[March 25, 2004] Ubisoft Announces New Dukes of Hazzard Video Game for PlayStation 2 and Xbox The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee is based on the classic Warner Bros. Television Show Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, todayannounced that The Dukes of Hazzard(TM): Return of the General Leewill be available for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainmentsystem and the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft in October2004. Licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, The Dukes ofHazzard: Return of the General Lee is a humorous action racing gamethat combines a mission-based adventure and arena-style driving. Based on the success of the first two Dukes of Hazzard games, weare working with a great property that has stood the test of time,said Tony Kee, vice president of marketing for Ubisoft Entertainment.This game will appeal to a wide audience of both fans of the show andracing game enthusiasts. About The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee Set in Hazzard County, players step into the shoes of Bo and LukeDuke as they race to win prize money in order to save the localorphanage from Boss Hogg's latest crooked scheme. With the help of theever-popular Daisy Duke, Uncle Jesse and Cooter, the good ol' boys goup against the villainous Boss Hogg, his bumbling cohorts SheriffRosco P. Coltrane and Deputy Enos in order to win the Hazzard CountyDerby. Just like the television show, The Dukes of Hazzard: Return ofthe General Lee is filled with wild off-road action, gravity-defyingstunts and adrenaline-pumping car chases. Game features include: -- Dukes World: The game captures all the joyriding thrills and homespun action of the original television show. -- Dukes Celebrity: Full cast represented from the show, with voice-overs and likenesses from John Schneider (Bo Duke), Tom Wopat (Luke Duke), Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke), James Best (Roscoe P. Coltrane), Ben Jones (Cooter) and Sonny Shroyer (Enos Strate). -- Variety of Playable Vehicles: Players can control a variety of vehicles including the General Lee, the Black Charger, Uncle Jesse's Pickup, Daisy's Road Runner, Cooter's Tow Truck, Rosco and Enos's Police Cruisers, and Boss Hogg's limousine. -- Variety of Gameplay: Features a single-player Adventure Mode containing over 18 missions and an unlockable multiplayer mode that features destruction derby battles, head-to-head competition and cooperative play. About The Dukes of Hazzard The Dukes of Hazzard follows the lives the Duke Boys and theirbeautiful Cousin Daisy as they battle the law and fight for the goodguys. Despite a knack for getting into trouble, the Dukes always havea way of getting out...eventually. Although Bo, Luke and Daisy Dukecannot help but get involved in the affairs of the Hazzard CountyPolice Department, they always make sure that justice is served. Full of nostalgia and spirit that celebrates the good ol' USA, TheDukes of Hazzard is a true All-American property. Popular TV starsJohn Schneider, Tom Wopat and Catherine Bach kept families glued totheir sets with episodes full of good, clean fun and excitement withplenty of car chases. The Dukes of Hazzard was on CBS for sevenseasons, from January 1979 to February 1985, for a total of 147episodes. (C) 2004 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft andthe Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the USand/or other countries. All Rights Reserved. PlayStation and thePS Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony ComputerEntertainment Inc . TM, (R). Xbox is a trademark of MicrosoftCorporation in the United States and/or other countries. About Ubisoft: Ubisoft is an international producer, publisher and distributor ofinteractive entertainment products. A leading company in themultimedia industry, Ubisoft's strong and diversified lineup has grownconsiderably, as has Ubisoft itself. As well as steadfastly continuingto partner with several high-profile companies, Ubisoft has alsoconfirmed its presence on the global market by developing its ownexceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubisoft is nowpresent on every continent, both through offices in 21 differentcountries including the United States, Morocco, Germany and China andthrough sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicatedto delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles toconsumers around the world. Ubisoft generated a turnover of 453million euros for the 2002/2003 fiscal year, up 23% over the previousfiscal year. To learn more, visit www.ubi.com About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc., a Warner Bros.Entertainment Company, is a premier licensor and a publisher ofentertainment content for the interactive space across all current andfuture platforms, including consoles, PC-based gaming and wirelessapplications. About Ratbag Founded in 1993, RATBAG is based in Adelaide, Australia. RATBAG isprivately owned by co-founders Greg Siegele, Chief Executive Officerand Richard Harrison, Chairman, growing from a multi-tasking band of20 hard-core games creators to 55 highly focused games producers,designers, programmers and artists to produce our range of niche andhigh performance racing and action games. RATBAG's focus at present isspread between PlayStation(R) 2, X-Box(TM) and PC and plans to developgames for GameCube(TM) in the foreseeable future. Two distinct Actionand Racing divisions at RATBAG work with a dedicated Technology teamand Test department. Ratbag titles: Powerslide, Dirt Track Racing,Dirt Track Racing -Sprint Cars, Leadfoot - Stadium off Road, DTRPinball, World of Outlaws - Sprint Cars 2002, Dirt Track Racing 2. Tolearn more, visit www,ratbaggames.com About Xbox Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft's future-generation videogame system that delivers never before seen gameplay experiences. Withmore than three times the graphics performance of other game consoles,top-quality DVD playback, Dolby 5.1 surround sound to make games andmovies come alive, and a hard disc that opens up new kinds ofgameplay, Xbox is the video game system that delivers more of whatgamers want. Xbox is now available in Europe for an estimated streetprice of EUR 199.99/GBP 129.99. About Microsoft Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq MSFT) is the worldwide leaderin software, services and Internet technologies for personal andbusiness computing. The company offers a wide range of products andservices designed to empower people through great software - any time,any place and on any device THE DUKES OF HAZZARD and all related characters and elements aretrademarks of and (C) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]