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LOS ANGELES, CA (September 28, 2004) – Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) announced today the lineup of titles the company will be showcasing at the World Cyber Games Championship Expo in San Francisco from October 7th through the 10th. The Expo will be open to the public and will be located at and around Polk Hall, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in Downtown San Francisco.

Vivendi Universal Games' booth will be located outside on Grove Street between Polk and Larkin Streets.

More information about the World Cyber Games Championships event in San Francisco can be found at http://www.worldcybergames.com/.

Vivendi Universal Games' lineup of PC titles at the event includes:

Tribes: Vengeance, developed by Irrational Games and scheduled for release on October 5th , 2004. More information at http://www.tribesvengeance.com/.
Men of Valor, developed by 2015 and scheduled for release for the Xbox videogame system by Microsoft on October 19th and on PC on October 26th, 2004. More information at http://www.menofvalorgame.com/.
Empire Earth 2, in development by Mad Doc Software and scheduled for release in 2005. More information at http://www.empireearth.com/.
SWAT 4, in development by Irrational Games and scheduled for release in 2005.
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay – Developer's Cut, currently in development for PC by Starbreeze Studios and due for release in December 2004. The game is currently available on the Xbox videogame system by Microsoft. More information at http://www.riddickgame.com/.
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude, developed by High Voltage Software and scheduled for release on October 5th, 2004. More information at http://www.leisuresuitlarry.com/.
Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich, in development by Irrational Games and scheduled for release in 2005. More information at http://www.ffv3r.com/

In addition to hands-on demonstrations of the games listed above, VU Games is teaming up with AMD to provide award-winning AMD64 processors to certain gamers who participate in events hosted by VU Games at the World Cyber Games in San Francisco. AMD64 processors dominate industry-standard gaming benchmarks and are "the choice processor" for gamers around the world. AMD Athlon 64 processors provide the industry's best 32- and 64-bit performance and feature Cool 'n' Quiet technology.

VU Games has also teamed with NVIDIA to give away GeForce 6-based graphics cards to lucky winners. Participants need only visit VU Games' booth and sign up for a special newsletter to be entered into the drawing for a prize.