by Rainier on June 14, 2005 @ 10:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
The game tells the story of Riddick's dramatic escape from the previously inescapable triple max security slam Butcher Bay, home to the most violent prisoners in the universe. Several weeks after the US patch, Vivendi has released Euro patches for Starbreeze's action game. This update brings your European/German retail copy to v1.1 and resolves some problems for newer Nvidia video cards, updates some model assets, and allows the use of gamepads (
thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on May 13, 2005 @ 7:39 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Set before the events of both Universal Pictures' The Chronicles of Riddick and the 2000 breakout hit Pitch Black, the game tells the story of Riddick's dramatic escape from the previously inescapable triple max security slam Butcher Bay, home to the most violent prisoners in the universe. Vivendi has released the first patch for Starbreeze's action game, bringing your retail copy to v1.1, although no specific details as to what it fixes are available (
thanks 3DGamers). Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on March 21, 2005 @ 1:17 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Set before the events of both Universal Pictures' The Chronicles of Riddick and the 2000 breakout hit Pitch Black, the game tells the story of Riddick's dramatic escape from the previously inescapable triple max security slam Butcher Bay, home to the most violent prisoners in the universe. This demo contains a short tutorial and one level from the full game (thanks GameSpot). Read more for download links ...
by Judy on Dec. 22, 2004 @ 7:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
As promised, Starbreeze has now released the level editing tools for its action game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay - Developer's Cut. This v1.10 toolset includes the Riddick GDK which allows you to edit the Riddick levels, but also requires you to have the latest Ogier level editor (v1.3), Starbreeze's game engine (
thanks 3DGamers). Read more for details and download links ...
by Judy on Dec. 8, 2004 @ 11:03 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Vivendi Universal Games, in association with Vin Diesel’s Tigon Studios, announced today that their PC action game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay –Developer’s Cut has shipped to retail stores in the United States.
by Judy on Nov. 16, 2004 @ 7:47 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Set before the events of the two films which starred Vin Diesel as the anti-hero Riddick, the new developer’s cut offers players exclusive content in the form of a mech for players to control, as well as a new arena where players can test their survival skills against some of the most hardened criminals in the galaxy.
by Judy on Oct. 26, 2004 @ 7:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Set before the events of the two films which starred Vin Diesel as the anti-hero Riddick, the new developer’s cut offers players exclusive content in the form of a mech for players to control, as well as a new arena where players can test their survival skills against some of the most hardened criminals in the galaxy.
by Judy on Oct. 15, 2004 @ 10:46 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Set before the events of the two films which starred Vin Diesel as the anti-hero Riddick, the new developer’s cut offers players exclusive content in the form of a mech for players to control, as well as a new arena where players can test their survival skills against some of the most hardened criminals in the galaxy. 'Chronicles of Riddick' puts players in the role of the enigmatic Riddick and tells the story of Riddick's dramatic escape from the previously inescapable triple max security prison Butcher Bay, home to the most violent convicts in the galaxy.
by Corey Owen on June 17, 2004 @ 1:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Reviews
Set before the events of both Universal Pictures' upcoming summer release, The Chronicles of Riddick, starring Vin Diesel, and the 2000 breakout hit Pitch Black, which first introduced Diesel as enigmatic anti-hero Riddick, the game tells the story of Riddick's dramatic escape from the previously inescapable triple max security slam Butcher Bay, home to the most violent prisoners in the universe.
by Rainier on May 24, 2004 @ 11:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Gamers can get the inside scoop on the enigmatic anti-hero Riddick and is escape from the triple max slam with the announcement of the pre-order campaign for The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay. Fans who choose to preorder the hotly anticipated Xbox title will receive an exclusive DVD featuring exclusive content such as : mini hint guide, movie trailer, background info and plenty more. Read more for details ...
by Rainier on May 14, 2004 @ 1:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
E3 - E3 2004 May 14th
Set before the events of both Universal Pictures' upcoming summer release, The Chronicles of Riddick, starring Vin Diesel, and the 2000 breakout hit Pitch Black, which first introduced Diesel as enigmatic anti-hero Riddick, the game tells the story of Riddick's dramatic escape from the previously inescapable triple max security slam Butcher Bay, home to the most violent prisoners in the universe.
by Rainier on May 4, 2004 @ 12:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Set before the events of both Universal Pictures' upcoming summer release The Chronicles of Riddick, starring Vin Diesel, and the 2000 cult classic Pitch Black, which first introduced Diesel as enigmatic anti-hero Riddick, the game tells the story of Riddick's dramatic escape from the previously inescapable triple max security slam Butcher Bay, home to the most violent prisoners in the galaxy.
by Rainier on March 26, 2004 @ 4:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Set before the events of both Universal Pictures' upcoming summer release The Chronicles of Riddick, starring Vin Diesel, and the 2000 cult classic Pitch Black, which first introduced Diesel as enigmatic anti-hero Riddick, the game tells the story of Riddick's dramatic escape from the previously inescapable triple max security slam Butcher Bay, home to the most violent prisoners in the galaxy. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay will be available on Xbox.
by Rainier on March 11, 2004 @ 12:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Vivendi Universal Games in association with Tigon Studios is bringing gamers an intense sci-fi experience from the point-of-view of the most wanted man in the Universe with the new videogame, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay, which will be available on the Xbox. Set before the events of both Universal Pictures' upcoming summer release The Chronicles of Riddick, starring Vin Diesel, and the 2000 cult classic Pitch Black, which first introduced Diesel as enigmatic anti-hero Riddick, the game tells the story of Riddick's dramatic escape from the previously inescapable triple max security slam Butcher Bay, home to the most violent prisoners in the galaxy.
by Rainier on Jan. 30, 2004 @ 4:13 p.m. PST | Filed under
Interviews
Riddick is Vivendi Universal's upcoming prison-action game developed by Starbreeze, excusively for the Xbox. It serves as a prequel to Pitch Black and its sequel, the upcoming Chronicles of Riddick. The game is being developed by Swedish developer Starbreeze, also known for 2002's Enclave. Today we serve up an interview with Starbreeze producer Lars Johansson. Read more to check it out, new screenshots included ...