NEWS - Wednesday, June 2, 2004
VU Games Confirms Pre-Xmas Europe Schedule
Vivendi-Universal Games confirmed its pre-Christmas line-up this morning, with no fewer than 13 games scheduled to slug it out for the all-important pre-Christmas spend. In October, VUG plans to release Traveller's Tales' comical take on sure-fire platforming blockbuster Crash Bandicoot Unlimited (PS2, Xbox), as well as 2015's controversial chest beating Vietnam FPS Men Of Valor (Xbox, PC), complete with all the swearing that EA would never allow them to get away with. If that wasn't enough, Elixir's Dungeon Keeper-inspired Evil Genius (PC) also comes out in October, as does Tribes Vengeance (PC), Red Ninja (PS2, Xbox) and the long-awaited return of professional breast man Leisure Suit Larry, with his Magna Cum Laude adventures (PS2, Xbox, PC) involving all manner of chauvinism for sexually frustrated types. Moving onto the dark, dank month of November, we're treated to Predator: Concrete Jungle (PS2, Xbox), along with Spyro: A Hero's Tail (PS2, Xbox, and - yes - Cube). Listed less precisely under 'Q4 2004' we have Blizzard's interminably delayed Starcraft: Ghost (PS2, Xbox, Cube), Cold Winter (PS2), the promising adventure title Farenheit (PS2, PC), and Advent Rising (Xbox, PC). 'What about Half-Life 2?' I hear you cry. Not even VUG dares to predict when this will be out, although last month Valve was still confidently stating a 'summer' release. World Of Warcraft is also balanced precariously on a 'TBC' date, as is The Fast And The Furious. In terms of its forthcoming summer catalogue, expect Ground Control 2 (PC) to hit the streets on June 25th, and The Chronicles Of Riddick (Xbox) to emerge from the darkness on August 13th - if you haven't already picked it up on US import by then...Source: http://www.eurogamer.net
