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Tom's Hardware > Forum > Games General > Games General Discussions > GDC 08: Ageia Adds APEX to Unreal Engine 3

GDC 08: Ageia Adds APEX to Unreal Engine 3

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Ageia's PhysX extensions are already running in Epic's Unreal Engine 3 but with the addition of the APEX libraries it's easier than ever for developers to bring real-world physics to the game world.

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