LLOYD BANKS,
YOUNG HOT
ROD AND SHA
MONEY XL
BRING HOT
BEATS AND
RHYMES TO
BALLERS
EVERYWHERE
IN FREESTYLE
STREET
BASKETBALL
UMG Artists
Create
Original
Tracks for
Sierra
Online's
Upcoming
Massively
Multiplayer
Online
Basketball
Game
Los Angeles
- Feb. 23,
2007 -
Sierra
Online, a
division of
Vivendi
Games, has
signed some
of the
hottest
hip-hop
artists and
a renowned
producer to
create an
exclusive
in-game
soundtrack
for the
highly
anticipated
PC game
FreeStyle
Street
Basketball(TM).
Lloyd Banks,
Young Hot
Rod and Sha
Money XL
have been
drafted to
lead the
FreeStyle
Street
Basketball
music team.
G-Unit's
Lloyd Banks,
whose debut
album
"Hunger for
More" sold
more than 3
million
copies, is
creating the
official
theme song
for
FreeStyle
Street
Basketball.
His latest
album,
"Rotten
Apple," is
in stores
now.
"I jumped at
the chance
to create an
exclusive
song for
FreeStyle
Street
Basketball,
especially
since
hip-hop has
always been
relevant in
the street
basketball
culture,"
said Lloyd
Banks. "I'm
always
playing
video games
so to have
the
opportunity
to record
the theme
song for a
game is
crazy."
FreeStyle
Street
Basketball
is a
fast-paced
massively
multiplayer
online PC
basketball
game where
players meet
on virtual
courts to
challenge
each other
in a dynamic
pick-up game
environment,
featuring
cutting-edge
music,
fashions and
gravity
defying
basketball
moves. The
game's
easy-to-learn
controls
allow
players to
master every
move, from
simple shots
to crazy
alleyoop
dunks, using
just four
keys. Gamers
can play
1-on-1,
2-on-2 or
3-on-3
street
basketball
online
against
people from
around the
country. The
globally
popular
FreeStyle
Street
Basketball
has more
than 30
million
players in
Asia.
"G-Unit
artists
embody the
spirit of
street
basketball
so Lloyd
Banks, Young
Hot Rod, and
Sha Money XL
are a
perfect fit
for
FreeStyle
Street
Basketball,"
said Ed
Zobrist,
President,
Sierra
Online. "We
are excited
to combine
great
artists with
great
gameplay."
New G-Unit
member Young
Hot Rod is
creating a
track
exclusively
for the
game.
His first
single "Be
Easy"
featuring
Mary J.
Blige has
heated up
the airwaves
and his
debut album
"Fast Lane"
is scheduled
to drop in
early 2007.
Famed
producer Sha
Money XL,
whose
producing
credits
include 50
Cent, Tupac
and Lloyd
Banks, is
creating
seven
exclusive
beats for
FreeStyle
Street
Basketball
and
producing
the Lloyd
Banks and
Young Hot
Rod tracks.
In addition
to
producing,
Sha Money XL
scored 50
Cent:
Bulletproof
as well as
Fast &
Furious:
Tokyo Drift.
FreeStyle
Street
Basketball
will be free
for a
limited time
while it's
available
for a public
preview this
spring. The
game will be
available on
retail
shelves and
via digital
distribution
following
the public
preview. For
more
information
on the game
and to
register for
the public
preview,
visit
www.FreeStyleStreetBasketball.com
About Sierra
Online
Sierra
Online, a
division of
Vivendi
Games,
creates and
publishes
quality
short- and
mid-session,
casual
online games
for all
viable
gaming
platforms.
Sierra
Online's
titles
include
Assault
Heroes(TM),
an
award-winning
game for
Xbox® Live
Arcade, and
the upcoming
FreeStyle
Street
Basketball(TM),
an online PC
game from
leading
Korean
developer JC
Entertainment,
Inc. The
division is
also
developing a
variety of
other Xbox
Live Arcade
and PC
online games
targeting
the
mass-market
audience.
Sierra
Online runs
a global
business
with
headquarters
in Los
Angeles,
California,
a regional
European
office in
Frankfurt,
Germany; a
regional
Asia Pacific
office in
Shanghai,
China; and
internal
development
studios in
Seattle,
Washington;
Shanghai,
China; and
Santiago,
Chile.