RobertoOrtiz
10-03-2003, 03:21 PM
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But the graphics card wars are entering a new round: A fracas between NVidia and ATI Technologies over Valve's Half-Life 2, one of the most eagerly anticipated games of this holiday season. The battle ranges from benchmarks to questions about the quality of the bundled version, and both vendors are likely pondering the value of the investment in tying the game to their boards.
Pay the Valve Piper
"The fact of the matter is, we were offered by Valve the opportunity to purchase their endorsement and do bundling stuff with Half-Life 2," says Bill Rehbock, NVidia's director of developer relations worldwide. "While we are probably the biggest Half-Life 2 fans in the world and have a good relationship with Valve, it didn't make sense to spend a lot of money on that"
>>link<< (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1093&ncid=1093&e=5&u=/pcworld/20031002/tc_pcworld/112727)
_R
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But the graphics card wars are entering a new round: A fracas between NVidia and ATI Technologies over Valve's Half-Life 2, one of the most eagerly anticipated games of this holiday season. The battle ranges from benchmarks to questions about the quality of the bundled version, and both vendors are likely pondering the value of the investment in tying the game to their boards.
Pay the Valve Piper
"The fact of the matter is, we were offered by Valve the opportunity to purchase their endorsement and do bundling stuff with Half-Life 2," says Bill Rehbock, NVidia's director of developer relations worldwide. "While we are probably the biggest Half-Life 2 fans in the world and have a good relationship with Valve, it didn't make sense to spend a lot of money on that"
>>link<< (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1093&ncid=1093&e=5&u=/pcworld/20031002/tc_pcworld/112727)
_R