Vicious Cycle Software Brings the Development Power of Vicious Engine 2 to Three Additional Gaming Platforms
Business Wire, Feb 18, 2010
Vicious Engine 2 to Support Nintendo Wii, PlayStation2 and PSP
(PlayStationPortable) Development Starting in Early 2010
MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Vicious Cycle Software,a premier developer of interactive entertainment
and game development technology, today announced that support for the
Nintendo Wii, PlayStation2, and PSP (PlayStationPortable) platforms
is coming to Vicious Engine 2 (Ve2) in early 2010. Ve2 currently
supports both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation3, and the expanded
cross-platform support will make Ve2 the most complete
solution for next generation development on the market.
We have invested heavily in new tools and pipelines specifically for Ve2,
and believe it is imperative that developers are able to leverage these
improvements, said Wayne Harvey, Vice President and CTO of Vicious
Cycle. The additional support weve built for Ve2 will allow
game makers to focus on making the best products possible, taking full
advantage of each systems unique abilities without worrying constantly
about technical details.
The adaptable, easy-to-learn Vicious Engine suite has been used to
design games of every style, from adventure/platformers likeDead
Head Fredto instructional titles like Hilton Hotels Ultimate
Team Play and casual games likePuzzle Quest: Challenge of
the Warlords. Vicious Engine 2, which launched in March 2009, will
next appear in side-scrolling shooter Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and
Beyond for both Xbox LIVE Arcade and the PlayStationNetwork.
For more information about Ve2 and the expanded
cross-platform support, please visit the official site at www.viciousengine.com.
For licensing information or for an appointment to receive a demo of the
engine during the Game Developers Conference March 11-13 in San
Francisco, please contact Wayne Harvey at wharvey@viciousengine.com.
About Vicious Cycle Software
Founded in 2000 by industry veterans Eric Peterson, Wayne Harvey, and
Dave Ellis, Vicious Cycle Software, Inc. is a premier developer of
interactive entertainment software. The Morrisville, NC based studio is
dedicated to creating compelling content for all ages across all
platforms, includingBen 10 ALIEN FORCE The Gamefor the
PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStationPortable)
system, and Wii;Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
for the PlayStation 2 system, PSP system, and Wii; and PSP system
exclusive and original titleDead Head Fred, winner of the
Writers Guild of Americas first inaugural Videogame Writing Award.
Since 2005, Vicious Cycle has also developed and licensed the Vicious
Engine, a comprehensive and fully portable middleware solution for PC,
console, and handheld game development. Vicious Engine 2 (Ve2),
released in early 2009, offers a suite of new and improved features for
cross-platform, next generation game development on the Xbox 360 video
game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation3
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