Vicious Cycle Software, Inc. is a premier developer of interactive entertainment software based in Morrisville, NC. Founded in 2000, the company is dedicated to creating compelling content for all ages across all platforms, including Ben 10 ALIEN FORCE The Game for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and Wii™; Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords® for the PlayStation 2 system, PSP system, and Wii; and PSP system exclusive and original title Dead Head Fred®, winner of the Writer’s Guild of America’s first inaugural Videogame Writing Award.

Vicious Cycle is also the developer and licensor of the Vicious Engine^®, a comprehensive and fully portable middleware solution for game development on personal computers, consoles, and handheld systems. The recently announced Vicious Engine 2™ (V^e2) offers a suite of new and improved features for game development on the Xbox 360^® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION^®3 computer entertainment system.

For more information, please visit the company's web sites at www.viciouscycleinc.com and www.viciousengine.com. Vicious Cycle is a D3Publisher development studio.