Sierra Entertainment Partners With Hollywood's Prologue Films for Scarface: The World Is Yours Intro Title Sequence

Sierra Entertainment Partners With Hollywood's Prologue Films for Scarface: The World Is Yours Intro Title Sequence

Kyle Cooper and Prologue Films Create Hollywood-Quality Opening Title Sequence That Capture the Storyline of Original Scarface Film and Introduces Game Cast

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In another step towards bringing Hollywood-level production quality to the Scarface: The World Is Yours video game, Vivendi Games' Sierra Entertainment division has partnered with Prologue Films and its founder, Kyle Cooper, to create an epic opening title sequence for the game on par with the biggest blockbuster films.

Scarface: The World Is Yours is licensed by Universal Studios and will be available at retail stores in North America on October 8.

"With a franchise as revered as Scarface, every element in the game must meet only the highest standards while creating the feel of viewing a Hollywood-produced sequel," said Cindy Cook, chief strategy and marketing officer for Vivendi Games. "By partnering with Prologue Films, Sierra Entertainment has ensured that the game's commitment to quality will be evident from the first moments of the game. The sequence produced by Prologue Films will immediately excite gamers and remind the Scarface fans of why this iconic film is still so popular today."

Kyle Cooper, founder and creative director at Prologue Films, served as director on the intro title sequence for the game. Cooper has directed more than 130 title sequences for motion pictures, and is credited with personally revitalizing the main-title sequence as an art form. His work on title sequences has appeared in such major Hollywood releases as Spider-Man, Superman Returns, Se7en, The Mummy Returns, Dawn of the Dead, Donnie Brasco, True Lies, Mission: Impossible and many more.

The opening title sequence created by Prologue Films for Scarface: The World Is Yours summarizes the storyline and action of the original motion picture while at the same time introduces the massive ensemble cast of more than 50 celebrity voice-over actors who supplied performances for the game's characters.

"Scarface: The World Is Yours is telling the next chapter in the saga of Tony Montana and the cast list in the game is second to none," said Kyle Cooper, founder of Prologue Films. "Because of this, the opening title sequence is critical to set the tone for the entire game. We were excited to have the opportunity to work with a license that is so popular with so many fans, gamers and film buffs alike."

Scarface: The World Is Yours will deliver a Hollywood-quality experience in a video game, effectively bringing Tony Montana and the world of the film to life through unprecedented casting, leading technology and renowned Hollywood partners. The game has already secured a AAA voice cast of more than 50 celebrities from movies, television, sports and music and boasts a soundtrack of more than 120 licensed music tracks from the 80s and today, as well as the original motion picture score by Georgio Moroder.

Scarface: The World Is Yours will plunge 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 make Tony fight his way out of the mansion and survive. As Tony, they must then rebuild his fallen empire and seize vengeance on his enemies.

Scarface: The World Is Yours is expected to be available in North American retail stores October 8 for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC for an estimated retail price of $49.99. The "Collector's Edition" version for PlayStation 2 will ship at the same time for an estimated retail price of $59.99. Sierra Entertainment will also release Scarface: Money. Power. Respect., a unique game designed specifically for the PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system that combines turn-based strategy gameplay with real-time combat, this October 8 for an estimated retail price of $39.99.

For more information about Scarface: The World Is Yours, 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 Prologue Films

Prologue is a three-year old, Malibu, CA-based design company founded by award-winning director Kyle Cooper. Prologue specializes in creating and directing film openings, advertising campaigns, corporate and entertainment branding projects, visual effects sequences, feature film marketing campaigns and openings for video games. Among its more recent work are the opening credits for Superman Returns, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Terrance Malick's The New World and the TNT mini-series Nightmares & Dreamscapes. Prologue's latest broadcast design and re-branding assignments include The Sci Fi Channel, ESPN Baseball, the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards and the 78th Annual Academy Awards, as well as commercial graphics for the American Express campaign, My Life, My Card.

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 Games Mobile, 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. "PlayStation," "PS" Family logo and "PSP" are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Memory Stick Duo(TM) may be required (sold separately). Microsoft, Xbox and the Xbox logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or in other countries and are used under license from Microsoft. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Source: Sierra Entertainment

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

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

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