Chicago-Based Indie Music Artist 'Kazy' Wins Scarface Video Game Soundtrack Contest

Chicago-Based Indie Music Artist 'Kazy' Wins Scarface Video Game Soundtrack Contest

Kazy's Song 'Choke' to Be Included in Scarface Video Game; Winner and Two Runners-Up to Open for Interscope Artist Wolfmother at Hollywood Star-Studded Event

LOS ANGELES, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivendi Games ("VG") has announced that indie music artist Kazy and his song "Choke" have won the "Scarface: The World Is Yours Video Game Soundtrack Talent Search." More than 70,000 members of MySpace.com, the leading social networking and lifestyle portal, voted to include Kazy's song in the upcoming video game, Scarface: The World Is Yours, alongside some of today's hottest music artists. Kazy will also open for Interscope Records' emerging rock band Wolfmother at a high-profile event in Hollywood this month.

The video game is being developed through a licensing agreement with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group.

Two runners-up, No Bare Feet and R-Mean, will also perform at the event, where they will be seen and heard by executives from Interscope/MySpace Records, Vivendi Games, celebrities, tastemakers and press.

"We are happy to congratulate Kazy for winning an amazing opportunity to have his music heard by potentially millions of video game players from around the world," said Cindy Cook, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer for Vivendi Games. "Vivendi Games was proud to provide a new and innovative launch pad for unsigned artists by giving them the chance to be exposed to a huge number of music fans and industry influencers. The overwhelming response to this contest demonstrates the ever-growing convergence between video games and the music industry."

In March, MySpace members nominated more than 7,000 of their favorite unsigned music artists on the official MySpace.com contest page at www.myspace.com/scarfacegame. A panel of music and video game industry judges determined 20 finalists from the Top 200 nominees. The MySpace community, which is made up of more than 70 million members, then voted to choose a winner and two runners-up.

"Giving one of the bands an opportunity to be involved in a high profile game and letting them play at the Interscope/MySpace/Vivendi Games bash is cool for the game, the band and MySpace -- everybody wins," said Tom Anderson, President and co-founder of MySpace.com.

Headlining act Wolfmother, whose new album will be released this month, has been receiving praise from the top music critics in the country. Rolling Stone calls them "an epic musical statement... One of the '10 Artists To Watch'," while NME says "If you want to be rocked so hard that your teeth shatter then Wolfmother are the band for you."

To listen to the winning song and runners-up visit www.myspace.com/scarfacegame. For more information about Scarface: The World Is Yours, due out this fall, please visit the game's official Web site at 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 world's 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) 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 Games' two principal studios and publishing labels include Blizzard Entertainment, headquartered in Irvine, CA, the creator of World of Warcraft(R), Diablo(R), StarCraft(R), and Warcraft(R); and Sierra Entertainment, headquartered in Los Angeles, which includes Radical Entertainment, Swordfish Studios, High Moon Studios, and Massive Entertainment. Sierra's IPs include Crash Bandicoot(R), Spyro The Dragon(R), Empire Earth(R), SWAT(R), Darkwatch(TM), Timeshift(TM), Ground Control(R) and Leisure Suit Larry(R). Vivendi Games is also home to Vivendi Mobile Games, publishing games for the emerging 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.

"Scarface: The World Is Yours" interactive game (C) 2006 Vivendi Games, Inc. Scarface is a trademark and copyright of Universal Studios. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLLP. All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Source: Vivendi Universal Games

CONTACT: Matt Frary of Vivendi Games, +1-310-431-4531,
matt.frary@vugames.com

Web site: http://www.vivendigames.com/
http://www.scarfacegame.com/

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