Almere, the Netherlands -- December 13th, 2006 -- Elements Interactive B.V. releases version 2.95 of its multi-platform mobile game engine Edge. This new version adds a sound class and word wrapping support.

The Edge SDK 2.95 release, concluding the 2.x version range, adds a platform independent sound class for playing both sound effects and MOD music files. The sound class is implemented as a wrapper class and provides an easy to use interface for existing multi-platform sound libraries.

The SDK includes a ready-to-use interface for the excellent and free available Hekkus Sound System by Thomas Maniero. Other sound libraries can be added by creating a custom wrapper interface. The default "silent" interface is also available if no external sound library is used.

Besides playing back and getting and setting the volume, the sound class includes additional features, such as cross-fading, improved loading and unloading of audio and enhanced minimizing and muting control.

Another addition to the SDK is a word wrap feature, to break long lines of text in multiple lines when drawing text using the new DrawFontWrap function. A parameter is available to set the desired width at which the text should wrap.

The new Edge SDK release also features improved platform support of the Edge IDE building tool, a bugfix for the Bluetooth implementation on Symbian Series 80, backlight control for Symbian and Windows Mobile, a random number generator, functions to record and playback events useful for debugging and other enhancements and bugfixes. A full list of additions and bugfixes can be found on the product website located at http://www.edgelib.com.

Edge licensees are entitled to download and install the commercial version of the new Edge SDK. An evaluation version can be downloaded for free as well.

The Edge SDK supports the development of mobile applications and games for Windows Mobile Pocket PC, Windows Mobile Smartphone, Symbian Series 60, Series 80, Series 90, Symbian UIQ, the Gamepark Holdings GP2X console and Windows desktop. Key features include true multi-platform development, high-performance graphics, RGBA surfaces and PNG support for all platforms, 3D graphics, both Bluetooth and TCP/IP networking and support for Symbian 9.1, Windows Mobile 5.0 and DirectX.

More information about the Edge SDK can be found on http://www.edgelib.com.

ABOUT ELEMENTS INTERACTIVE Founded in January 1996 in the Netherlands as an agency for webdevelopment, Elements Interactive B.V. opens its mobile game division officially in late 2003. The in-house development of mobile game engine Edge enables Elements Interactive to develop quality games for a variety of mobile devices more efficiently. In October 2005 the feature-rich Edge SDK supporting Windows Mobile, Symbian and Windows desktop is released to the public. In subsequent versions support for DirectX, Windows Mobile 5.0, the GP2X game console and Symbian 9.1 is added.