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RenderWare (RW) is computer and video game middleware from Criterion Software.

Description

RenderWare is a 3D API and graphics rendering engine used in computer games, Active Worlds, and some VRML browsers. RW is developed by Criterion Software (which used to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canon but is now owned by Electronic Arts).

Programming languages such as VRML use rendering software such as RW, Direct3D, OpenGL, etc. in order to display 3D graphics.

RenderWare 2.x-, on the other hand, has its own self-rendering, internal scripting language, RWX (RenderWare script). RenderWare 3+ dropped support for RWX and focused instead on a binary model file format (which earlier RenderWare versions contained in a different format), making RWXes incompatible with RW3+.

With RW4 coming, Criterion is slated to again drop support for RW3.x's BSP and DFF file formats, thus changing model/world formats yet again.

RenderWare is available for use in Windows based PC applications, and consoles such as PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox and PlayStation Portable.

Industry support

Renderware is used throughout the video game industry. Some of the games using RW include:

  • The Incredibles 2004 GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox D3 Publisher Inc., Noviy Disk, Snowball.ru, THQ, Inc.
  • ObsCure 2004 PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox DreamCatcher Interactive Inc., MC2 France, MC2-Microïds
  • The Warriors 2005 PlayStation 2, Xbox Rockstar Toronto, Rockstar Games
  • NRL Rugby League 2003 PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox Tru Blu Entertainment Pty Ltd
  • Sonic Heroes 2003 GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox SEGA Entertainment
  • Nana 2005 PlayStation 2 Konami
  • kill.switch 2003 PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox Hip Interactive Corp., Namco Hometek Inc.,
  • Burnout 2001 GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
  • City Crisis 2001 PlayStation 2 Syscom Entertainment Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
  • BLACK 2006 PlayStation 2, Xbox Electronic Arts Inc.,
  • 2005 PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows SCi Games Ltd.
  • Cold Winter 2005 PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.
  • Manhunt 2003 Windows, PlayStation2, Xbox Rockstar North
  • Madagascar 2005 GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox Activision Publishing, Inc.
  • Darkwatch 2005 PlayStation 2, Xbox Capcom Entertainment, Inc.
  • NBA Ballers 2004 PlayStation 2, Xbox Midway, Midway Games

See also

  • Gamebryo, a chief competitor to RenderWare

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