What company owns Havok software?

Havok is currently owned by Microsoft through its Ireland Research subsidiary. The physics middleware software was originally developed by the Irish company Telekinesys Research Limited and has changed corporate hands twice. It was first acquired by Intel in 2007 before being sold to Microsoft in 2015.

What we know

• Havok is currently owned by Microsoft's Ireland Research subsidiary. [3]
• Intel acquired Havok in September 2007. [2, 3]
• Intel sold Havok to Microsoft on October 2, 2015. [2, 3]
• Havok was originally developed by the Irish company Telekinesys Research Limited. [2, 3]

Still open

• The financial details and exact purchase price of the 2015 acquisition by Microsoft were not publicly disclosed.

Where to go next

• whoWho founded Telekinesys Research?
• how it workedHow does Havok physics middleware work in video games?
• a case in pointWhat video games use the Havok physics engine?
• the bigger pictureWhat other companies has Microsoft acquired in the gaming industry?
• whenWhen did Intel acquire Havok?
• an unexpected connectionHow does a game physics engine connect to special effects in Hollywood movies?Havok technology is not exclusive to video games, having also driven special effects in major feature films like The Matrix and Troy.

Sources

• [1]Havok (Wikidata Q616957) · CC0 1.0
• [2]Havok (software) · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]Havok (company) · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]List of mergers and acquisitions by Microsoft · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]Microsoft Office · CC BY-SA 4.0