Daemonica

RA Images summons DaemonicaDebut PC game from the 3D animation house to be released in this quarter;game follows an investigator in medieval England tracking serial killers.

RA Images has announced its first foray into the gaming world, the PC title Daemonica. The developer was originally founded as a computer art and animation house, but has decided to develop the adventure title set in medieval England and will release it in Q1 2005. Daemonica is being developed in cooperation with the Czech studio Cinemax.

The 3D adventure game follows Nicholas Farepoynt, an investigator with the ability to speak with the dead. Farepoynt's job is to solve murders and hunt down the culprits in and around the city of Cavorn. When he takes on a case involving the killing of a young girl, the city begins slipping into a state of hysteria and a larger evil surfaces.

Daemonica features full 3D environments and a twisting storyline. As Farepoynt, gamers will be able to talk to both living and dead characters, create potions from gathered herbs, and bring the dead back to life.

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Press Release (Jan. 2005)

Mystery Solved - Meridian4 Signs Agreement with Cinemax!

Montreal, Canada - January 16, 2006 – Game publisher Meridian4 is thrilled to announce the signing of a publishing agreement with Cinemax to bring their mystery adventure game; Daemonica to North America.

"We are excited to sign an agreement with Meridian4 and get our game, Daemonica into the North American market. We are confident in Meridian4's abilities to deliver and are thrilled with this opportunity." said Lukas Macura, CEO of Cinemax.

"Meridian4 is pleased to be able to bring this unique mystery adventure to North America. We were intrigued by the game's subject matter and storyline and knew that it would appeal to adventure gamers." said Andrew Sher, CEO at Meridian4, "Daemonica has all the trappings of a great murder mystery with a whole lot of twists."

Daemonica is an intriguing 3D interactive murder mystery that offers everything that adventure gamers appreciate - immersive storyline with unexpected twists, extensive dialogues with believable characters, puzzles and both mandatory and optional quests.

Set in the medieval England it tells a story of Nicholas Farepoynt, an investigator who can talk to the Dead. Throughout the game you will explore the gloomy surroundings of the slowly dying city of Cavorn, make sacrifices, talk to both living and dead characters, fight and punish those who deserve it, gather information, collect herbs and make potions to enhance your senses and slowly discover what role you play in all of this. As you strive to solve the murder of a young girl, more dead appear and the town starts to slowly slip into insanity. A grim, long-forgotten secret, something that should never see the light of day again slowly awakes... * Engaging and immersive storyline * Detailed and realistic 3D environments * Enhanced environmental effects * Intriguing characters with unique personalities * Easy to control, yet thrilling action fights * Potion-making, raising of the Dead * Optional quests and various endings

About RA Images (Developer of Daemonica)
RA Images has existed since 1998 and was initially focused on 3D computer graphics and animation. Over the years they have done websites, 3D modeling and a fully rendered TV series for children (12 episodes). It was only a matter of time before they finally started working on their first PC game - Daemonica.

About Cinemax (Co-Developer and Producer of Daemonica)
CINEMAX full services in a computer graphic design domain Cinemax was launched in 1998 by a group of progressive computer graphic designers with extensive experience. The company has since become a significant player in the field. In addition to its expertise in DTP, the company is one of the major players in multimedia, interactive entertainment and the Internet. Cinemax studio projects are known for their commitment to quality and excellence. High-quality graphic implementation and optimal functionality are their hallmarks. From its very beginning, Cinemax has dominated the Czech market as an important developer and producer of PC games.

About Meridian4

Meridian4 is an interactive software publisher located in Montreal, Canada. We are a new publishing company, with new ideas and a different approach to forming partnerships with developers. The difference is we actually form a partnership – a true relationship characterized by mutual cooperation and responsibility to achieve the best possible performance for their products.

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Press Release (Jan. 2006)

Daemonica Goes Gold!

Montreal, Canada - March 9, 2006 - Game publisher, Meridian4 and game developer, RA Images, with cooperation from producer, Cinemax are pleased to announce that their highly anticipated upcoming Adventure; Daemonica has gone gold. Daemonica is scheduled for release to retail stores on March 28th, 2006.

"We are extremely pleased how the North American press and the gaming community have enjoyed previewing Daemonica. With its unique blend of RPG style and mixture of Adventure and Action, this murder mystery is a stand out title," said Andrew Sher, CEO at Meridian4, "We are excited to see Daemonica released to retail and online this month."

Daemonica will be available in retail stores and online after March 28th at a suggested retail price of $29.99. This title has been rated T for Teen by the ESRB.

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Press Release (March 2006)

Daemonica is an exciting 3D interactive mystery set in medieval England. Take on the role of Nicholas Farepoynt, an investigator who can talk to the Dead. You will explore the dark surroundings of the slowly dying city of Cavorn, talk to both the living and dead to gather information, punish the deserved, collect herbs to make potions and enhance your senses and slowly discover what role you will play in all of this. As you strive to solve the murder of a young girl, more dead appear and the town starts to slip into insanity.

A grim, long-forgotten secret, something that should never see the light of day, again slowly awakes...

Features Daemonica: The language of demons, the language that the oldest of them used to create the world. At that time, simply whispering its words they caused mountains to grow and stars to shine. Rivers began to flow and trees were wrapped with leaves. Birds were given their voice and beasts their claws. Sun exploded into eternal night; it lit up the earth for the first time and slowly set off on its journey across the sky. All the languages people ever talked in history had originated from the Daemonica itself. Maybe we were to rule the world with the help of it; the language may have been our heritage, a sign of our creation. Whatever it was, the Daemonica is dead today for us.

Only fragments of words have prevailed. Hunters have passed on these fragments of the language to each other and with their help they can get to the borderland between the realms of life and death and communicate with the souls of the murdered.* Engaging and immersive storyline * Detailed and realistic 3D environments * Enhanced environmental effects * Intriguing characters with unique personalities * Easy to control, yet thrilling action fights * Potion-making, raising of the Dead * Optional quests and various endings

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Meridian4.com

Daemonica is an intriguing 3D interactive mystery that offers everything that adventure genre fans appreciate - immersive storyline with unexpected twists, extensive dialogues with believable characters, puzzles, both mandatory and optional quests. Action fights are smoothly integrated into the gameplay. Set in the medieval England it tells a story of Nicholas Farepoynt, an "investigator" who can talk to the Dead. A story of blood, passion and sacrifice.

Throughout the game the player will explore the gloomy surroundings of the slowly dying city of Cavorn, make sacrifices, talk to both living and dead characters, fight and punish those who deserve it, gather information, collect herbs and make potions to enhance his senses and slowly discover what role he plays in all of this. As he strives to solve the murder of a young girl, more dead appear and the town starts to slowly slip into insanity. A grim, long-forgotten secret, something that should never see the light of day again slowly awakes...

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daemonica.com