The suite contained tools that enable designers to create game lighting, character animation, low level path finding, high-level AI and advanced user interfaces.
[2] On July 12, 2017, Autodesk removed Scaleform, Beast, HumanIK, and Navigation from their online store, and announced the ending of support for the products.
[3] The Gameware suite consisted of the following modules: Beast is a content pipeline tool used for advanced global illumination and dynamic character relighting.
Beast is developed and sold by Swedish games lighting technology company Illuminate Labs (acquired by Autodesk in 2010).
[11] Beast has been used in games such as: Mario Kart 8,[12] Mirror's Edge, CrimeCraft, Army of Two: The 40th Day, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe and Alpha Protocol.