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Battlezone II and Dark Reign 2 Support Aureal’s A3D 2.0

Two of Activision, Inc.'s upcoming games, Battlezone II and Dark Reign 2, will include support for Aureal's award-winning A3D standard for high-quality positional audio.

Battlezone II and Dark Reign 2 Support Aureal’s A3D 2.0 is the latest item crossing the POCG news desk. Two of Activision, Inc.’s upcoming games, Battlezone II and Dark Reign 2, will include support for Aureal’s award-winning A3D standard for high-quality positional audio.

Developed by Pandemic Studios for Activision, the two new games bring real-time action and strategy gaming to life with immersive 3D graphics and 3D audio. Aureal A3D is an award-winning audio technology that enables an immersive audio experience by surrounding the listener with sounds in all three dimensions, using ordinary headphones or two or more speakers. A3D is effective in increasing the reality of a simulated experience by recreating the multitude of auditory cues that allow humans to perceive their environment in everyday life.