



[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.]

London , UK – 19 th August, 2011 – As the acquisition of Trinigy by Havok and parent company Intel is finalised, Firefly reflects positively on the merger and its implications for Stronghold 3. On August 8 th it was announced that Havok, the premier provider of cross-platform interactive software and services for digital media creators, had entered into an agreement to acquire Trinigy, the independent game engine developer responsible for the Vision Engine that powers Stronghold 3. With the deal expected to be finalised in the coming days, after which the integration of the two companies’ staff will begin, here at Firefly we thought it would be a good time to contribute our thoughts on the merger. Matt de Villiers, Lead Programmer at Firefly, had this to say. “We have enjoyed a great working relationship with both Trinigy and Havok. Trinigy really have been going from strength to strength recently and with the added resources and support from Havok I can only see them getting bigger and better from here on out. Given that we employ both companies’ technologies in our games, this merger can only ease the development process for us. This really is fantastic news for Stronghold 3”. More information about Trinigy and Havok can be found at www.trinigy.net and www.havok.com respectively. For the latest on Stronghold 3 please go to www.stronghold3.com or follow @AskTheWolf on Twitter to be insulted by a psychotic medieval warlord. About Havok Havok, an Intel company, was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1998, and is the premier provider of interactive software and services for digital media creators in the games and movie industries. With world leading expertise in physics, animation and tools, Havok’s business is to turn our customers’ creative aspirations into technical realities. Havok’s modular suite of tools gives power to the creator, making sure that our clients can reach new standards of realism and interactivity, while mitigating the overall cost and risks associated with creating today’s leading video games and movies. Havok works in partnership with the world’s best known game developers - including Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft and Pandemic Studios. Havok’s cross-platform, professionally supported technology is available for the PlayStation®2, PLAYSTATION®3, PSP™, Xbox™, Xbox360™, Wii™, GameCube™, and the PC. Havok’s combination of superior technology and dedication to delivering for our customers every time has led to our technology being used in more than 150 of the world’s best known game titles, including BioShock, Halo 3, MotorStorm, Stranglehold, Crackdown, Age of Empires III and Cars. Havok products have been used to drive special effects in movies such as Poseidon, The Matrix, Troy, Kingdom of Heaven and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The company has offices in Dublin, San Francisco, San Antonio, Calcutta, Munich, and Tokyo. Havok.com, the Havok logo and the buzz-saw logo are trademarks of Havok.com Inc (or its licensors), in the United States and other countries. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. About Trinigy Based in Southern Germany, Austin, TX and Seoul, Korea, Trinigy is a privately owned company committed to providing groundbreaking game engine technology and first-class support to video game and serious game development studios across the globe. Engineered to provide more creative and technical freedom, the company’s Vision Engine is currently in use in more than 200 commercial game productions by well-known companies such as Ubisoft, Take 2, Dreamcatcher, NeoWiz, Spellbound, TimeGate Studios, Robot Entertainment, Nitro Games and more. The Vision Engine has proven its versatility in a multitude of game genres, including real-time strategy, racing, first-person shooters, role-playing games and massively multiplayer online (MMO) games. It is available and optimized for performance on PC (DX9, DX10, DX11), Xbox360®, PlayStation®3, Nintendo Wii™, XBLA™, PSN™, WiiWare™, browsers, NGP, as well as iOS and Android (coming soon). For more information about Trinigy, its Vision Engine or its technology partners, please visit: www.trinigy.net. About Firefly Studios Firefly Studios is an independent PC game developer specialising in real-time strategy and MMO titles. Formed in 1999 by Simon Bradbury and Eric Ouellette, the company has brought to market a number of high profile and commercially successful strategy games, including the Stronghold series with lifetime sales of over five million. They have offices in the UK and US. For more information please visit their website at www.fireflyworlds.com or follow @FireFlyWorlds on Twitter. ### Trademarks are property of their respective owners. Nicholas Tannahill | Public Relations | Firefly Studios Ltd. Shakespeare House, 168 Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TG, UK Direct: +44 (0)207 801 6324 www.fireflyworlds.com