All Radical Entertainment News
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Prototype 2 developer done for?
[UPDATE]: Activision confirms Radical Entertainment won't be making any more games, but provides conflicting statements about whether the studio has been closed outright. Full Story
- Posted Jun 28, 2012 8:52 pm GMT
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Max Payne beats Diablo to UK No. 1
Rockstar's latest bests Blizzard's technically troubled dungeon crawler by 8,000 physical sales; outperforms Max Payne 2's first week 10:1. Full Story
- Posted May 21, 2012 12:44 pm GMT
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Prototype 2 tops dismal April sales
Activision action game and Kinect Star Wars top NPD sales charts as total retail revenues decline 32 percent year-over-year; Xbox 360 tops console sales for 16th straight month. Full Story
- Posted May 11, 2012 12:00 am GMT
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Prototype 2 adding two DLC packs this month
Colossal Mayhem pack available today for $5, with Excessive Force add-on dropping later this month; both bring new weapons, powers, and skins. Full Story
- Posted May 8, 2012 2:31 pm GMT
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AU Shippin' Out April 23-27: Prototype 2
Get bloody revenge as you take on the role of a new protagonist in this week's Prototype 2. Full Story
- Posted Apr 23, 2012 5:40 am GMT
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Prototype 2 gets $80 collector's edition
Premium pack for Radical Entertainment's upcoming game will feature preorder bonus content, first DLC drop, art book, soundtrack CD, digital comic, and merchandise coupon. Full Story
- Posted Feb 15, 2012 5:45 pm GMT
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Prototype 2 for PC delayed to July 24
Windows version of open-world action game will debut three months after Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 iterations. Full Story
- Posted Feb 1, 2012 3:45 pm GMT
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Prototype 2 Radnet Edition includes 55 DLC drops
Preorders and first-run copies of Activision action game to include voucher for weekly scheduled content drops of in-game abilities, events, challenges, and avatar items. Full Story
- Posted Jan 31, 2012 4:00 pm GMT
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Beavis and Butt-head returning to TV, games a maybe
Comic-Con 2011: Creator Mike Judge talks about turning the notorious duo loose on a new generation of television and music videos. Full Story
- Posted Jul 22, 2011 3:50 am GMT
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Prototype 2 morphing April 24
Comic-Con 2011: [UPDATE] Activision announces new release window for Radical Entertainment's open-world action game; publisher showing the title at this week's geek gala in San Diego. Full Story
- Posted Jul 20, 2011 11:11 pm GMT
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Prototype 2, SSX: Deadly Descents, Insane confirmed at VGAs, Forza 4 due fall 2011
Ceremony sees Activision sequel, EA snowboard game's existence, Guillermo del Toro games locked down; Kratos playable in PS3 Mortal Kombat. Full Story
- Posted Dec 12, 2010 4:19 am GMT
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Dragon Age conquers Canadian Videogame Awards
BioWare RPG named best 2009 game developed in Great White North; Assassin's Creed II wins four categories, including best console game. Full Story
- Posted May 6, 2010 8:51 pm GMT
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Activision CEO on helming the industry's 'Death Star'
DICE 2010: Outspoken executive Bobby Kotick laments passing on The Sims, Harmonix, explains "taking the fun out of making games," and announces $500,000 indie game challenge. Full Story
- Posted Feb 18, 2010 7:48 pm GMT
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Activision confirms Radical staff reduction, Luxoflux closure
[UPDATE] Publisher's "realigning [of] resources" sees Prototype staff culled, Transformers studio shuttered; Guitar Hero rumored to be taken from Neversoft. Full Story
- Posted Feb 11, 2010 9:40 pm GMT
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Newell named GDC Pioneer, Cerny joining DICE Hall of Fame
Valve cofounder to be honored for creating Steam at March developer conference, as Marble Madness creator is honored by Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Full Story
- Posted Jan 16, 2010 11:51 pm GMT
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PSP Go launch adds 100+ games to PSN
New handheld's debut accompanied by first PSP Minis, debuts of PixelJunk Monsters, Thexder Neo, sales on Puzzle Quest, Prinny, and more; full list and price breakdown inside. Full Story
- Posted Oct 1, 2009 6:20 pm GMT
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Activision Blizzard's billion-dollar quarter beats expectations
$1.038 billion in revs yield $195 million in profit for Call of Duty, World of Warcraft publisher; Starcraft II delayed to "first half of 2010"; Modern Warfare 2 most preordered game to date; COD4 sells 14 million; new James Bond, Spider-Man, post-Ride Tony Hawk next year. Full Story
- Posted Aug 5, 2009 11:10 pm GMT
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ChartSpot: June 2009
Prototype tops NPD's monthly non-PC top 20 with nearly 600,000 units, while Ghostbusters just misses the top 10; Sims 3 new PC king, Spore Galactic Adventures opens strong. Full Story
- Posted Jul 17, 2009 8:54 pm GMT
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June US game sales sink 31% as Prototype triumphs - NPD
[UPDATE] Analysts' fears exceeded as hardware sales nosedive 38 percent year-on-year--but rise monthly; DS still sells 766,500 as Activision's superhero platformer swoops off with nearly 600,000. Full Story
- Posted Jul 16, 2009 11:51 pm GMT
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Analysts lower gaming growth expectations, project price cuts by October
EEDAR's Jesse Divnich and Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter now believe gaming industry will grow only 5% in 2009; $50 PS3, Wii discount, 360 response possible. Full Story
- Posted Jul 13, 2009 8:02 pm GMT
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Analyst expects 20% game sales slide in June
Pacific Crest Securities' Evan Wilson expects Fight Night Round 4 to break 1 million in disappointing month, says recession may be hitting games harder than previously thought. Full Story
- Posted Jul 10, 2009 7:55 pm GMT
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Prototype PS3 install issues being addressed
Activision acknowledges problem for "a small number" of open-world action game purchasers, promises a patch, suggests work-around in the meantime. Full Story
- Posted Jun 11, 2009 6:18 pm GMT
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AU Shippin' Out June 9-12: Prototype
Prototype heads post-E3 trickle of game releases down under. Full Story
- Posted Jun 9, 2009 8:42 am GMT
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Crash Bandicoot creators start new shop
Naughty Dog founders Jason Rubin and Andrew Gavin start Monkey Gods, a new casual game development company specializing in 360, PS3, Wii, iPhone, and Facebook games. Full Story
- Posted May 14, 2009 9:30 pm GMT
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Radical prepping Wii port, 'open world' title
[UPDATE] Crash Bandicoot studio posts job ads for two potentially related positions to work on Nintendo's console; Activision confirms "no plans to bring Prototype to the Wii." Full Story
- Posted May 13, 2009 5:39 pm GMT
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Report: Radical working on Spider-Man
Variety says Prototype studio will follow open-world action game with webslinging superhero series; High Moon to make non-movie Transformers title. Full Story
- Posted Apr 23, 2009 9:24 pm GMT
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Prototype launching June 9
Activision and Radical Entertainment prime hyperviolent, open-world action adventure for Xbox 360, PS3, PC for late-spring deployment. Full Story
- Posted Apr 8, 2009 5:27 pm GMT
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AU Shippin' Out October 27-31: Fallout 3
Despite being temporarily banned, Fallout 3 makes it onto our soil at the same time as the rest of the world. Full Story
- Posted Oct 27, 2008 8:05 am GMT
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Shippin' Out October 5-10: Fracture, NBA
LucasArts launches new terraforming property, while EA, Take-Two, and Sony start the shot clock on their annual basketball sims. Full Story
- Posted Oct 7, 2008 12:07 am GMT
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Second Bond game added to Acti lineup
Quantum of Solace follow-up appears on publisher's 2009 slate; Prototype release narrowed to midyear. Full Story
- Posted Sep 16, 2008 8:13 pm GMT
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Report: Radical, High Moon hit hard by layoffs
Prototype studio loses roughly 100 developers and two projects, while Bourne Supremacy creators shed 60 jobs. Full Story
- Posted Aug 14, 2008 9:56 pm GMT
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Spot On: Putting the "super" in superhero games
Action-packed comic adventures should fit gaming like a spandex jumpsuit, so why do so many of them turn downright villainous? Full Story
- Posted May 10, 2008 1:04 am GMT
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Prototype pushed to 2009
Radical and Sierra "need more time" to deliver on open-world action game's potential. Full Story
- Posted May 5, 2008 6:44 pm GMT
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Spyro, Crash tag-teaming consoles, handhelds again
Sierra's airborne-reptile trilogy wraps this fall with Dawn of the Dragon on 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, DS; marsupial practicing Mind Over Mutant on 360, PS2, PSP, Wii, DS. Full Story
- Posted Apr 28, 2008 9:01 pm GMT
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Retail Radar: UK dates for Fable 2, Ghostbusters
Play.com let slip dates for a bunch of titles, including Fable 2, Ghostbusters, Prototype, Ninja Gaiden II, and The Bourne Conspiracy. Full Story
- Posted Mar 17, 2008 1:31 pm GMT
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Prototype goes Hollywood
Barry Pepper, Gordon Clapp, Paul Guilfoyle to give voice to Radical Entertainment's upcoming parkour-inspired action game. Full Story
- Posted Feb 4, 2008 8:01 pm GMT
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WGA initiates game writers
Crash of the Titans, Dead Head Fred, The Simpsons, Witcher, and World in Conflict nominated for inaugural 2008 Videogame Writer Awards. Full Story
- Posted Jan 16, 2008 11:21 pm GMT
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Aussie game charts: October 29 - November 4
You'll never guess who crashed the party. Full Story
- Posted Nov 9, 2007 1:29 am GMT
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AU Shippin' Out October 25-October 26: Eye of Judgement, The Orange Box and SWAT
The Orange Box take two. Full Story
- Posted Oct 22, 2007 9:17 am GMT
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AU Shippin' Out October 15-October 19: The Orange Box
Half-Life's Orange Box opens up in Australia. Full Story
- Posted Oct 16, 2007 12:45 am GMT
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Shippin' Out October 1-5: Phantom Hourglass, PGR4, NBA, Quake Wars
Headliners joined by Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, FlatOut 2, Crash of the Titans, and Chibi-Robo on retail shelves this week. Full Story
- Posted Oct 1, 2007 8:40 pm GMT
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Games Convention award noms named
Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 receives only multiplatform nomination in German trade show's "Best of GC" awards. Full Story
- Posted Aug 22, 2007 10:05 pm GMT
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Radical unveils Prototype
Latest issue of Game Informer takes wraps off of studio's new hyperviolent free-roaming action game coming to 360, PS3 in 2008. Full Story
- Posted Jul 27, 2007 10:41 pm GMT
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Scarface coming to Wii
Latest issue of NGamer reveals VU Games' adaptation of classic crime movie is coming to Nintendo's new console. Full Story
- Posted Jan 27, 2007 1:24 am GMT
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Scarface deals 1 million copies
Kilos and kilos of game based on film about Cuban cocaine kingpin sold; Sierra Entertainment title number-one seller in October. Full Story
- Posted Nov 29, 2006 12:43 am GMT
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ChartSpot: October 2006
Scarface chops up the console charts, beating Double Agent and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon; The Sims 2 Pets takes a bite out of WOW. Full Story
- Posted Nov 22, 2006 11:26 pm GMT
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Vivendi Games earnings up 190 percent
World of Warcraft publisher reports massive spike in profits and a "great" economic performance. Full Story
- Posted Nov 16, 2006 5:55 pm GMT
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Scarface tops October
Combined, Vivendi's Xbox, PS2, and PSP adaptation of the classic crime movie sell over a half-million units; PC version bombs. Full Story
- Posted Nov 11, 2006 2:01 am GMT
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UK Game Charts: October 29 to November 4
Need for Speed Carbon swerves straight to the top of the charts; Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories debuts at six. Full Story
- Posted Nov 8, 2006 9:37 am GMT
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UK Game Chart: October 22-28
Pro Evo 6 shoots and scores, in at number one with highest UK first-week sales for two years; five other new entries including Canis Canem Edit. Full Story
- Posted Oct 31, 2006 6:10 pm GMT
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UK Game Charts: October 15-21
Football Manager 2007 knocks FIFA 07 off the top spot; The Sims 2: Pets and Battlefield 2142 among other new entries. Full Story
- Posted Oct 24, 2006 5:05 pm GMT
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Bestbuy.com best sellers: October 8-14
Tiger Woods tees off, Scarface scores, Madden stays strong, Mortal Kombat strikes, and the DS double-dips. Full Story
- Posted Oct 19, 2006 3:54 am GMT
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UK Game Charts: October 7-14
FIFA 07 still holding on to the top slot for a third week, Scarface: The World Is Yours debuts at number two. Full Story
- Posted Oct 17, 2006 10:41 pm GMT
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Shippin' Out 10/8-10/13: Scarface, God Hand, MK: Armageddon
It looks to be a dramatic week of games caught between life and death, heaven and earth, the past and the future. Full Story
- Posted Oct 9, 2006 11:47 pm GMT
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GameStop celebrates Scarface launch
Retailer holds premiere party for Vivendi Games' adaptation of Al Pacino flick at Miami nightclub. Full Story
- Posted Oct 6, 2006 10:09 pm GMT
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Bodog bets on Scarface
Online-gambling Web site partners up with Sierra Entertainment for promotion in upcoming PS2, Xbox, PC film-based game. Full Story
- Posted Aug 28, 2006 8:34 pm GMT
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Scarface saying hello October 8
Crime movie-inspired cocaine-kingpin sim will shoot up Xbox, PlayStation 2, and PC in less than two months; Collector's Edition announced. Full Story
- Posted Aug 25, 2006 7:30 pm GMT
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Scarface chops up '80s mix
Grandmaster Flash, Judas Priest, Debbie Harry headline classic tunes in game's soundtrack; Mix Tape feature allows music customization. Full Story
- Posted Aug 18, 2006 7:06 pm GMT
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Scarface says hello to PSP, adios to 360
Vivendi Games confirms the world is not yours on Xbox 360, lines up portable version of drug kingpin adventure--first screens inside. Full Story
- Posted Jul 28, 2006 6:45 pm GMT
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E3 06: CelebSpotting @ E3 06
Clint Eastwood, Napoleon Dynamite, Paris Hilton, Steven Spielberg, Stan Lee, and Jessica Alba all made appearances at the massive game expo or a related event. Full Story
- Posted May 16, 2006 6:39 pm GMT
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E3 06: Vivendi's E3 titles confirmed
Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, Scarface: The World is Yours, and F.E.A.R. 360 lead the offerings. Full Story
- Posted May 9, 2006 1:08 am GMT
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E3 06: More stars doing lines for Scarface
Vivendi announces second round of big-time voice talent signed to appear in The World is Yours. Full Story
- Posted May 4, 2006 8:01 pm GMT
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E3 06: Vivendi lays out E3 lineup
New Crash and Spyro games announced as part of publisher's lineup for next month's big trade show. Full Story
- Posted Apr 21, 2006 8:28 pm GMT
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Scarface dealin' this fall
VU Games' film-to-game adaptation narrows release date for PC, PS2, Xbox editions; Next-gen versions still undercover. Full Story
- Posted Apr 5, 2006 12:05 am GMT
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Scarface enters music biz
VU Games holds contest for unsigned to acts have songs featured in upcoming film-based game. Full Story
- Posted Feb 28, 2006 11:36 pm GMT
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Xbox 360 backward compatibility lacking in Japan
List of playable Xbox games for the Xbox 360 in Japan tops out at a dozen versus 200-plus in North America; more promised in future. Full Story
- Posted Nov 16, 2005 7:08 pm GMT
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Marvel's not-so-super Q3
Comic factory slips 32 percent post second Spidey flick. 2006 outlook absolutely villainous as film revenue dries up. Full Story
- Posted Nov 10, 2005 9:39 pm GMT
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EA secures exclusive Simpsons license
Electronic Arts to work closely with the show's writers, production company over course of long-term, multigame deal; next-gen systems targeted. Full Story
- Posted Nov 4, 2005 6:11 am GMT
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World of Warcraft, Hulk bolster VU Games' Q3
Wildly successful MMORPG, not-so-jolly green giant drive games division to more than double last year's third quarter. Full Story
- Posted Nov 3, 2005 7:29 pm GMT
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Bandicoot-based racer starts its engines
Crash and company combine for reckless racing action in Radical Entertainment's latest vehicular combat, now available for home systems. Full Story
- Posted Oct 21, 2005 11:39 pm GMT
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Marvel film deal hints at future games
Deal sealed today could be first sign of Captain America, Avengers, Nick Fury, Black Panther, Ant-Man, Hawkeye, Power Pack, and Shang-Chi games. Full Story
- Posted Sep 6, 2005 11:41 pm GMT
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Hulk smashes into factory
Green goliath gone gold; The Incredible Hulk ready to unleash Ultimate Destruction on hapless retailers. Full Story
- Posted Aug 5, 2005 8:40 pm GMT
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Ultimate Destruction preorders to receive Hulk comic
VU Games offers eager Hulk fans limited edition reprint of first issue as incentive to put money down up front. Full Story
- Posted Aug 3, 2005 7:32 pm GMT
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WoW fills VUG's coffers
Blizzard's MMORPG boosts VU Games' quarterly revenue by 76 percent; Empire Earth II and Half-Life 2 contribute to stellar sales. Full Story
- Posted Jul 28, 2005 6:50 pm GMT
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Crash Bandicoot scoots onto PSP
Crash Tag Team Racing adds Sony's portable to its list; combat racer targets release this fall. Full Story
- Posted Jul 21, 2005 7:55 pm GMT
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Hulk punches out new Web site
Online destination for the upcoming The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction features info, downloads, news. Full Story
- Posted Jul 14, 2005 2:09 am GMT
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VU names voices for new Hulk game
Ron Perlman, Neal McDonough, and Richard Moll lend talent to upcoming game featuring the mean green machine. Full Story
- Posted Jun 22, 2005 9:08 pm GMT
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Scarface delayed, coming to Xbox 360
VU Games confirms film-inspired actioner now not coming until 2006, confirms next-gen version is in the works. Full Story
- Posted May 3, 2005 12:44 am GMT
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Scarface to feature Pacino's face, all-star voices
VU Games' crime-movie adaptation will sport authentic Tony Montana mug, voice talent of original cast, Jay Mohr, Cheech Marin, James Woods, and more. Full Story
- Posted Apr 21, 2005 6:01 pm GMT
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VU tags new Crash Bandicoot racer
Crash Tag Team Racing set to smash it up on the PS2, Xbox, GameCube, and DS this fall. Full Story
- Posted Apr 7, 2005 9:27 pm GMT
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VU Games gets Radical
The purchase of the Scarface and The Simpsons: Hit and Run shop strengthens VUG's development hand. Full Story
- Posted Mar 23, 2005 9:12 pm GMT
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Hulk to smash consoles again
VU Games commissions new game featuring the angry comic book juggernaut from Simpsons: Hit & Run studio Radical. Full Story
- Posted Dec 17, 2004 7:48 pm GMT
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Scarface looking for a few good gamers
Contest will see seven winners' likenesses appear in the upcoming third-person shooter based on De Palma's gangster classic. Full Story
- Posted Dec 15, 2004 3:02 am GMT
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Scarface Web site up and running
VU Games wastes no time taking site for just-announced game live. Full Story
- Posted Aug 14, 2004 12:53 am GMT
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VU saying hello to Scarface: The Game
Ultraviolent 1983 crime epic to provide basis for new third-person shooter, due in 2005. Full Story
- Posted Aug 10, 2004 7:07 pm GMT
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The Simpsons: Hit & Run hits PCs
PC version of the TV-inspired comic console driving game to start sideswiping retailers today. Full Story
- Posted Nov 24, 2003 7:41 pm GMT
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The Simpsons ready to hit and run
VU Games' now-shipping mission-based driving game takes the action to Springfield. Full Story
- Posted Sep 16, 2003 8:09 pm GMT
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Playable Hulk demo for movie DVD
VU Games announces that a playable Xbox demo of The Hulk will appear on the movie DVD scheduled for release next month. Full Story
- Posted Sep 10, 2003 12:56 pm GMT
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Tetris Worlds Live ships
THQ announces that its Xbox Live-compatible version of the classic block-dropping game is now available in stores across the US. Full Story
- Posted Jun 13, 2003 3:23 pm GMT
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The Hulk ships
VU Games releases its action game based on the green superhero's upcoming movie debut. Full Story
- Posted May 28, 2003 12:45 am GMT
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The Simpsons to appear in mission-based driving game
Radical Entertainment is currently developing a new game based on The Simpsons. Full Story
- Posted Apr 24, 2003 10:04 pm GMT


