<s>
Scaleform	B-Application
GFx	I-Application
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
game	O
development	O
middleware	O
package	O
,	O
a	O
vector	O
graphics	O
rendering	O
engine	O
used	O
to	O
display	O
Adobe	O
Flash-based	O
user	O
interfaces	O
and	O
HUDs	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2011	O
,	O
Autodesk	O
acquired	O
Scaleform	O
Corporation	O
and	O
Scaleform	B-Application
GFx	I-Application
became	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Autodesk	B-Application
Gameware	I-Application
line	O
of	O
middleware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Autodesk	O
discontinued	O
Scaleform	B-Application
GFx	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Authors	O
created	O
user	O
interfaces	O
using	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
authoring	O
tools	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Animate	I-Operating_System
(	O
formerly	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Professional	I-Operating_System
)	O
;	O
the	O
resulting	O
SWF	O
files	O
were	O
used	O
directly	O
by	O
the	O
GFx	O
libraries	O
,	O
providing	O
similar	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
Player	I-Operating_System
but	O
optimized	O
for	O
use	O
within	O
game	O
engines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scaleform	B-Application
GFx	I-Application
supported	O
all	O
major	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
game	O
consoles	O
,	O
mobile	O
and	O
PC	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scaleform	O
provides	O
APIs	O
for	O
direct	O
communication	O
between	O
Flash	O
content	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
pre-built	O
integrations	O
for	O
popular	O
engines	O
such	O
as	O
Unity	B-Application
,	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
CryENGINE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scaleform	B-Application
GFx	I-Application
could	O
also	O
be	O
licensed	O
for	O
use	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
Flash	O
runtime	B-Device
system	I-Device
on	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
,	O
competing	O
with	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
AIR	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scaleform	B-Application
GFx	I-Application
contains	O
several	O
core	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
engine	O
,	O
documentation	O
,	O
and	O
samples	O
,	O
the	O
Scaleform	B-Application
GFx	I-Application
SDK	O
includes	O
several	O
additional	O
components	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Source	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
(	O
Scaleform	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
former	O
UI	O
backend	O
for	O
Counter-Strike	B-Application
:	I-Application
Global	I-Application
Offensive	I-Application
,	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
switching	O
to	O
Valve	O
's	O
in-house	O
Panorama	O
UI	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
