The Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting Adventure

Got Game Entertainment Spirits "The Lost Crown: A Ghosthunting Adventure"by Jonathan Boakes to North America

Classic ghost story inspiration and modern ghosthunting techniques combine to bring murder, mystery, and suspense to brave gamers this October.

Got Game Entertainment have announced a North American publishing deal for "The Lost Crown: A Ghosthunting Adventure". Created by adventure gaming legend Jonathan Boakes (Dark Fall, Dark Fall II: Lights Out) and his Darkling Room team, "The Lost Crown: A Ghosthunting Adventure" for the PC combines a dense, rich, spine-tingling story inspired by classic ghost stories with today's modern ghosthunting techniques. Featuring an intuitive adventure interface which allows the player to wield the tools of a paranormal investigator, an impressive cast of 3D characters, actual E.V.P. (Electronic Voice Phenomena) recordings, and photographs of unexplained entities captured by Jonathan Boakes while researching the game, "The Lost Crown: A Ghosthunting Adventure" brings a frightening story to bone-chilling life. "The Lost Crown: A Ghosthunting Adventure" is scheduled for release October 2007 and will retail for $29.99 (USD). The game is not yet rated by the ESRB.

Inspired by the haunting works of Charles Dickens, M.R. James, Arthur Conan Doyle, and E.F. Benson, "The Lost Crown: A Ghosthunting Adventure" finds treasure hunter Nigel Danvers on the run. Travel with Nigel to an eerie seaside town on England's coast where you will learn to use the advanced techniques of real paranormal investigators to unravel an ancient mystery and uncover a hidden treasure. Immersed in a richly detailed interactive world that is part black and white, part vivid color, you will be captivated, taunted, and teased by mind-bending puzzles and interactions with the town locals, earthly and otherwise. Your skills at ghosthunting, and detecting paranormal activity, will directly affect how the game continues. With nerves of steel, and wits to match, you will soon discover long lost secrets, previously known only to the dead.

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Press Release

The Lost Crown: is a scary, and thrilling, new adventure title inspired by classic ghoststories and today's modern ghosthunting techniques. The haunting works of Charles Dickens, M.R.James, Arthur Conan Doyle and E.F.Benson combine with night-vision cameras, E.V.P and other ghosthunting gadgets to bring a frightening story to gamers in Spring 2006.

The Story

Paxton, an unemployed man from London, arrives in the seaside town of Seaburgh to search for the legendary Crowns of Anglia. In particular, he is hoping to indulge his skills in amateur archaeology and find the third, and final, crown which is believed to be hidden along the sandy shores of the North Sea. His research uncovers the tale of the late William Ager, the last of the Ager family line, and the guardian of the crown. Although deceased, it is William who leads Paxton to the site of the crown, unwittingly. Once unearthed, Paxton discovers the crown offers more than wealth: No one has ever seen an Anglo-Saxon crown - at least no one had. But our man gazed at us with a rueful eye. 'Yes,' he said, 'and the worst of it is I don't know how to put it back.'

Paxton did not heed the warning to the curious. Returning the crown to its rightful position will not pacify the guardian spirit of Ager, Paxton's knowledge may cost him his life.

Features * Point and click interface featuring both 1st and 3rd person perspective. * Hunt ghosts in realtime. * 30+ hours of gameplay, and ghosthunting. * A cast of virtual actors to share your experience. * A stretch of England’s eerie coast is brought vividly to life. * Explore your surroundings by both day and night. * Realistic and integrated puzzles to solve. * Various end games, depending on your choice, and desire. * A scary, and surprising, story by Jonathan Boakes. * A chilling soundtrack, specially created for the title

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Darkling Room website

Got Game Entertainment Ships The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure to Stores Across North America

Spines tingle and hairs raise as a ghostly new suspense-adventure game for the PC haunts retail shelves this week

Weston, CT – March 3, 2008 - Got Game Entertainment LLC today announced that the The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure has shipped to North American retail. Created by adventure gaming legend Jonathan Boakes (Dark Fall, Dark Fall II: Lights Out) and his Darkling Room team, this highly anticipated suspense-adventure game for the PC combines a dense, rich, spine-tingling story inspired by classic ghost stories with today’s modern ghost-hunting techniques. With an intuitive interface which allows players to wield the tools of a paranormal investigator, an impressive cast of 3D characters, actual E.V.P. (Electronic Voice Phenomena) recordings, and photographs of unexplained entities captured by Boakes while researching the game, “The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure” brings a frightening story to bone-chilling life.

Inspired by the works of Charles Dickens, M.R. James, Arthur Conan Doyle, and E.F. Benson, “The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure” finds ghost-hunters Nigel Danvers and Lucy Reubans investigating a tale of horror and haunting along England's fog-shrouded coastline, famed for its legends of smugglers, pirates, and ghosts. In a cinematic, richly detailed interactive world, part black and white, part vivid color, and against a dramatic backdrop of wind-swept coastlines and crumbling crypts, players are captivated, taunted, and teased by mind-bending puzzles and interactions with the town locals, earthly and otherwise. Skills at ghost-hunting and detecting paranormal activity directly affect how the game continues. While there are those who seek to prevent the disturbance of that which is buried, for those players with nerves of steel, and wits to match, discovery of long lost secrets, previously known only to the dead, awaits.

The Lost Crown: A Ghost-hunting Adventure includes the following features: * Spine-tingling ghost story * Realistic ghost-hunting, featuring actual E.V.P. (Electronic Voice Phenomena) * Photographs of unexplained entities captured by creator Jonathan Boakes while researching the game * Chilling original soundtrack * Point and click gameplay with both first and third person interaction * Cast of virtual actors to share your paranormal adventure * Local legends to investigate, interrogate, and observe * Realistic and integrated puzzles

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Press Release

THE LOST CROWN

a ghost-hunting adventure

UNRAVEL AN ANCIENT MYSTERY and search for hidden treasures on England's fog-shrouded coastline, famed for its legends of smugglers, pirates, and ghosts.

Join ghost-hunters Nigel Danvers and Lucy Reubans as they investigate a tale of horror and haunting. Wielding the tools of the modern-day ghost-hunter in a cinematic, richly detailed interactive world of wind-swept coastlines and crumbling crypts, you will be captivated, taunted and teased by mind-bending puzzles and interactions with the town "locals".

But, be warned. There are those who seek to prevent the disturbance of that which should lay buried. With nerves of steel ad wits to match, in your search for The Lost Crown you will soon discover long-lost secrets previously known only to the dead!

Features * Spine-tingling ghost story. * Realistic ghost-hunting, featuring actual E.V.P. (Electronic Voice Phenomena). * Photographs of unexplained entities captured by creator Jonathan Boakes while researching the game. * Chilling original soundtrack. * Point and click gameplay with both first and third person interaction. * Cast of virtual actors to share your paranormal adventure. * Local legends to investigate, interrogate, and observe. * Realistic and integrated puzzles. * A stunning 36 hours of gameplay. "Jonathan Boakes is a master at creating atmosphere. 80% (Four Fat Chicks) "...easily the best adventure game released this year..." (Inside Pulse)

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