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Saturday, December 13, 2008
Moorhuhn Big Adventure release update
Publisher: Got Game Entertainment
Platform: Vista/XP
Release Date: January 1, 2009
MSRP: $19.99
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Still Life 2

Microids will be releasing Still Life 2 on April 15, 2009. Still Life 2 will see FBI Agent Victoria McPherson cracking the case of the Diamond Merchant, the elusive serial murderer who claims people’s lives and paints portraits of them with their own blood.
As Victoria attempts to crack the case, journalist, Paloma Hernandez claims to have vital information on the killer. Kidnapped by the Diamond Merchant, Victoria races against time to save Paloma.
Features:
• Two gameplay modes: Play as Victoria McPherson in her attempt to solve the case or as Paloma Hernandez as she struggles to survive her kidnapping
• Challenging puzzles finely integrated into the storyline
• Breathtaking cinematic cut scenes
• Amazingly detailed real time 3D environments
System Requirements:
• Windows® XP (Home & Pro) SP2/Vista™¹,
• Pentium® III 1.0 GHz recommended,
• 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM for Vista),
• 16x CD-ROM drive or faster,
• 600 MB free hard disk space (1.2 GB free hard disk space recommended),
• 800 x 600 16-bit color display,
• DirectX® 9.0c compatible or higher 3D video card with 64 MB of video RAM,
• DirectX 9.0c or higher compatible 16-bit sound card,
• Keyboard & mouse.

Publisher: Encore Inc
UPC: 705381167402
Platform: Vista/XP
Region: North America
Release Date: April 15, 2009
MSRP: $29.99
Friday, November 28, 2008
Memento announced
The long awaited Memento game will be released on February 1, 2009 by Got Game Entertainment. This adventure game, based on CPAL3D technology, features Maxim Durand and Larisa Svetlova's search for stolen paintings at the request of Colonel Ostankovich, the commander of a special police department in St Petersburg.
Max’s investigation leads him to the catacombs of the famous Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg while Lara, a smart Russian police detective, follows a trace of the stolen painting to Scotland.
Memento boasts 46 locations across five European countries. Max and Lara travel to France, Russia, Scotland, Portugal and Finland to unveil the truth behind the mysterious art theft in the Hermitage.
• Classical point-and-click mystery detective adventure
• Realtime 3D environment using today’s graphics cards to create desired atmosphere with special effects
• Playing for two characters – Lara and Max
• Game ending depends on player’s decisions
Publisher: Got Game Entertainment
UPC: 851612000946
Platform: Vista/XP
Region: North America
Release Date: February 1, 2009
MSRP: $29.99

Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel delayed
Based on a story by the famous Russian authors, the Strugatsky Brothers, Dead Mountaineer's Hotel will have you playing the role of a vacationing police detective taking refuge at a remote inn in a snowy mountain range. While at the inn, you drawn to investigate and solve a intricate and bizarre murder.
Dead Mountaineer's Hotel feature five different endings controlled by the player's actions, decisions and behavior, over 120 pre-rendered locations and more than 15 3D character models featuring real-time shadows.
Publisher: Lighthouse Interactive
Platform: Vista/XP
Release Date: February 15, 2009
MSRP: $19.99
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The Curse of the Gold

The Curse of the Gold (Der Fluch Des Goldes)
No sooner after Moorhuhn returns to Scotland as a rich rooster from the Pharaoh’s Treasure, his adventuring quality is put to yet another test. First of all, the taxman seizes his hard-earned treasure right from under his beak, and then it turns out that what's left of it comes with a terrible curse!
The Curse of the Gold will be released in a 2-in-1 compilation set on January 13, 2009. See Moorhuhn Big Adventure for details. The Curse of the Gold is a point-and-click, inventory based, third person's view game.


