Red 5 Studios Licenses NaturalMotion’s Morpheme for Firefall

- NaturalMotion, the game technology company behind the euphoria engine, today announced that Red 5 Studios® has licensed Morpheme for their debut title, Firefall®. Due for release near the end of 2011, Firefall is a team-based action shooter that thrusts hundreds of players together into a lush, dynamic open world.
“The team at Red 5 Studios has one of the strongest pedigrees in the industry,†said Christian Staack, VP Worldwide Sales at NaturalMotion. “We are delighted that we could play a part in the development of Firefall with Morpheme. This is certainly one to watch out for in 2011.â€
“In Firefall, we are creating a futuristic and fantastical world, but believability remains a priority,†said Mark Kern, Founder and CEO of Red 5 Studios. “If you cut corners when it comes to animation, you are betraying the vision of your game. Morpheme lets us meet our high standards of quality while maintaining a very efficient pipeline.â€

Designed to give developers and animators unprecedented creative control, morpheme saves time and resources with the real-time, graphical authoring and previewing of in-game animation. Available for PlayStation®3 system, Xbox 360®, Wii™, PC and Apple® iPhone, Morpheme is licensed by the biggest developers and publishers in the games industry including Ubisoft, Disney, Codemasters, THQ, CCP, Bioware, Robomodo and many others.