CellFactor Gets Date

The official CellFactor: Revolution website carries word that the free FPS will be released on May 8. Originally developed as a tech demo, then announced as a retail title, most parts of the game will require a PhysX PPU, but people without the physics processor will still be able to play two levels against AI enemies. Here’s a bit on it:

The game will automatically detect players with a PhysX card, offering them the option to progress through the single-player campaign mode that includes three “extreme PhysX” levels. PhysX users can also challenge humans and AI-enemies in four LAN-based multiplayer modes. Gamers who do not have a PhysX processor will be able to fight artificial-intelligent controlled enemies in the multiplayer “skirmish” modes, in two environments. The extreme PhysX levels were designed to spotlight physics gameplay with a purpose. For example, oil leaking from a barrel may be an indicator of its volatile nature, a spider web twitch can indicate nearby movement, lava can be psionically harnessed to deflect or smother enemies, and particle beams can be used as weapons.