Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Autodesk Buys AI Software Maker

San Rafael-based Autodesk said today that it has agreed to acquire Paris-based Kygnogon SA, a developer of artificial intelligence software used for video games. Financial terms were not disclose. Kygnogon's Kynapse software has been used to develop video game titles, including Alone in the Dark 5, Crackdown, Fable 2 and The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. The firm's customers include Electronic Arts, Activision, Bethesda Softworks, Lionhead Studios, Midway, Real Time Worlds, SEGA, Sony Online Entertainment, Spark Unlimited, THQ and Turbine.