
For more information please visit:
www.trioviz.com
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