At the Computer Game Developer's Conference, MultiGen announced that its OpenFlight visual database format will be used to develop games on VM Labs' Project X system. The authoring tools are expected to take full advantage of the Project X hardware, which MutliGen says in its statement "is expected to be optimized for real-time 3D graphics." It's been rumored that one of the features of Project X that would make it stand out from the rest would be the ability to render real-time 3D using advanced graphics processes.

　　MultiGen confirms in the release that Project X is scheduled for a Christmas 1998 release, and that it will include a modem (for connection to the Internet) and several other entertainment features. This is the first time a company officially tied to VM Labs has mentioned a connection with the Internet or its other "entertainment" uses (rumored to include being able to play DVDs).

　　VM Labs' development kit for Project X comes Ethernet-ready so that multiple programmers can share resources.

　　Neither VM Labs or MultiGen were available at press time for comment on the announcements. At E3, more information regarding Project X is expected to be released.