3D Blaster News Flash

Creative's 3D Blaster is leading the pack!Since its launch in early November, the 3D Blaster is taking thecomputer industry by storm. In this section, we'll keep youup-to-date with the latest breaking news on Creative's 3D Blasterand on the hottest new 3D software.

May 1996

3 New Exciting Titles Optimised for 3D Blaster

March 1996

Creative First To Deliver DIRECT3D Support

February 1996

Creative takes next step in 3D graphics strategy
Argonaut talks about the Creative 3D Blaster

January 1996

Mailing list for 3D Blaster launched
Previews of coming 3D Blaster titles
The 3D Blaster FAQ is updated
What analysts and publications are saying about the 3D Blaster

3 New Exciting Titles optimised for 3D Blaster

Creative has added 3 new titles to the growing list of 3D Blaster compatible titles : Gremlin Interactive’s Fatal Racing and Actua Soccer and Playmate Interactive Entertainment’s Battle Arena Toshinden. These fast action-packed games are being developed using Creative Graphics Library platform so that PC users can experience exceptional 3D quality on their PCs.

Creative First To Deliver DIRECT3D Support

Creative Technology Ltd.((Nasdaq: CREAF), the leading provider of multimedia products for personalcomputers, announced today that its 3D Blaster™, the first consumer level3D accelerator, fully supports Microsoft's newly announced Direct3D API.Long recognized for establishing the standards for PC sound, Creative hasbeen working closely with Microsoft and other industry leaders to definethe standards for 3D graphics. Microsoft's newly released beta of theDirectX SDK includes Direct 3D drivers for Creative's 3D Blaster productline.

Creative Labs takes next step in 3D graphics strategy

Creative has licensed the PERMEDIA™ 3D graphics core technologyfrom 3Dlabs™. This enables Creative to leverage its strengths in soundand communications to design future solutions that incorporate high-performance 2D and 3Dgraphics, audio and communications capabilities.

Click here for the full press release.

Argonaut talks about the Creative 3D Blaster

Argonaut is the developer of the BRender 3D API. Argonaut explains in detail how BRender has helped existing games and also how it will help make the developerment of future 3D programmes easier. Some examples of existing games that make use of BRender include GTE Entertainment's FX Fighter and Phillips Media's Alien Odyssey.

Click here to read the full article.

Mailing list for 3D Blaster Launched

To help keep you up to date with the latest information on the 3DBlaster, Creative has launched a dedicated mailing list. Anyonewith an email account is welcome to join the mailing list -- whetheryou own a 3D Blaster or not. To join, just send an email messageto listserv@creative-labs.co.uk with the following text in the body of the message:

   sub 3dblaster your name

and jump right in....

Previews of the coming 3D Blaster titles!

To date, more than 200 developers from around the world have joinedCreative's 3D Developers Program, and more than 50 new games areexpected just this year! You can preview some of the games inCreative's EntertainmentArcade.

3D Blaster FAQ is updated

Creative's Internet Technical Support Team has been compiling alist of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the 3D Blaster.You can view the FAQ in Creative's Entertainment Arcade.

Just added: a Buyer's Guide to the 3D Blaster.

What Analysts and Publications say about 3D Blaster

The industry buzz surrounding the long-awaited launch of Creative's3D Blaster is unbelievable. Want to hear what analysts and editorsalike are saying about the product everyone expects to set the 3Dstandard? Check out the reviews by visiting the Entertainment Arcade.