TN Games News - Press Releases

New Games Bundled with 3rd Space™ Gaming Vest

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:00:00

Patented Impact Generating Technology 3rd Space Vest to Be Bundled with Activision's Call of Duty 2 and TN Games Incursion!

Vest and Software Patches for Quake and Doom Gamers Available for the First Time November 21, 2007!

E for All Expo 2007
Booth 906

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feel what you've been missing! TN Games, developer of the gaming industry's most innovative and progressively advanced physical experience hardware and software technologies, will delight gaming enthusiasts by showcasing their patented 3rd Space^TM FPS Vest and premier their new multi-player first person shooter game, 'Incursion.' generating an experience like nothing else at the E for All Show, Booth 906.

Both the TN Games premier title game 'Incursion' and a 3rd Space enabled version of Activision's 'Call of Duty II' game will be bundled together and shipped with TN Games 3rd Space FPS Vest for $189.00 USD. Consumers can pre-purchase the bundle pack online at www.tngames.com with product delivery starting November 21st, 2007.

TN Games has also developed software patches that enable Quake 3^TM, 4^TM, and Doom 3^TM with 3rd Space technology. Gamers who own or purchase these titles can purchase the 3rd Space FPS Vest and easily download the patches from www.tngames.com free of charge.

"We can't wait for the multitudes of Quake and Doom gamers to strap on our vests and start 3rd Spacing." said Mark Ombrellaro, Founder/CEO, TN Games. "We believe it will not only enhance these best selling titles but bring an unprecedented new physical experience to each gamer. We will announce more 3rd Space enabled titles in the near future, bringing a seamless and interchangeable new physical reality gaming experience to an ever expanding list of current and future version titles." he continued.

TN Games patented impact-generating 3rd Space technology utilizes a quiet and durable air source to fire 8 pneumatic cells embedded in the vest. The cells are designed to simulate the direction and force of bullet fire in a first-person shooter game. In addition, a wide array of sensory experiences, from crushing explosions to fear-inducing finger taps on the gamers' shoulders, can be experienced with the 3rd Space FPS Vest. The vest is available in black, digital camouflage and comes in two highly adjustable sizes ensuring a comfortable, custom fit.

The 3rd Space FPS Vest takes game players beyond the usual sights and sounds, creating a true spatial awareness of the world your character inhabits. Unlike traditional vibration-based force feedback, the 3rd Space Vest is an impact generating device which gives a gamer physical contact precisely when it happens.

"Our patented vest technology now provides gamers with an unprecedented opportunity to physically experience their action, bridging the divide between virtual and physical reality," said Mark Ombrellaro, Founder/CEO, TN Games. "Our technology enables gamers to get pounded, feel the rush of body slams, be crushed with G-forces, feel a stab wound or be blasted with bullet fire in either a single or multi-player game experience."

E For All Contest - Come get pounded on your own terms at TN Games booth 906! Step up and take your best shot by strapping on the revolutionary 3rd Space FPS Vest! One lucky winner will receive a special edition 3rd Space FPS Vest, TN Games new Incursion game and a 3rd Space enabled version of Activision's Call of Duty II game at this year's show! The drawing will occur at the TN Games booth 906 at 12:00 p.m. on October 21st.

About TN Games

Based in Redmond, WA, TN Games develops computer hardware and software products that enhance the realism of game playing through advanced sensory experience. The mission of TN Games is to develop visionary products and technologies that blur the lines between reality and virtual reality, create a 3rd dimensional entertainment experience, expand the creative expression of our partners, amps the reality of our customers, and offers a new level of interactive entertainment for the gaming industry. TN Games 3rd Space^TM FPS Vest offers a wearable force-production system sending physical impacts directly to players' bodies, transmitted from the virtual environment. For more information, please visit www.tngames.com.

Forcewear™ Renamed 3RD Space™

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:00:00

REDMOND, Wash.-(Business Wire)-August 7, 2007 - TN Games™, makers of computer hardware and software devices, announced today the new name for its flagship technology, formerly known as ForceWear™. The name, 3rd Space™, highlights the newly created "Amped Reality" that TN Games™ developed with their patented impact-generating technology.

Gamers can first experience 3rd Space technology in a vest that uses 8 contact points to simulate a wide array of impacts and explosions, including the direction and force of bullet fire in a first-person shooter. Another version of the vest is specially configured with a different number of cells to deliver 360 degrees of pressure to create G-force in racing games and flight simulators.

The 3rd Space™ Vest is initially being introduced for the PC platform and will be available to consumers in October 2007.

Forcewear™ Introduced

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00:00

Game Developers Conference 2007
Booth 5307, North Hall

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TN Games, makers of computer hardware and software products, today unveils ForceWear^TM Vest. Video-based content is amplified as players wearing ForceWear Vest are pounded both front and back with hits from rapid gunfire, or experience body slams associated with racecar driving. With ten pounds of force at each of the 8 contact points, ForceWear Vest imparts tactile events and impact throughout game play including directional force to create unending anticipation.

"From the young gamer to the hardened industry veteran, all have been astonished by how much TN Games^TM ForceWear Vest amplifies the gaming experience", said TN Games^TM CEO, Dr. Mark Ombrellaro. "We are excited to launch ForceWear Vest at the Game Developers Conference. TN Games^TM is redefining the concept of interactive entertainment by combining feedback that is unexpected and thoroughly suspenseful."

With a customizable-look geared toward shooter and racing games, ForceWear Vest impacts single gunshot wounds, multiple missile gunshot wounds, through and through missile injuries, kicks, punches, and can be used to impart G-force effects for driving/racing or aerial flight content. Standard visual cues during game play are rendered obsolete as hits, kicks and punches from outside the players' field of vision are felt.

ForceWear is currently available in black tactical vest, camouflage, as well as a racing vest with flame-suit appearance. TN Games^TM ForceWear Vest is being introduced on PC platform and will be available to consumers in November 2007.