Ubisoft announced this afternoon that satellite image provider GeoEye has given high-resolution pictures from its earth-imaging IKONOS satellite to the company for integration in the upcoming air combat title Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X.
“High-resolution satellite imaging is moving from the black world of intelligence to the white world of commerce and Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X will bring that reality to gamers,” said Mark Brender, vice president, corporate communications and marketing at GeoEye. “With video game graphics becoming more realistic, the use of high-quality photographic ground textures in H.A.W.X adds true photo-realism to the air combat experience.”
Ubisoft is also working with the U.S. Geological Survey and Center for Earth Resources Observations and Science to better create a realistic representation of Earth. The game ships for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC early next year.
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