Cold Winter for PS2 has Gone Gold

         April 12, 2005

COLD WINTER HAS GONE GOLD

Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) announced today that the PlayStation^®2
first-person shooter Cold Winter^™
has gone gold.  The
shockingly gritty FPS will immerse gamers in a
modern and deep story set in the shadowy world
of international espionage.  Developed by UK-based Swordfish Studios,
Cold Winter is set to hit retail shelves
this May.    

In Cold Winter, the player is Andrew Sterling, a disavowed British MI6
agent who does what it takes and is prepared to kill in good conscience.  Gamers
will experience incredibly realistic interaction throughout highly-detailed and
life-like environments, featuring real-world physics, searching fallen enemies
and manipulating objects to use as cover.  As players encounter intelligent
adversaries, they can choose from an arsenal of over 30 weapons which inflict
extremely realistic zone-specific body damage and rag-doll death animations. 
The original storyline — set in 2002 and written in collaboration with noted
author Warren Ellis — is revealed through beautiful and dramatic cinematics.

Cold Winter
will also feature multiplayer support (headset enabled) with up to eight-player
online multiplayer action powered by GameSpy, or up to four-player split-screen
off-line mode.  Players can choose from six multiplayer game modes, over 30
player skins and 12 maps, as well as set the parameters to customize games. 

All multiplayer game modes have team versions and
include the following:

• Deathmatch – Only kills matter in this mode.

• King of the Hill – Race against other players to
  “capture the hill.”

• Flag Tag – Find the flag and hold onto it for as
  long as possible.

• Domination – Capture, defend and retain the most
  Objective Points in the level.

• Last Man Standing – Outshoot, outplay and outlast
  opponents to win.

• Head Match – Gruesome variation of Flag Tag where
  players try to get “ahead.”

Cold Winter will be available in North America on May 10, 2005 for a
suggested retail price of $49.99, with an ESRB “M” for Mature rating. 

For more classified information, visit
www.coldwinter.com.

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