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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 London, UK, 26th March, 2004 - Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today announced that The Dukes of HazzardTM: Return of the General Lee will be available for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and the XboxTM video game system from Microsoft in October 2004. Licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee is a humorous action racing game that combines a mission-based adventure and arena-style driving. "We are working with a great property that has stood the test of time, this game will appeal to a wide audience of both fans of the show and racing game enthusiasts" said Florence Alibert EMEA Marketing Director "We are hoping the Return of the General Lee will follow in the tyre tracks of the first two successful Dukes of Hazzard games." About The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee Set in Hazzard County, players step into the shoes of Bo and Luke Duke as they race to win prize money in order to save the local orphanage from Boss Hogg's latest crooked scheme. With the help of the ever-popular Daisy Duke, Uncle Jesse and Cooter, the good ol' boys go up against the villainous Boss Hogg, his bumbling cohorts Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane and Deputy Enos in order to win the Hazzard County Derby. Just like the television show, The Dukes of Hazzard: Return of the General Lee is filled with wild off-road action, gravity-defying stunts 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 their beautiful Cousin Daisy as they battle the law and fight for the good guys. Despite a knack for getting into trouble, the Dukes always have a way of getting out...eventually. Although Bo, Luke and Daisy Duke cannot help but get involved in the affairs of the Hazzard County Police Department, they always make sure that justice is served. Full of nostalgia and spirit that celebrates the good ol' USA, The Dukes of Hazzard is a true All-American property. Popular TV stars John Schneider, Tom Wopat and Catherine Bach kept families glued to their sets with episodes full of good, clean fun and excitement with plenty of car chases. The Dukes of Hazzard was on CBS for seven seasons, from January 1979 to February 1985, for a total of 147 episodes. © 2004 Ubisoft Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. Ubisoft and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. All Rights Reserved. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc . TM, ®. Xbox is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. About Ubisoft: Ubisoft is an international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubisoft's strong and diversified lineup has grown considerably, as has Ubisoft itself. As well as steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubisoft has also confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own exceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubisoft is now present on every continent, both through offices in 21 different countries including the United States, Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in over 50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers around the world. Ubisoft generated a turnover of 453 million euros for the 2002/2003 fiscal year, up 23% over the previous fiscal 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 of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including consoles, PC-based gaming and wireless applications. About Ratbag Founded in 1993, RATBAG is based in Adelaide, Australia. RATBAG is privately owned by co-founders Greg Siegele, Chief Executive Officer and Richard Harrison, Chairman, growing from a multi-tasking band of 20 hard-core games creators to 55 highly focused games producers, designers, programmers and artists to produce our range of niche and high performance racing and action games. RATBAG's focus at present is spread between PlayStation® 2, X-BoxTM and PC and plans to develop games for GameCubeTM in the foreseeable future. Two distinct Action and Racing divisions at RATBAG work with a dedicated Technology team and Test department. Ratbag titles: Powerslide, Dirt Track Racing, Dirt Track Racing -Sprint Cars, Leadfoot - Stadium off Road, DTR Pinball, World of Outlaws - Sprint Cars 2002, Dirt Track Racing 2. To learn more, visit www,ratbaggames.com About Xbox Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft's future-generation video game system that delivers never before seen gameplay experiences. With more than three times the graphics performance of other game consoles, top-quality DVD playback, Dolby 5.1 surround sound to make games and movies come alive, and a hard disc that opens up new kinds of gameplay, Xbox is the video game system that delivers more of what gamers want. Xbox is now available in Europe for an estimated street price of €199.99/£129.99. About Microsoft Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The company offers a wide range of products and services 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 are trademarks of and © Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.