VU Games and Interplay, OK in Europe

Vivendi Universal Games today released a statement confirming that its relationship with Interplay in Europe has not been affected by the recent termination of the companies' distribution agreement in North America. VU Games will continue to distribute Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance games in Europe under license from Interplay.

"We continue to service this and other partner business in Europe to the utmost of our abilities," said Jon Sloan, VP of marketing Europe for VU Games International. "The Baldur's Gate brand is one of the best-established in video games, and it remains a strong part of our full portfolio of partner products."

The upcoming European releases of Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward for the PS2 and Hunter: The Reckoning Redeemer for the Xbox are also unaffected by recent action between VU Games and Interplay in North America since the series is now fully licensed to VU Games by the developer, High Voltage Software, and the trademark owners, White Wolf Publishing.