A Capralogue Companion- - -Released October 17th, 2006 for the PlayStation 2Ported to Xbox 360, Wii, & PC as Bully: Scholarship Edition in 2008- - -
"The Rockstar tradition of groundbreaking, original gameplay and humorous tongue-in-cheek storytelling invades an entirely new setting: the schoolyard.
As a mischievous schoolboy, you’ll stand up to bullies, get picked on by teachers, play pranks, win or lose the girl, and ultimately learn to navigate the obstacles of the worst school around, Bullworth Academy - a corrupt and crumbling prep school with an uptight facade."
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US Box Contents
• Exclusive Collector's Package
• Official Bully Dodgeball
• Limited Edition Bully Comic Book [PDF Attached]
• Rockstar Sticker
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Select Release Coverage
"Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) is proud to announce Bully for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft. Bully takes the Rockstar tradition of groundbreaking, innovative, original gameplay and humorous tongue-in-cheek storytelling to an entirely new setting: the schoolyard. Bully is the brutally funny debut title from Rockstar Vancouver and is expected to hit retail shelves in October 2005. Bully will be shown behind closed doors in the Rockstar booth at E3 (324 South hall)."
• Rockstar Games Announces "Bully" [May 9th, 2005]
"Mixing drama and comedy into a single story, Bully follows a schoolboy named Jimmy Hopkins and his adventures in the fictitional "Bullworth Academy." Corrupt from the inside out, the school is overflowing with crooked higher-ups, wicked schoolmates, and a whole mess of bothersome bullies. Throughout this escapade, Jimmy will have to stand up to cruel classmates, pursue a love interest, put up with teachers that pick on him, and play pranks on a mess of annoying little buggers from all over the campus."
• IGN E3 2005: Bits of Bully [May 19th, 2005]
"A good bully knows to kick his opponent when he’s wounded and vulnerable. Jack Thompson, the ranting anti-game activist, has decided that Rockstar’s upcoming Bully game must not be released."
• Jack Thompson to bully Rockstar over Bully [August 2nd, 2005]
• Peaceaholics Protest in Summer 2005
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Developer Interviews
"As Bully's release inches closer and closer (it comes out next week), it's as good a time as any to sit down with the creative team responsible for Rockstar's latest giant to see how it all came about. In this internal Q&A, Rockstar Vancouver Producer Steve Martin, Lead Mission Designer Sergei Kuprejanov, and Lead Gameplay Designer Mike Skupa reveal their secrets on everything from Bully's outside influences to its art style."
• Building a Better Bully - IGN [October 12th, 2006]
"Rockstar producer Jeronimo Barrera doesn't think Bully's boy-on-boy make-out action is a big deal. Find out why as we go in-depth behind the development of the schoolyard sim. What minigames missed the final cut? And what does Barrera feel the power of the next-gen systems offers these types of games?"
• EGM Afterthoughts: Bully - 1UP [December 11th, 2006]
CAUTION: This interview was conducted post-release, so there are spoilers!
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Concept Art
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Official Advertising
Four Official Pre-Release Trailers from Rockstar
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Merchandise
TO BE ADDED
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Miscellaneous
Release Weekend [October 20 - 22, 2006]
Top Singles - Top Albums - Box Office
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Enjoy Bully!
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