Universal Interactive Showcases Game Releases at E3

May 22, 2002—Universal Interactive, Inc., a studio of Vivendi Universal Publishing, showcases its line-up of upcoming video game releases at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) trade show this week, May 22-24, 2002. Universal Interactive's schedule of games featured at E3 includes:

Title/Platform/Quarter 2002
Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon/Xbox/Q3
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex/Nintendo GameCube/Q3
Monster Force/Game Boy Advance/Q3
The Scorpion King: Rise of An Akkadian/PlayStation 2/Q3
The Scorpion King: Rise of An Akkadian/Nintendo GameCube/ Q3
The Thing/PlayStation 2/Q3
The Thing/PC/Q3
The Thing/Xbox/Q3
Spyro: Season of Flame/Game Boy Advance/Q3
Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly/PlayStation 2/Q4
Jurassic Park (Working title)/PlayStation 2/Q4
Jurassic Park (Working title)/PC/Q4
Jurassic Park (Working title)/Xbox/Q4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Xbox/Q4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/PlayStation 2/Q4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/PC/Q4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Game Boy Advance/Q4

"The growth of Universal Interactive's E3 line-up—and the diversity of genres, licenses and platforms in our roster—speak to the company's successful transformation to a publishing business model this past year," said Jim Wilson, president of Universal Interactive. "With a unique combination of original, movie-based, and licensed franchises scheduled for release on multiple platforms, Universal Interactive is meeting its commitment to provide gamers with quality interactive entertainment."

Universal Interactive debuted as a publisher in 2001. In its first year, the company released four video games: "The Mummy Returns" for Game Boy Color; "The Mummy Returns" and "Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex" for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system; and "Spyro: Season of Ice" for the Game Boy Advance.

Universal Interactive's game titles are currently distributed and published in more than ten countries in nine languages. Further information about the company is available at www.universalinteractive.com.

SOURCE Universal Interactive