Sierra Launches The Official Casino Empire Website New site features product information, screenshots, and downloads for the first truly unique casino simulation to hit the PC BELLEVUE, WA (August 19, 2002) - Sierra Entertainment, Inc., a studio of the Games division of Vivendi Universal Publishing, today announced the launch of the official website for its upcoming casino simulation game, Casino Empire(tm). The site features screenshots, news, downloads, and all the community support necessary to help run Vegas from the ground up. The site can be accessed at: http://casinoempire.sierra.com. Casino Empire is an in-depth simulation game that delivers all the glitz, glamour, sights, and sounds of Vegas. Players are immersed in the colorful world of "Sin City" as they build, manage, and compete in an effort to rule the empire. Each level provides players with a new story and an opportunity to win big and increase their wealth and status. Along the way, gamers meet a host of helpful characters, celebrity impersonators, and have access to a full range of resources to attract and entice their growing clientele. From milking the high rollers and utilizing ties to the mob or positioning the most popular slot machines near the cash machines and adding décor and ambience to their eight unique casinos, it's all Vegas, all the time with Casino Empire.