Sierra Online

Sierra's "FreeStyle Street Basketball" to Feature Original UMG Tracks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 23, 2007 - 4:19pm.

Los Angeles - Sierra Online, a unit of Vivendi Games, announced on Friday that it has signed a producer and a number of artists from Vivendi's Universal Music Group to create an exclusive in-game soundtrack for its "FreeStyle Street Basketball" massively multiplayer online PC game. G-Unit's Lloyd Banks will create the game's official theme song, while Young Hot Rod and Sha Money XL will contribute original tracks. The game will initially be available for a free public preview in the spring, and then later offered at retail and via digital distribution.

Sierra to Publish "Battlestar Galactica," Based on SCI FI Channel Series

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 9, 2007 - 12:23pm.

Los Angeles - Vivendi Games' Sierra Online announced on Friday that it will publish a title based on the SCI FI Channel series "Battlestar Galactica" for the PC and Xbox Live Arcade. Developed by Australia-based Auran Games and slated for release in the fall of 2007, "Battlestar Galactica" will feature both single and multiplayer modes.

Vivendi Games Acquires Secret Lair Studios, Studio Ch'in

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 28, 2006 - 1:43pm.

Los Angeles - Vivendi Games announced on Thursday that it has acquired two game development studios, Secret Lair Studios and Studio Ch'in. Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed. The purchase of Shanghai, China-based Studio Ch'in must still be approved by the Chinese government, but will become a studio within Vivendi's Sierra Online division alongside Issaquah, Wash.-based Secret Lair. Vivendi said that both new studios will contribute to Sierra Online's library of titles for Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade, as well as develop online PC games and titles for other consoles. "Working together, our teams in Los Angeles, Seattle and Shanghai, now form a significant internal development organization focused on creating cutting edge online entertainment with global appeal," said Sierra Online president Ed Zobrist.