Havok announces discount program for indie devs
by Griffin McElroy 
on Dec 7th 2009 6:20PM
Havok, developer and distributor of the powerful middleware engine of the same name,
recently announced a new, altruistic initiative that should fill indie devs with
gallons of holiday cheer. The aptly named Independent Developer Program offers the engine's entire software suite (Havok Physics, Havok AI, Havok Cloth, etc.) to developers at a "flexible and affordable" rate. Rather than licensing the tools directly, these developers sign up for an annual agreement with Havok, which allows them to prototype the tools, picking and choosing which ones they want to leverage for the creation of their latest opus.
The
recently downsized Krome Studios is the first outfit to benefit from the program. We
really hope Sony Santa Monica is the next team to utilize the software, if only so we can make the following joke: "Sony tried Havok, and let slip the
God of War." We're not certain it qualifies as "independent," unfortunately.
Shucks.
