Nvidia snaps up PhysX with Ageia buy

By admin | Published: February 5, 2008

Graphics giant buys gaming physics firm

Graphics firm Nvidia has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ageia Technologies, a privately held gaming physics technology developer based in California.

Ageia is best known for its PhysX software, which is shipping or in development with more than 140 PhysX-based games on Sony’s PlayStation 3, Microsoft’s Xbox 360, Nintendo’s Wii and gaming PCs.