Article: Vivendi Universal Games Signs Exclusive Worldwide Development Agreement With Legendary Rock Band Metallica; Deal Includes Publishing Rights for Multi-Platform Action Game Featuring Band's Music and Voice-overs.

LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games) today announced that it has signed an exclusive multi-year agreement with renowned rock band Metallica. The contract grants VU Games the worldwide rights to publish and distribute a multi-platform vehicle combat action game featuring music, voice-overs and inspiration from the band. Scheduled for release in 2005, the game will be produced in collaboration with Segnana, Inc. ( http://www.segnana.com/ ), a company that partners with Metallica on interactive and online endeavors.

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