'Outlawed' Xbox Videogame Ships to Retail Featuring Online Play, Sultry Babes, and Action Packed Gameplay.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003 "Outlaw Volleyball Outlaw Volleyball is a video game based on the sport of volleyball. It was originally published for Xbox and included a sampler CD of tunes by cover band Diffuser. It was later ported to PlayStation 2 with two new courts and a handful of additional player costumes, " Ships to Retail, Arrives on Store Shelves This Week; First 150,000 Copies Contain Bonus 'Diffuser' Music Sampler Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. Interactive, the digital entertainment unit of Simon & Schuster Inc. (a Viacom Company), announced today that "Outlaw Volleyball," the humorous, gameplay driven sports title for Xbox(TM) has shipped to retailers and will be on store shelves this week (Rated "M" by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board ESRB Estrogen Receptor Beta ESRB Explosive Safety Review Board ; $49.95 estimated street price; Xbox Live(TM) enabled). Developed by New Jersey-based Hypnotix Inc., OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL will deliver a spanking spanking Pediatrics Corporal punishment, usually of children, in which the buttocks, are pummeled, swatted, or otherwise struck. See Corporal punishment Sexology Slapping, usually of the buttocks as a part of sexuoerotic activity. Cf Sadomasochism. good time with exciting online multiplayer action (Xbox Live), the hottest babes in any videogame, and the trademark humor for which the 'Outlaw Sports' series is known. Also announced today, the first 150,000 copies of OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL contain a bonus music sampler from Hollywood Records' featured band 'Diffuser.' One of the tracks on the sampler, "Get It On," will also be on the forthcoming OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL soundtrack that was Executive Produced by Nile Rodgers (Madonna "Like a Virgin," Duran Duran "The Reflex"). The official soundtrack will be shipping July 29. About OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL, the second title in the Outlaw Sports series of humorous, gameplay driven games, follows on the success of "Outlaw Golf." "Outlaw Volleyball" is the first volleyball game for the Xbox Live(TM) multiplayer game network that allows gamers to play against one another around the world. In OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL players compete against one another in exotic locations such as a sewer and a woman's prison while spiking the ball down their opponent's throat. Gamers begin OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL by choosing from one of four game modes: -- Tour - Show your volleyball skills on more than 10 off-the-wall courts. -- Exhibition - Want a quickie? Get going fast with a quick game. -- Tutorials - Learn how to play with yourself with this handy mode. Spiking, diving, and serving are just a few of the skills you'll learn. -- Drills - Get toned and ready to compete with fun mini-games such as "Spectator Invaders," "Bump-a-palooza," "Block Party," and many others. COURT IS IN SESSION OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL features 10 courts so real you'll be cleaning the sand from your crotch crotch n. The angle or region of the angle formed by the junction of two parts or members, such as two branches, limbs, or legs. for days! Some of the exotic locales include: Tar Beach Located on the roof top of a grimy grim·y adj. grim·i·er, grim·i·est Covered or smudged with grime. See Synonyms at dirty. grim  i·ly adv. inner city apartment building, this volleyball court is blessed with breathtaking views of absolutely nothing. Fans flock here for the exciting play and to catch a buzz off the rising bus fumes fumesodorous gases and other volatile materials; inhalation of irritating fumes causes coughing and, if sufficiently severe, irreversible pulmonary edema. . Remember at Tar Beach peeing off the roof is encouraged. The Big House There's a reason why Santa never visits this joint, because the girls here have been very, very naughty. Welcome to the only volleyball venue where fans are routinely cavity searched before each game. This dank dank adj. dank·er, dank·est Disagreeably damp or humid. See Synonyms at wet. [Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin. , cold prison is the perfect place for non-stop volleyball action... So, grab a hold of some cell bars and do some serious time at the Big House. Stinky Falls Hold your nose, folks, and welcome to Stinky Falls -- the only volleyball court in the world built in an underground sewer. Ah, the lunacy lunacy: see insanity. . If the court appears to be moving, that's because it's covered with hundreds of gallons of flowing, chunky, corn-riddled refuse. Everyone who's ever played in this putrid putrid /pu·trid/ (pu´trid) rotten; putrefied. pu·trid adj. 1. Decomposed; foul-smelling; rotten. 2. Proceeding from, relating to, or exhibiting putrefaction. venue agrees that this court truly stinks! Graves End Station Welcome to Third Rail Junction! Located just off the D train, this subway-convenient court is popular with sports fans, trains buffs and vagrants. This is the ideal spot for high-voltage volleyball or just doing some serious tagging. Break out the tokens and catch a game, but whatever you do, don't pee on the third rail. Jungle Fever jun·gle fever n. See malaria. Step into a rainforest paradise where the competition is tough, the scenery's spectacular and the mosquitoes are the size of SUVs. Mingle with the natives, who are always friendly, even when they're firing poison darts at you. Get ready for some awesome bumping, setting and spiking action... and maybe a nasty case of malaria too. THE HOTTEST BABES IN ANY SPORTS VIDEOGAME OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL has the hottest, most boisterous and rowdy ladies in any sport videogame to date. Check out these arresting ladies: Summer Recently featured in an all nude review at the Foxy Boxy box·y adj. box·i·er, box·i·est Resembling a box, especially in simplicity or rectangularity. box i·ness n. Club, Summer has applied her PHD in Physics to solving that vexing problem of pole burn. When she's not busy taking it off for some horny horn·yadj. 1. Made of horn or a similar substance. 2. Tough and calloused, as of skin. businessmen, she getting it on the volleyball court. Oh, yes, Summer can really bump, grind, set and spike with the best of 'em. Harvest Raised by whale-saving, granola-eating, unemployed incense salesmen, Harvest is one hot, green-piece of ass! A firm believer in "love, not war," Harvest is one third laid back, one third fun-loving and one third raging bitch. Three traits that make this Dead Head rock with Flower Power on the volleyball court! So, in honor of Harvest, lets all hug a tree and give peace a chance. Lizzy Born and raised in the grimy back alleys of London, Lizzy is one tough lady. She's rude, vulgar and lacks any semblance of class... and those are her good qualities. When Lizzy isn't busy piercing some part of her body or waxing herself raw, she's out spiking opponents with a volleyball. Shawnee Circle the wagons boys, cause this Native American beauty is on the war path. Armed with nothing more than grit and determination... and a great set of tomahawks, Shawnee is ready to exact some vicious revenge on the volleyball court. Donna Maroni With high hair and polished finger nails, Donna Maroni may not look like your average volleyballer, but she can throw down with the best of them. From the rough and tumble The first use of the term Rough and Tumble for fighting dates back to the early 1700s in the North American frontier. Rough and Tumble fighting was the original American No Holds Barred underground hybrid "sport" that had but one rule - you win by knocking the man out or making him streets of Queens, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Donna talks more trash than the entire department of sanitation. Chica Chavez Hailing from the sun drenched drench tr.v. drenched, drench·ing, drench·es 1. To wet through and through; soak. 2. To administer a large oral dose of liquid medicine to (an animal). 3. island of Puerto Rico, Chica Chavez likes her food hot and her men even hotter. Her fiery temper sometimes gets in the way of her game, but when she's on, she runs up the score faster than you can get the runs from empanadas! Natasha Runner up in a Dolph Lungren look-a-like contest, Natasha is a tough-as-nails Siberian spiker who is equally adept at volleyball as she is at international espionage. Natasha's philosophy on and off the court is "take no prisoners"...unless there's vodka involved. Natasha always has on a game face, but no one seems to notice thanks to her looming warheads. Harley Just as comfortable on a volleyball court as she is on her hog, Harley is one woman you don't want to mess with. She keeps her hand/eye coordination sharp by tossing back shots of Jack and punching out burly bikers. And when she's not practicing volleyball, she likes to explore her feminine side, by resisting arrest resisting arrest n. the crime of using physical force (no matter how slight in the eyes of most law enforcement officers) to prevent arrest, handcuffing and/or taking the accused to jail. and collecting restraining orders. OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL also features the most bad-ass, clueless clue·less adj. Lacking understanding or knowledge. clueless Adjective Slang helpless or stupid Adj. 1. dudes in online sporting such as: Leon A former all-pro who excelled at football, baseball, and beating the snot snot n. Nasal mucus; phlegm. out of coaches, umpires and fans, Leon has been thrown off of some of the best sports teams in the world. Leon prides himself on being a vicious volleyball player and an all around mean "mo-fo." El Suave suave adj. suav·er, suav·est Smoothly agreeable and courteous. [French, agreeable, from Old French, from Latin su Hailing from South of the border, this gorgeous hunk of a man prides himself on being himself. However, when facing an opponent on the volleyball court, El Suave will do whatever it takes to grind and thrust his way to victory. Ice Trey When you think of cutting fat beats and busta-rhyme-rapping-playahs, Ice Trey should not come to mind. Having barely survived the dangerous back alleys of Rodeo Drive, Ice Trey knows what it's like to suffer. After all, his parents actually made him pay his own credit card bills. Ice Trey will tell you his game is off da hizzy fo shizzy! Whatever the hell that means! Doe Joe When he's not flying off on his monthly pilgrimage to Graceland to pay respects to the King, Doe Joe splits his time between crooning at topless Karaoke bars and teaching "Karate For Dummies." No stranger to a volleyball court, Doe Joe is a fierce competitor and general nuisance to the female species. Country Clem Born and raised in the backwoods of Swampass County comes the man who put the "bum" in bumpkin -- Country Clem! This unwashed, toothless wonder can not only slam a volleyball, he can turn a can of nibletts corn into 200 proof sour mash. Killer Miller Feared for his mean, nasty demeanor, Killer Miller is actually a pretty nice guy at heart... yeah right! Killer knows his way around a court, having been arrested so many times his bail bondsman bail bondsman n. a professional agent for an insurance company who specializes in providing bail bonds for people charged with crimes and awaiting trial in order to have them released. is on speed dial. When he's not pursuing his hobby -- jury tampering jury tampering n. the crime of attempting to influence a jury through any means other than presenting evidence and argument in court, including conversations about the case outside the court, offering bribes, making threats, or asking acquaintances to intercede with -- Killer likes nothing more than reigning down hellacious hel·la·cious adj. 1. Distasteful and repellant: hellacious smog. 2. Slang Extraordinary; remarkable: a hellacious catch of fish. spikes on his opponents and shanking fellow prisoners that look at him funny. Nikki Steele Aside from sex, drugs and Rock & Roll, Nikki Steele loves nothing more than head banging volleyball. On the court, Nikki plays like he's on stage with his 80's metal band. He's flamboyant, outrageous and loves to scream his own name when having sex! Scrummy O'Doole When he's not setting a volleyball, the legendary soccer hooligan can be seen drinking himself into a coma. Scrummy is an expert spiker, as well as an expert marksman in projectile vomiting pro·jec·tile vomiting n. Expulsion of the contents of the stomach with great force. projectile vomiting Pediatric neurology Violent and 'explosive' vomiting without antecedent nausea, or vomiting at the peak of . BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF EACH OTHER Just like in OUTLAW GOLF, a key element to keeping your character's sanity is to take it out on someone else. Players can challenge one of the opposing team members to a fight. Winners take their opponent's momentum, gaining power for turbo moves. Similar to other fighting games, controls include punching, kicking and blocking. FEELING A BIT LIMP? Want to be all you can be Be All You Can Be is an episode of the MTV animated series Beavis and Butt-Head. The title is derived from the recruiting slogan of the U.S. Army. Synopsis After watching a number of military-related TV shows, the duo are inspired to visit a recruiting station. ? Gamers can play through mini-games and drills to improve their player's attributes, improving skills and even team work. By building your character's attributes players can then take their buff character into Xbox Live and kick the crap out of girlie-mans around the world. HARDCORE GAMEPLAY The first real volleyball game for Xbox, OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL brings an arcade feel with dynamic real-world ball physics. In single and two player mode, gamers can be assisted with a computer controlled partner or take total control and play both characters. STOP PLAYING WITH YOURSELF! OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL is the first volleyball game on Xbox Live, allowing gamers to compete against others from around the world. Doing the group thing? Gamers can play against up to 4 opponents (2 on each side) and with Xbox Live gamers can play with others from around the world. OUTRAGEOUS COMMENTARY Steve Carell who is known for his hilarious reports on "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central, provides the play-by-play commentary in OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL. Mr. Carell can be seen in the blockbuster movie "Bruce Almighty" starring Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston. OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL SOUNDTRACK Sumthing Else Musicworks and Simon & Schuster Interactive have teamed to produce a soundtrack to OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL. Executive Produced by music veteran Nile Rodgers, the soundtrack features fresh, new artists such as Diffuser dif·fus·er n. 1. One that diffuses, as: a. A light fixture, such as a frosted globe, that spreads light evenly. b. A medium that scatters light, used in photography to soften shadows. c. , Off By One, and Warrior (Shipping: July 29). Samples of the OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL Soundtrack can be found on the internet at: www.outlawvolleyballthegame.com and at www.DearSummer.com. The track listings are: 1. "Wake The Kidz" 2. Junk - "Life Is Good" 3. Dj Ashba - "Feel This" 4. Off By One - "On My Way" 5. Hot Rod Circuit - "Now or Never" 6. "Oh Please" 7. Diffuser - "Get It On" 8. Avoid One Thing - "Yakisoba" 9. Waterdown - "Picketline" 10. "Off The Hook" 11. Warrior - "Hustlerz Inc. (Ballers)" 12. The Carnies Deluxe - "Speed Kills" 13. High Hair and Polished Fingernails 14. Cathy-Ann - "I Have Arrived" 15. Madcap - "Bright Lights, Big City" 16. Snow Dogs - "Popstars (Love This)" 17. The Exit - "Scream and Shout" 18. Bumblefoot - "Meat" 19. "Rude, Vulgar and No Class" 20. Off By One - "Punk Rock Girl" 21. Dj Ashba - "Who I Am" 22. "Cutting Phat phat adj. phat·ter, phat·test Slang Excellent; first-rate: phat fashion; a phat rapper. [Earlier, sexy (said of a woman), Beats" 23. D.S D.S Drainage Structure (flood protection) .U. - "Put Some Weight On It" 24. D.S.U. - "Ain't No Love" Music Supervision for the OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL soundtrack was performed by Melinda Gedman of sister Viacom unit MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. . AVAILABILITY OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL has shipped to retail and will be available nationwide over the next two weeks exclusively for Xbox. ESRB RATING OUTLAW VOLLEYBALL is rated "M" or "Mature" by the ESRB. More information on the ESRB and its rating system can be found at www.esrb.org. Simon & Schuster Interactive (www.ssinteractive.com) is the digital entertainment unit of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Based in New York, S&SI publishes entertainment, education and reference titles for the PC, Macintosh, Pocket PC, Sony Playstation 2(R), Microsoft XBox(R), Nintendo(R) Game Boy(R) Advance, and Nintendo GameCube(TM). Simon & Schuster, the publishing operation of Viacom Inc., is a global leader in the field of general interest publishing, dedicated to providing the best in fiction and nonfiction for consumers of all ages, across all printed and multimedia formats. Its divisions include Simon & Schuster Trade Publishing, Pocket Books, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Simon & Schuster New Media, Simon & Schuster Online, Simon & Schuster U.K., and Simon & Schuster Australia. For more information about Simon & Schuster, visit our website at www.simonsays.com. Viacom is a leading global media company, with preeminent positions in broadcast and cable television, radio, outdoor advertising, and online. With programming that appeals to audiences in every demographic category across virtually all media, the company is a leader in the creation, promotion, and distribution of entertainment, news, sports, and music. Viacom's well-known brands include CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, BET, Paramount Pictures, Viacom Outdoor, Infinity, UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation , TNN TNN The National Network (formerly The Nashville Network) TNN The Nashville Network (now The National Network) TNN The Nerd Network (online gaming clan) : The National Network, TV Land, CMT CMT Certified Medical Transcriptionist. CMT abbr. Certified Medical Transcriptionist CMT California mastitis test. : Country Music Television, Showtime, Blockbuster, and Simon & Schuster. More information about Viacom and its businesses is available at www.viacom.com Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft's future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Xbox is now available in North America, Europe, Australia and Japan. NOTE TO MEDIA: A video clip relating to this story will be available for journalists to download beginning today at www.newstream.com and at www.businesswire.com |
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