Vicious Cycle Software, a premier developer of interactive entertainment and game development technology, has announced that Vicious Engine 2 (V^e2), the second installment of their highly adaptable game development platform, will officially be launched at this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. Ve2 boasts a number of new and improved features for current generation consoles, including an updated lighting engine and modern pixel shader technology. Vicious Cycle Software is now taking appointments for the week of GDC, where it will be showcasing Ve2 at booth 5840 in the Moscone Center’s North Hall from March 25-27.

The adaptable, easy-to-learn Vicious Engine has been used to design games of every style, including adventure/platformer games like Dead Head Fred and the best-selling Flushed Away, deeply addictive casual fare like Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords for Playstation 2  and PSP, and even instructional/educational titles like Discover Babylon, INNOV8 and Ultimate Team Play.

Ve2 will make its retail debut in Vicious Cycle Software and D3Publisher’s Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard, a third-person shooter with a sense of humor, to be released March 3 for the Xbox 360 Playstation 3 computer entertainment system.

To set up a meeting with attending Vicious Engine representatives at GDC, please contact Wayne Harvey at wharvey@viciousengine.com.

For more information about the Vicious Cycle Software and V^e2, please go to www.viciousengine.com.