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==History== Vicious Cycle was founded in [[2000 in video gaming|2000]] by [[Eric Peterson (game developer)|Eric Peterson]], [[Dave Ellis (game designer)|Dave Ellis]], [[Marc Racine (game developer)|Marc Racine]] and [[Wayne Harvey]] after layoffs at the local [[MicroProse]] development studio (then a [[Hasbro Interactive]] studio) forced several game developers into finding other work. Racine resigned as Vice President and Director of Production in the Spring of 2005 to pursue other ventures. Ellis left the company in the Summer of 2000, but returned in 2005 to take a position as [[game designer]]. Vicious Cycle has released titles for the [[PlayStation 2]], [[Xbox]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Wii]], and [[PlayStation Portable]] systems as well as the [[Microsoft Windows]] platform. In [[2005 in video gaming|2005]], Vicious Cycle announced the opening of their [[Monkey Bar Games]] division. Monkey Bar Games is focused on providing mass-market games to gamers of all ages. Thus far, Monkey Bar Games has released video games incorporating licensed characters from [[Ben 10]], [[Dora the Explorer]], and [[Curious George]]. A game was also released in late 2006 to coincide with the release of the ''[[Flushed Away]]'' animated feature film. Also in 2005, Vicious Cycle announced the release of their [[Vicious Engine]] [[game engine]]. The Vicious Engine is a complete game development [[middleware]] solution for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, [[Xbox 360]], PlayStation Portable, Nintendo GameCube, [[Wii]], and Microsoft Windows. The Vicious Engine is one of the first game engines to offer full support for the PSP and Wii platforms. On June 20, 2007, Vicious Cycle was acquired by [[D3 Publisher]], making Vicious Cycle Software a subsidiary of D3Publisher of America and a second‐tier subsidiary of D3 Inc.<ref>[http://www.d3i.co.jp/en/pressrelease/2007_pdf/e431120070620001.pdf Press Release: D3 Inc. Acquires Vicious Cycle Software] from [[D3 Publisher|D3 website]]</ref> Vicious Cycle and D3Publisher released [[Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard]] for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on February 26, 2009. On October 1, 2009, D3P and Vicious Cycle Software announced they would be bringing Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond to Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStationStore for PlayStation3 computer entertainment system this winter.<ref>http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/21108/Matt-Hazard-Blood-Bath-and-Beyond-Coming-to-XBLA/ Press Release</ref> The second version of the [[Vicious Engine]], V<sup>e2</sup>, was released on March 25, 2009 at the Game Developers Conference. It specifically features improvements for next-gen consoles, especially the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.<ref>http://games.ign.com/articles/958/958281p1.html Press Release</ref>
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