GUN™ Showdown to Deliver Action-Packed Gameplay On The PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) System This Fall
Santa Monica, CA -- April 10, 2006 -- Handheld gamers will be fully loaded this fall when Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) releases GUN Showdown for the PSP (PlayStation®Portable) system. Developed by Rebellion Studios and Neversoft Entertainment, GUN Showdown puts players in the role of Colton White, a vengeful gunslinger making his way through the untamed West of the late-1800s where the lines between good and evil are blurred and greed, lust and brutality were a way of life. The game will feature all of the action contained in the console versions, as well as all-new side missions, quick-play modes, multiplayer modes and gameplay features that are unique to the PSP system. GUN Showdown has not yet been rated by the ESRB.
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