50 CENT IS
BACK IN NEW
XBOX 360 AND
PLAYSTATION(R)
3 SYSTEM
Hip-Hop Fans
Welcome Long
Awaited
Sequel to
the
Multi-Million
Unit Selling
50 Cent:
Bulletproof
Los Angeles
(March 27,
2008) –
Sierra
Entertainment,
a division
of Vivendi
Games,
announced
today that
50 Cent will
reprise his
role as
video game
hero with
the upcoming
sequel to
the hit 2005
PlayStation(R)2
computer
entertainment
system and
Xbox game
with 50
Cent: Blood
on the Sand
™. 50 Cent
and G Unit’s
Lloyd Banks,
Tony Yayo
and DJ Whoo
Kid will
star and
provide
voice and
likeness in
the upcoming
video game
this fall on
Xbox 360®
video game
and
entertainment
system, and
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system.
In this
fictional
story to the
multi-million
unit seller
Bulletproof
video game,
players will
be able to
play as one
of the
world’s
biggest
hip-hop
stars in an
all out
battle to
protect 50
Cent’s
assets and
to collect
payment from
a crooked
overlord.
“We are
taking this
sequel to
the next
level with
exciting
combat and
gunplay, new
original
music, great
graphics and
a new
story,” said
50 Cent. “50
Cent: Blood
on the Sand
will have
everything
my fans are
looking for
in a 50 Cent
game.”
The 50 Cent:
Blood on the
Sand video
game will
feature
multi-player
drop-in and
drop-out
co-op,
interactive
counter-kills,
driving, and
aerial
combat.
Following
the success
of the 2005
Spike TV
Video Game
Award
winning Best
Original
Song, “We
May Be
Crazy” 50
Cent: Blood
on the Sand
will be
packed with
more
exclusive
unreleased
music from
50 Cent and
G-Unit.
“50 Cent and
shooter fans
everywhere
came out to
support 50
Cent in
Bulletproof
and made it
a
multi-million
unit selling
video game,”
said Al
Simone,
senior vice
president of
Global
Marketing
for Sierra
Entertainment.
“Gamers will
be excited
that 50
Cent: Blood
on the Sand
provides the
ultimate
next-gen 50
Cent game
experience
to ever fit
into one
disc.”
The 50 Cent:
Blood on the
Sand video
game is
written by
Kamran
Pasha,
Producer of
Bionic
Woman, and
is being
developed by
Swordfish
Studios. For
more
information,
please visit
the game’s
official Web
site at
www.50bloodonthesand.com.
Vivendi
Games Mobile
is also
making 50
Cent: Blood
on the Sand
available
for mobile
phones
throughout
North
America and
Europe.
About
Swordfish
Studios
Founded in
2002
Swordfish
Studios is
one of
Europe’s
most
respected
game
development
studios,
awarded
‘Best New UK
Studio’
(DEVELOP
Industry
Excellence
Awards) and
‘Best
Company’ (TIGA
Awards) in
2004.
Headquartered
in
Birmingham
U.K. and
with a
satellite
studio in
Manchester,
the studio
has designed
and
developed
many
top-selling
titles.
Swordfish is
currently
working on
50 Cent:
Blood on the
Sand and an
undisclosed
next
generation
title. For
more
information,
visit
www.swordfishstudios.com
About Sierra
Entertainment
Sierra
Entertainment
(www.sierra.com),
a global
division of
Vivendi
Games,
creates and
publishes
innovative,
high-quality
interactive
entertainment
for
videogame
systems,
handheld
gaming
devices and
personal
computers.
Sierra
Entertainment
features a
portfolio of
titles based
on original
IP and
popular
licenses
from
industry-leading
content
partners,
including
F.E.A.R ®,
Crash
Bandicoot®,
Spyro The
Dragon®,
Scarface™
and Ice
Age™. Sierra
Entertainment
has four
integrated
internal
studios
providing
creative
talents and
development
capabilities
across
multiple
gaming
genres: High
Moon Studios
in San
Diego, CA;
Massive
Entertainment
in Malmo,
Sweden;
Radical
Entertainment
in
Vancouver,
B.C.; and
Swordfish
Studios in
Birmingham
and
Manchester,
England.