Microsoft announced that it has purchased Irish gaming tech firm Havok Software — which it describes as “the leading provider of 3D physics” — from chipmaker Intel. Since Microsoft is working on both gaming and augmented reality, “its Xbox and Hololens projects require that the software giant have the best tooling possible,” reports TechCrunch. According to Havok, its technology can be found in game titles such as “Halo,” “Call of Duty,” “Uncharted” and the special effects of movies including “X-Men: First Class,” “World War Z” and “The Matrix.” Microsoft says Havok is “a fantastic addition” to “existing tools and platform components for developers, including DirectX 12, Visual Studio and Microsoft Azure.”