Havok gaming tools for Android-powered Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

Havok and Sony Ericsson have officially announced the availability of Havok’s product suite to Android developers, optimized for Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY smartphone. Havok, the leading provider of game technology, has a fully optimized build of its industry leading product line ready for licensing by Android developers on Xperia PLAY as part of its entry into Android.

Commenting on the news, Havok's managing director David Coghlan said: “As part of Havok’s overall support for the Android platform, we are very pleased to partner with Sony Ericsson to put the full power of the Havok product line into the hands of Xperia PLAY developers. We were extremely impressed by the performance of the Xperia PLAY and the ease with which we were able to port and optimise our technology to the platform. This will enable developers to use Havok technology to create cinematic, rich 3-D immersive games for Android smartphones with Xperia PLAY in the forefront.”

Steve Walker, Head of Marketing at Sony Ericsson said: “Xperia PLAY is not only a fantastic smartphone on the latest Android platform, it also offers the best mobile gaming experience available. We are very pleased to be working with Havok to bring new levels of cinematic and immersive gaming experiences, never before seen on smartphones, to the Android platform.

Havok has now fully ported all seven of its products to Gingerbread (version 2.3), the latest version of Google’s Android platform and partnered closely with Sony Ericsson to deliver a specifically optimized runtime ahead of launch.