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Intel to buy games physics company

Intel is to buy Havok, one of the two major developers of physics technology for games. But the chip company may have its eye on loftier applications. The chip giant didn't say how much it was paying for Havok, but the smaller operation will be wholly owned by Intel, but run as an independent operation, presumably to keep …

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What does this mean for Second Life?

Second Life users have been waiting for years for an upgrade of the Havoc system used on Second Life servers.

What effect if any will this have on Linden Lab's Second Life virtual world upgrade plans?

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