Enter the V.I.P. ``Are You Game?'' Sweepstakes!!; Ubi Soft kicks off their action-packed V.I.P. lineup with sweepstakes.Business/Entertainment Editors SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2001 To celebrate the recent release of the first title in their V.I.P. franchise, based on the hit series V.I.P., Ubi Soft(R) Entertainment is teaming up with Columbia Tristar Domestic Television, Sony Pictures Consumer Products, Sony Pictures Digital Sony Pictures Digital, first known as Columbia TriStar Interactive, then Sony Pictures Interactive Network (or SPiN), is known as the digital website interactive creator for Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) that was established in 1997. Entertainment and www.playstation.com to sponsor the "Are You Game?" sweepstakes for fans of the globally-popular action-comedy series, starring Pamela Anderson. Kicking off November 15th and running through December 3rd the contest will be supported via Sony Pictures' newsletters, "Show biz Scoop" and on-line gaming network "The Station." Also included in the direct invitation to enter will be members of the Sony Dreamlink newsletter and Sony My Yahoo database. Fans of the series or PlayStation products can also go to www.vipactiontv.com, www.vipsweepstakes.com or www.ubi.com to find out more about the game, as well as enter the sweepstakes. Two Grand Prize winners will receive a PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system courtesy of PlayStation.com, as well as Ubi Soft's newly-released V.I.P. game for PlayStation(R) game console. An additional 98 entrants will receive copies of the V.I.P. game. Players of the game will slip into Vallery Irons' (Pamela Anderson) skin, taking on the role of the sexy figurehead figurehead, carved decoration usually representing a head or figure placed under the bowsprit of a ship. The art is of extreme antiquity. Ancient galleys and triremes carried rostrums, or beaks, on the bow to ram enemy vessels. of Vallery Irons Protection (V.I.P.), and bodyguard to Beverly Hills' elite. In the game, the V.I.P. team is enlisted to protect Dr. Kindle A portable e-book device from Amazon.com that provides wireless connectivity to Amazon for e-book downloads as well as Wikipedia and search engines. Using Sprint's EV-DO cellphone network, dubbed WhisperNet, wireless access is free. It also includes a built-in dictionary. , a disreputable dis·rep·u·ta·ble adj. Lacking respectability, as in character, behavior, or appearance. dis·rep cosmetic surgeon threatened by mobster king pin, Don Macabre, after an operation turns ugly. Players take turns as each member of the V.I.P. team, utilizing their individual areas of expertise to prevail on their mission. V.I.P. boasts a fast-paced, clever blend of action and humor, keeping it among syndication's top-rated weekly hours since its premiere in 1998. Praised by The New York Daily News New York Daily News Morning daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and his cousin Robert McCormick as a subsidiary of the Tribune Co. of Chicago. The first successful tabloid-format newspaper in the U.S. as a series that's "done with a wink and a smile...so much fun to watch," V.I.P. delivers comic adventure at every turn by melding action with tongue-in-cheek, pop culture-infused elements and creative guest star casting. The series is executive produced by J.F. Lawton (Pretty Woman, Under Siege) and Morgan Gendel (Nash Bridges, Law & Order). Ubi Soft Entertainment is a global producer, publisher and international distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the industry, Ubi Soft's strong and diversified lineup has grown considerably. As well as developing original properties, Ubi Soft has also steadfastly partnered with several high-profile companies and is dedicated to delivering consumers quality video game titles while offering blockbuster franchises. Some of Ubi Soft's recent licenses include Disney, Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) ., DreamWorks and Sony Pictures. Founded in 1986, the company has offices in 18 countries including the United States, Canada, France, Germany and China and sells its products in a total of 52 countries. For more information about Ubi Soft, visit http://www.ubisoft.com or call 1-800-UBI-SOFT. Columbia Tristar Domestic Television and Sony Pictures Consumer Products are based in Los Angeles and are divisions of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE SPE - Software Practice and Experience ). SPE is a division of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation. It is based in Inglewood, California. It is the umbrella company under which all Sony companies operate in the United States. Subsidiaries
Note to Editors: VIP: TM &(c)2001 Columbia TriStar Television Columbia TriStar Television, Inc. was the third name of the television studio Screen Gems, adopted with the Columbia-TriStar merger of 1991 and last used in 2002. Columbia TriStar Television was launched in 1994 as a joint venture between Columbia Pictures Television and Distribution. |
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