RenderWare

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RenderWare is a widely used cross-platform 3D game engine and middleware platform that powered many notable games in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
RenderWare canonical 13
RenderWare AI 1
RenderWare Graphics 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (83)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 3D graphics engine ⓘ
game engine ⓘ
middleware ⓘ
software library ⓘ
acquiredBy Electronic Arts ⓘ
acquisitionYear 2004 ⓘ
component RenderWare AI ⓘ
linked to: RenderWare

RenderWare Graphics ⓘ
linked to: RenderWare

RenderWare Physics ⓘ
linked to: RenderWare

RenderWare Studio ⓘ
linked to: RenderWare
developer Criterion Software ⓘ
linked to: Criterion Games
eraOfProminence early 2000s ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ
language C++ ⓘ
notableFor enabling rapid cross-platform development ⓘ
widespread use on PlayStation 2 ⓘ
originalReleasePeriod late 1990s ⓘ
parentCompanyOfDeveloper Electronic Arts ⓘ
platform Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to: Windows

Nintendo GameCube ⓘ
PlayStation ⓘ
PlayStation 2 ⓘ
PlayStation 3 ⓘ
linked to: Sony PlayStation 3

Sega Dreamcast ⓘ
linked to: Dreamcast

Xbox ⓘ
Xbox 360 ⓘ
mobile platforms ⓘ
status discontinued commercial product ⓘ
supportsAPI Direct3D ⓘ
OpenGL ⓘ
supportsFeature 3D rendering ⓘ
animation system ⓘ
character skinning ⓘ
cross-platform abstraction layer ⓘ
level streaming ⓘ
particle systems ⓘ
physics integration ⓘ
targetAudience game developers ⓘ
usedFor PC game development ⓘ
console game development ⓘ
cross-platform ports ⓘ
usedInGame Black ⓘ
Burnout (video game) ⓘ
linked to: Burnout

Burnout 2: Point of Impact ⓘ
Burnout 3: Takedown ⓘ
Burnout Dominator ⓘ
Burnout Legends ⓘ
Burnout Paradise (early tech lineage) ⓘ
linked to: Burnout Paradise

Burnout Revenge ⓘ
Cold Fear ⓘ
Crazy Taxi (some ports) ⓘ
linked to: Crazy Taxi

Dead to Rights ⓘ
Def Jam Vendetta ⓘ
Def Jam: Fight for NY ⓘ
Grand Theft Auto III ⓘ
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ⓘ
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) ⓘ
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing ⓘ
James Bond 007: Nightfire ⓘ
Kill.Switch ⓘ
Mafia (console versions) ⓘ
Manhunt ⓘ
Medal of Honor: European Assault ⓘ
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun ⓘ
Midnight Club II ⓘ
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance ⓘ
Mortal Kombat: Deception ⓘ
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 ⓘ
Need for Speed: Underground (some versions) ⓘ
Need for Speed: Underground 2 (some versions) ⓘ
Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights ⓘ
State of Emergency ⓘ
The Italian Job (2001 video game) ⓘ
linked to: The Italian Job

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game) ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game) ⓘ
The Simpsons: Hit & Run ⓘ
TimeSplitters 2 ⓘ
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect ⓘ
linked to: TimeSplitters 2

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 ⓘ
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 ⓘ
True Crime: Streets of LA ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Darkwatch → gameEngine → RenderWare ⓘ
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 → engine → RenderWare ⓘ
Grand Theft Auto III → gameEngine → RenderWare ⓘ
Sonic Heroes → engine → RenderWare ⓘ
Criterion Games → developedEngine → RenderWare ⓘ
Criterion Games → notableEngineWork → RenderWare middleware ⓘ
linked to: RenderWare
RenderWare → component → RenderWare Graphics ⓘ
linked to: RenderWare
RenderWare → component → RenderWare Physics ⓘ
linked to: RenderWare
RenderWare → component → RenderWare AI ⓘ
linked to: RenderWare
RenderWare → component → RenderWare Studio ⓘ
linked to: RenderWare