Gaming News - April 2006
Los Angeles, CA (April 18, 2006) - Vivendi Universal Games (VU
Games) announced today that they are bringing the fantasy-adventure Eragon to
the PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PSP, and the
PC in November 2006.
From VU Games:
Developed by Stormfront Studios for consoles and PC, and Amaze
Entertainment for handhelds, Eragon is based on the upcoming Twentieth Century
Fox feature film inspired by Christopher Paolini's best-selling fantasy novel,
featuring Edward Speleers, Djimon Hounsou and Robert Carlyle.
"Christopher Paolini's amazing fantasy worlds, characters and adventures
portrayed in Eragon offer fans of the genre an opportunity to step into
Eragon's world and live out the dragon rider legacy," said Bruce Hack, CEO of
VU Games. "Eragon is sure to be one of the most anticipated movies of 2006 and
we are excited to bring this rich story to gamers worldwide."
Elie Dekel, Executive Vice President Licensing & Merchandising for 20th
Century
Fox added, "VU Games has done a wonderful job adapting many of our top films to
the interactive format. Eragon has proven to be the best example to date of
what can happen when true collaboration comes to fruition. Movie-goers are
going to be hugely impressed with the film, and gamers will be blown away by
this state-of-the-art video game.
Movie-goers and gamers will get to experience the rich fantasy of Eragon on
the
big screen when the film hits theaters December 12, 2006.
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