Following Bully's debut on PlayStation 2 and later arrival on Xbox 360 and Wii, Rockstar has confirmed that the academia-themed open-world game will ship for PC in October.

The publisher provided little in the way of details, only confirming to IGN that the port will be based on the enhanced Scholarship Edition that debuted earlier this year.

Developed by Mad Doc Software, now Rockstar New England, the Xbox 360 and Wii versions of Bully built off Rockstar Vancouver's original PlayStation 2 release. The 360 edition was afflicted by numerous glitches upon its release, with a patch resolving some of those issues shortly thereafter.

Following February's opening of a European publishing branch, Bethesda Softworks owner ZeniMax Media today announced the establishment of its Asian office.

Much like the company's publishing operations in North America and Europe, ZeniMax Asia K.K. will oversee the Asian production and distribution of Bethesda titles, such as Fallout 3 (PC, PS3, X360) and Star Trek: Conquest (PS2, Wii), under the Bethesda Softworks brand.

It will also publish Japanese editions of games from other developers, including the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 versions of Rockstar's Bully and 2K Sports' Major League Baseball 2K8 on PS2, PS3, X360, and PSP.

A patch meant to address freezing glitches and other technical issues in the Xbox 360 version of Rockstar's Bully: Scholarship Edition is now available for download via Xbox Live.

Players will be prompted to download the update when they boot the game while connected to Xbox Live. The patch brings the game to version 1.03, as displayed in the lower-right corner of the title screen.

The delayed release of the patch, which was initially slated to arrive last week, was attributed to longer-than-expected certification times.

A downloadable fix for the problems that many are experiencing with the Xbox 360 edition of Bully: Scholarship Edition is due within the next week, developer Rockstar has announced.

"We will be releasing a title update through Xbox Live within the next week that we are confident will rectify the problem," noted PR spokesperson Darlan Monterisi.

Reports began to surface earlier this week that the enhanced Xbox 360 edition of the original PlayStation 2 title suffered from numerous issues, including system-stopping freezups, audio sync problems, and achievement glitches. The Wii version, which was also released this week, is not said to be affected.

Rockstar co-founder Sam Houser soon spoke out, claiming the company had encountered no such issues during internal testing and was working around the clock to resolve the problems.

"We apologize wholeheartedly for the inconvenience that this matter has caused some owners of the game," Monterisi continued. "We are very aware of the problems some people have been experiencing with the Xbox 360 version of Bully: Scholarship Edition and have been doing everything within our powers to resolve these issues as quickly as possible."

Update 2: An official statement from Rockstar on the Bully: Scholarship Edition issues is forthcoming, a Rockstar representative has told Shacknews.

Update 1: Rockstar co-founder Sam Houser has responded, claiming that the company never encountered any problems while testing Bully: Scholarship Edition on the Xbox 360 and is working to solve the issues as soon as possible.

"It appears that some older 360s are experiencing framerate issues, freezes and other problems," he told Kotaku. "I am horrified, and we are now working around the clock to rectify this situation."

"We apologise to everyone affected for the inconvenience," Houser continued. "We would never shove anything out the door--we never have and never will."

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Publisher Rockstar has released two new sets of screens for both versions of Rockstar Vancouver's Bully: Scholarship Edition (Wii, X360), which ships to retailers today. The revamped port of Rockstar's 2006 action-adventure title features eight new missions, four new classes—Biology, Music, Math, and Geography—and new items and clothing to unlock. Bully: Scholarship Edition is priced at $49.99 for both the Wii and Xbox 360.

Controversy surrounding Rockstar's Bully (PS2) has been revitalized by today's release of Bully: Scholarship Edition (Wii, X360), the Globe and Mail reports.

The revamped port of Rockstar's open world action-adventure has prompted an international coalition of teachers to urge retailers not to sell the title based on a presumed focus on schoolyard bullying. The game faced similar criticism from Jack Thompson, teachers' organizations and several other groups at the time of its original release on the PS2 in 2006.

"We're asking retailers to be responsible," said president of the Canadian Teachers' Federation Emily Noble yesterday. "Yes, they can sell it and make a buck out of this, but is this the kind of marketing that they want to be [doing], selling ... Read more

In celebration of Valentine's Day, Rockstar sent over a romantic new trailer for Bully: Scholarship Edition, along with new shots of the Xbox 360 edition and Wii version.

Rockstar Vancouver's heartwarming glimpse of boarding school life hits Xbox 360 and Wii on March 4, complete with new missions, classes, and multiplayer modes not found in the original PlayStation 2 relase.

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GameSpot, IGN and 1UP all have Bully: Scholarship Edition previews, going hands-on with the soon to be released action adventure game port.

Rockstar Games sends along the first trailer for Bully: Scholarship Edition (X360, Wii), showing the Xbox 360 version of the game in action. Originally a PlayStation 2 title, the Scholarship Edition of Bully will feature eight new missions, four new classes, and two player offline minigames. The game ships March 4.

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Rockstar has released new screenshots and details for Rockstar Vancouver's Bully: Scholarship Edition (Wii, X360), now firmed up for a March 4 release date in North America, March 7 in the UK. Check the left gallery for the Xbox 360 version and the right for the Wii edition.

Rockstar also revealed some of the new additions made to the updated versions of its infamous PS2 action-adventure. The Xbox 360 and Wii releases will feature eight new missions, four new classes—Biology, Music, Math, and Geography—and new items and clothing to unlock. Also new to Bully are offline minigames for two players, new awards and the expected bevy of Xbox 360 achievements.

Bully: Scholarship Edition will be priced at $49.99 for both the Wii and Xbox 360 when it drops this March.

Developer and publisher Rockstar Games today announced Bully: Scholarship Edition for Xbox 360 and Wii. The game will be comprised of the original PlayStation 2 version of Bully, along with some additional unspecified content.

Bully is a third-person action adventure title that tells the story of a 15-year-old boy attending a fictional boarding school. Players take part in minigames and various challenges, as well as story-based missions that advance the surprisingly deep tale.

Developed by Rockstar Vancouver, the game was initially met with a spate of controversy due to the publisher's history of violent content and the then-recent Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Hot Coffee mod/fiasco. Bully was eventually rated T for Teen by the ESRB.

Rockstar expects Bully: Scholarship Edition to ship to stores this winter.