Hunter: The Reckoning Redeemer Ships to Retail

Xbox Live allows players to download additional Hunter costumes

LOS ANGELES, CA (November 3, 2003) - Gamers with an appetite for destruction will soon be able to carve their way through the armies of the evil with the announcement that Vivendi Universal Games' Hunter: The Reckoning(r) Redeemer has arrived on retail shelves.  Hunter: The Reckoning(r) Redeemer, the sequel to last year's sleeper hit Hunter: The Reckoning(r), returns players to the White Wolf gothic fantasy world where an elite team of monster hunters attempt to stop a preternatural onslaught from engulfing the innocent town of Ashcroft.  The high speed hack n' slash game-play has been emblazed with a multitude of additional features including a new playable character, new combat moves for all the characters, new edges (spells), new weapons, new monsters and bosses.  Additional costume sets for all of the Hunters will be available at launch via Xbox(tm) Live.

"Just in time for Halloween, Hunter: The Reckoning Redeemer immerses players in a sleek gothic world filled with hideous abominations and unholy monsters," said Philip O'Neil Sr. Vice President Sales & Marketing, Vivendi Universal Games.  "Offering all new content, fast-paced combat, an in-depth storyline and addictive game-play, Hunter: The Reckoning Redeemer, brings out the big guns for the latest installment of the franchise."

In the game, players are again set in the once sleepy town of Ashcroft, where the citizens are enjoying a rejuvenated city with clean streets and a thriving commercial district, funded by the town's largest employer Genefex. Unbeknownst to them the company has been lacing their products with supernatural poison...slowly turning those who consume the products into monstrous servants of destruction.  The new young Hunter, Kaylie, has been investigating these mysteries during the night.  As her investigations grow closer to finding the truth she is spotted and evil forces delay her inquiries.  The time has arrived for the expanded team of five Hunters to defeat the evil looming underneath the clean surface of Ashcroft and discover the truth about Genefex.

Hunter: The Reckoning(r) Redeemer will be available on the Xbox(r) video game system from Microsoft for a suggested retail price of $49.99 with an expected ESRB "Mature" rating.  For more information, log on to http://hunterthereckoning.com/redeemer/ .

About Xbox
Xbox (http://www.xbox.com) is the video game system from Microsoft that brings people together for the most exhilarating game and entertainment experiences.  Xbox delivers an expansive collection of breakthrough games, powerful hardware and the unified Xbox Live online service. The new tagline, "it's good to play together," captures the spirit of Xbox as the social hub of the new digital entertainment lifestyle.  Xbox is now available in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia. 

About Xbox Live
Xbox Live, which launched in the United States Nov. 15, 2002, allows gamers to play multiplayer Xbox games with other gamers everywhere via a broadband connection. With a built-in hard drive and Ethernet port, the Xbox console is the only video game system built from the ground up for online gaming, negating the need to buy additional, costly peripherals or upgrades. Xbox Live enables gamers to easily find their friends; talk to other players during game play through the Xbox Communicator headset; download current statistics, new levels and characters to their Xbox hard drive; and play online-all exclusive features to Xbox Live.

About White Wolf
Since their entry in the role-playing game market in 1991, White Wolf Publishing Inc. has grown and maintained an average marketshare of 26%. With collective books sales in excess of 5.5 million copies during this time, White Wolf is one of two undisputed worldwide publishing leaders for pen and paper role-playing games. Their properties have been licensed into television series, comic books, action figures, professional wrestlers, a myriad of merchandising and, of course, video games. More information on White Wolf can be found at www.white-wolf.com.

About Vivendi Universal Games
Headquartered in New York, Vivendi Universal Games (www.vugames.com) is a global leader in multi-platform interactive entertainment. A leading publisher of PC, console and online-based interactive content, Vivendi Universal Games' portfolio of development studios includes Black Label Games, Blizzard Entertainment, Coktel, Fox Interactive, Knowledge Adventure, NDA Productions, Sierra Entertainment and Universal Interactive. Through its Partner Publishing Group, Vivendi Universal Games also co-publishes and/or distributes interactive products for a number of strategic partners, including Crave Entertainment, Interplay, Majesco, Mythic Entertainment and Simon & Schuster, among others.

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