1 MILLION
GAMERS
WORLDWIDE
SAY HELLO TO
SIERRA
ENTERTAINMENT¹S
SCARFACE:
THE WORLD IS
YOURS
Tony
Montana¹s
Epic Return
to Miami was
the #1 Game
in North
America for
the Month of
October
Los Angeles
(November
28, 2006)
Vivendi
Games¹
Sierra
Entertainment
division is
proud to
announce
that
Scarface:
The World Is
Yours, the
blockbuster
video game
based on the
1983 classic
film from
Universal
Pictures,
has sold
more than 1
million
copies
worldwide at
retail
stores.
Scarface:
The World Is
Yours was
created
through a
licensing
agreement
with
Universal
Studios
Consumer
Products
Group.
³We are very
appreciative
of the
outstanding
retail and
gaming
community
support in
North
America,
Europe and
Australia,²
said Pascal
Brochier,
president,
global
retail,
Vivendi
Games. ³This
support
pushed the
game to
#1 in North
America
while
exceeding
our
expectations
in Europe
and beyond.²
In the month
of October,
the world
was truly
Tony¹s. In
addition to
the success
of Scarface:
The World Is
Yours,
Tony¹s game
for the PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable)
system,
Scarface:
Money.
Power.
Respect.,
claimed the
top spot on
the PSP
system in
North
America.
According to
sales data
from The NPD
Group/Retail
Tracking
Service,
during the
month of
October:
* Scarface:
The World Is
Yours was
the #1 Game
in America
* Scarface:
The World Is
Yours was
the #1
Console Game
in America
* Scarface:
The World Is
Yours was
the #1
PlayStation®2
Game in
America
* Scarface:
The World Is
Yours was
the #1 Xbox®
Game in
America
* Scarface:
Money.
Power.
Respect. was
the #1 PSP
Game in
America
Source:
October 2006
Video Game
Software
Sales. The
NPD
Group/Retail
Tracking
Service
³We are
thrilled
with the
fantastic
response to
Scarface:
The World Is
Yours,² said
Bill Kispert,
VP
Interactive,
Universal
Studios
Consumer
Product
Group. ³We
know that
the
character,
the mythos,
and the
brand of
Scarface is
one that
fans are
extremely
passionate
about. The
teams at
Sierra
Entertainment
and Radical
Entertainment
took that to
heart --
showing
immense
respect for
both the
nuances and
the
explosive
elements of
the source
material,
while also
adding to
the
license's
mythology.
This is a
great
example of
how
interactive
entertainment
can extend a
franchise,
and we love
that fans
feel the
game has
done Tony
proud.²
Scarface:
The World Is
Yours
presents a
sequel
storyline
that asks
³What if
Tony Montana
survived the
mansion
shootout?²
The game
plunges
players deep
into the
seedy
underbelly
of 1980s
Miami as the
one-and-only
Tony
Montana.
Players are
challenged
to re-enact
the
climactic
mansion
shoot-out
from the
original
film, but in
the game the
player has
the
opportunity
to help Tony
fight his
way out of
the mansion
and survive.
As Tony, the
player must
then rebuild
his fallen
empire and
seize
vengeance on
his enemies.
Video game
critics have
praised
Scarface:
The World Is
Yours for
its
thrilling
gameplay,
the
authenticity
to the
classic
Scarface
film and the
game¹s
Hollywood-level
production
values.
* ³Šthe best
open-world
game to
date.²
Vibe
Magazine
* ³Šit nails
down the
movie¹s
atmosphere
and Tony¹s
attitude
perfectly.²
AOL Games
* ³Scarface
does Montana
right.²
Washington
Post
Scarface:
The World Is
Yours is now
available
worldwide
for the
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
system,
Xbox® video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft
and Windows
PC. Scarface:
Money.
Power.
Respect., a
unique game
designed
specifically
for the PSP
system that
combines
turn-based
strategy
gameplay
with
real-time
combat, is
also now
available.
For more
information
about
Scarface:
The World Is
Yours,
please visit
the game¹s
official Web
site at
www.scarfacegame.com
<http://www.scarfacegame.com/>
.
About
Universal
Studios
Consumer
Products
Group
Universal
Studios
Consumer
Products
Group (USCPG)
is
responsible
for global
licensing
and retail
strategies
as well as
building
brand
recognition
of the
extensive
catalogue of
NBC
Universal
properties.
Universal
Studios
Consumer
Products
Group is a
unit of NBC
Universal,
one of the
world¹s
leading
media and
entertainment
companies in
the
development,
production,
and
marketing of
entertainment,
news, and
information
to a global
audience.
Formed in
May
2004 through
the
combining of
NBC and
Vivendi
Universal
Entertainment,
NBC
Universal
owns and
operates a
valuable
portfolio of
news and
entertainment
networks, a
premier
motion
picture
company,
significant
television
production
operations,
a leading
television
stations
group, and
world-renowned
theme parks.
NBC
Universal is
80% owned by
General
Electric and
20% owned by
Vivendi.
About
Vivendi
Games
Vivendi
Games (www.vivendigames.com
<http://www.vivendigames.com/>
) is a
global
developer,
publisher
and
distributor
of
multi-platform
interactive
entertainment.
The company
is the
leader in
the
subscription-based
massively
multi-player
online
role-playing
games (MMORPG)
category,
holds
leading
positions in
the PC,
console,
handheld and
mobile games
markets, and
is an
emerging
player in
casual
online
games.
Vivendi
Games¹ two
principal
studios and
publishing
labels
include
Blizzard
Entertainment,
headquartered
in Irvine,
CA, the
creator of
World of
Warcraft®,
Diablo®,
StarCraft®,
and Warcraft®;
and Sierra
Entertainment,
headquartered
in Los
Angeles,
which
includes
Radical
Entertainment,
Swordfish
Studios,
High Moon
Studios, and
Massive
Entertainment.
Sierra¹s IPs
include
Crash
Bandicoot®,
Spyro The
Dragon®,
Empire
Earth®,
SWAT®,
Darkwatch,
Timeshift,
Ground
Control® and
Leisure Suit
Larry®.
Vivendi
Games is
also home to
Vivendi
Games
Mobile,
publishing
games for
the mobile
market, and
Sierra
Online,
dedicated to
publishing
casual games
for online
play and
distribution
on all
platforms.
Vivendi
Games
maintains
strategic
relationships
with
industry
leading
content
partners,
including
Universal
Music Group,
NBC
Universal,
Twentieth
Century Fox,
and Ludlum
Entertainment.
The company
has 16
offices
around the
world
conducting
business in
75
countries.
³Scarface:
The World Is
Yours²
interactive
game © 2006
Vivendi
Games, Inc.
Scarface is
a trademark
and
copyright of
Universal
Studios.
Licensed by
Universal
Studios
Licensing
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