Activision and DivX create a press release highlighting Nintendo's smaller discs.
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 for Nintendo GameCube'TM' Offers Action Sports
Cinematics in High-Quality DivX Video
New Installment to Hugely Popular Skateboarding Video Game Franchise Uses
Cutting-Edge DivX(R) Video Technology
Tony Hawk's Underground 2 for the Nintendo GameCube, the new title from
developer Neversoft Entertainment and publisher Activision, utilizes
patent-pending DivX(R) video compression technology for stunning in-game
cinematics, DivXNetworks, Inc. announced today.
The follow-up to the hugely popular Tony Hawk's Underground, Tony Hawk's
Underground 2 sends gamers globetrotting on a sick international road trip
with Tony Hawk and Bam Margera. The latest evolution in the #1 action sports
franchise, Tony Hawk's Underground 2 delivers a hilarious story mode, an
unprecedented level of customization, and more moves than the Skate Gods
could dream of.
Neversoft Entertainment licensed the industry leading DivX video technology
to create DVD-quality cinematics for Tony Hawk's Underground 2 that provide
a thrilling visual experience while offering unparalleled compression ratios
to save disk space. DivX technology was also used for cinematics in Tony
Hawk's Underground. DivX, among the world's most popular video compression
technologies with over 130 million downloads, has become the de facto
standard for high-quality cinematics throughout the gaming industry.
"As avid fans of Tony Hawk's Underground, the DivX team is extremely excited
about the release of Tony Hawk's Underground 2 and even more stoked that
DivX video technology is once again being used to encode cinematic scenes
throughout the game," said Jordan Greenhall, CEO and co-founder of
DivXNetworks, Inc. "Neversoft and Activision have created an awesome gaming
experience that is a perfect fit with the DivX brand."
"DivX video is not only the highest quality video technology for in-game
cinematics, but it also provides encoding speed and compression not possible
with other solutions," said Kevin Mulhall, Producer at Neversoft
Entertainment. "We're happy to continue our partnership with the DivX team
with the release Tony Hawk's Underground 2."
The DivX video Software Development Kit (SDK) enables developers to create
highly compressed cinematics for the PC, Mac, Xbox, and Gamecube platforms.
Offering superior compression, DVD-quality and faster-than real time
encoding speeds, DivX has redefined the cut-scene experience for millions of
consumers. Often called the "MP3 of Video," DivX has been downloaded over
130 million times and enables 7-10 times greater compression than MPEG-2,
the DVD standard.
For more information on DivX for gaming,
visithttp://www.divxnetworks.com/solutions/gaming/pc.php.
To learn more about Tony Hawk's Underground 2, go to
http://www.activision.com/microsite/thug2/.
