UNIVERSAL TO UNVEIL "BRUCE LEE: QUEST OF THE DRAGON"

Universal Interactive, Inc., Universal City, Calif., has announced from Vivendi Universal Games' First Annual Games Faire at the Chateau de Mery-sur-Oise that it plans to release an action-adventure title, Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon inspired by the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee for the Xbox^TM video game system from Microsoft in third quarter 2002. For the first time ever, Bruce Lee fans will be able to play as the master on a next generation video game console. The game, being developed by Ronin Entertainment, features an epic storyline reminiscent of Bruce Lee's movies in which he battles multiple enemies to rescue his kidnapped father and retrieve the mystical Golden Relic, keeper of ancient martial arts secrets. Players must perfect a variety of martial arts styles including Lee's signature Jeet Kune Do moves as they travel through action-packed gameplay levels set in locales such as Hong Kong and San Francisco. "Drawing inspiration from the life and artistry of the incomparable Bruce Lee while taking full advantage of the Xbox hardware's capabilities, Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon will feature lush, 3D, hyper-detailed environments and lightning-fast gameplay at blistering frame rates," said Jim Wilson, president of Universal Interactive. "An innovative fighting system promises to deliver the gaming experience that Lee fans have long been waiting for." Universal Interactive's game titles are currently distributed and published in more than ten countries in nine languages. Further information about Universal Interactive is available at http://www.universalinteractive.com. About Universal Interactive, Inc. Universal Interactive, Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment company focusing on the development of world-renowned, studio-based and original franchises across multiple game platforms including handheld, next-generation game consoles and the PC. Based in Universal City, Calif., Universal Interactive is a studio of Vivendi Universal Publishing and part of the company's Vivendi Universal Games division. About Vivendi Universal Publishing Vivendi Universal Publishing (VU Publishing), the publishing division of the world's second largest communications group (Vivendi Universal), is an international leader in multi-platform publishing and content distribution. As one of the top three players in the global publishing market and the only publisher with an international reach, the company' s key content areas include literature, reference, education, games and consumer press. VU Publishing publishes content in four major languages, including English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, and has strong local publishing brands, including Anaya, Atica, Houghton Mifflin, Knowledge Adventure, Larousse, Nathan and Scipione. In the games category, VU Publishing is a leading publisher of online, PC and console-based games. Its studios include Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment and Universal Interactive. For more information, call 818-777-6290 or visit http://www.universalinteractive.com and http://www.universalstudios.com.

Multimedia Publisher, 04-01-2002