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50 Cent Returns for "Blood on the Sand" Video Game
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Mar 28, 2008, 08:11

Vivendi Games' Sierra Entertainment has announced that 50 Cent will reprise his role as video game hero with the upcoming sequel to the hit 2005 PlayStation2 cand Xbox game with "50 Cent: Blood on the Sand." 50 Cent and G Unit's Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo and DJ Whoo Kid will star and provide voice and likeness in the upcoming video game this fall on Xbox 360  and PlayStation3.

In this fictional story to the multi-million unit seller Bulletproof video game, players will be able to play as one of the world's biggest hip-hop stars in an all out battle to protect 50 Cent's assets and to collect payment from a crooked overlord.

"We are taking this sequel to the next level with exciting combat and gunplay, new original music, great graphics and a new story," said 50 Cent. "'50 Cent: Blood on the Sand' will have everything my fans are looking for in a 50 Cent game."

The "50 Cent: Blood on the Sand" video game will feature multi-player drop-in and drop-out co-op, interactive counter-kills, driving, and aerial combat. Following the success of the 2005 Spike TV Video Game Award winning Best Original Song, "We May Be Crazy" 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand will be packed with more exclusive unreleased music from 50 Cent and G-Unit.

"50 Cent and shooter fans everywhere came out to support 50 Cent in Bulletproof and made it a multi-million unit selling video game," said Al Simone, senior vice president of Global Marketing for Sierra Entertainment. "Gamers will be excited that '50 Cent: Blood on the Sand' provides the ultimate next-gen 50 Cent game experience to ever fit into one disc."

The "50 Cent: Blood on the Sand" video game is written by Kamran Pasha, Producer of "Bionic Woman," and is being developed by Swordfish Studios.

Vivendi Games Mobile is also making "50 Cent: Blood on the Sand" available for mobile phones throughout North America and Europe.