A Vampyre Story to be published by adventure
specialists
Crimson Cow and Autumn Moon Entertainment sign worldwide
publishing deal
Hamburg, Germany, July 2006: The Hamburg-based publisher
Crimson Cow today announced that a publishing agreement has
been signed between Autumn Moon Entertainment and Crimson Cow.
Through the agreement, Crimson Cow has secured the worldwide
rights to the adventure "A Vampyre Story" which is currently
under development by Autumn Moon Entertainment. Both companies
are pleased to be able to pool their many years of experience
in the creation and publication of excellent adventures. "A
Vampyre Story" has been written by Bill Tiller, the founder of
Autumn Moon Entertainment. A former employee of Lucas Arts,
Tiller won himself a place in the hearts of adventure fans
through his work on titles such as Steven Spielberg's The Dig,
the legendary The Curse of Monkey Island, and Indiana Jones. A
Vampyre Story combines modern 3D animations with the qualities
of classic 2D adventures and exceptional style. The
point-and-click adventure "A Vampyre Story" tells the story of
the beautiful, gifted opera singer Mona De Lafitte, whose life
is brought to an abrupt end by a vampire baron named Shrowdy
von Kiefer. Henceforth, she is doomed to a miserable existence
as the unwilling companion of the vampire in his gloomy castle.
Fate smiles on her briefly when her undead captor is destroyed.
Seizing the opportunity, Mona runs away and tries to fulfill
her dream of singing at the Paris Opera. Accompanied by her
mischievous bat Froderick, Mona must face a number of
challenges in her odyssey and learn not only to accept her
vampire nature, but also to use the abilities she has acquired
to her advantage. Karsten Otto, managing director of Crimson
Cow GmbH, is looking forward to the release next year: "We are
convinced that an outstanding interactive story and excellent
art design are at the heart of every exceptional game. A
Vampyre Story embodies both, and we are proud to be able to
contribute to the worldwide revival of the unique, exciting
experience of the adventure genre in 2007." Bill Tiller, CEO
and Creative Director of Autumn MoonEntertainment, is also
pleased about the deal: "My long-standing experience in this
industry has taught me above all: Key to the success of any
production is a team that believes in the project from day one,
and that can focus all of its know-how and passion. Only then
does a great idea become a great game! In Crimson Cow we have
found just the right partner, and together we will publish an
absolutely top product." For more information about A Vampyre
Story as well as the first images, please visit the official
AVS teaser site http://www.amegames.com/vs/ About Crimson Cow:
Crimson Cow was founded in 2002 in Hamburg (Germany) and is a
publisher of high quality, sophisticated interactive
entertainment. Among other titles, Crimson Cow has the German
licenses for the enormously successful "Runaway" (2002) and the
innovative "Fenimore Fillmore: Wanted" (2004), both of which
contributed significantly to the revival of the adventure
genre. Since the foundation of Crimson Cow, approx. 10 titles
have been published or are in preparation, including the
undisputed market leader in cycling games, the "Pro Cycling
Manager" series. For more information and contact details,
please visit www.crimsoncowgames.com. About Autumn Moon
Entertainment: Founded in 2004, privately owned Autumn Moon
Entertainment, LLC develops original entertainment products for
computer, console, and other media. Autumn Moon's main focus is
on creating beautifully rendered and funny linear games with
complex and intriguing stories for audiences looking for an
alternative to main stream games. The company's goal is to
combine the traditional story telling style of Disney animated
movies, with the humor and game play of Lucas Arts' early
adventure games, and combined with our own unique senilities to
create a fun and fulfilling entertainment experience. Autumn
Moon's production team consists of experienced entertainment
veterans, many of whom worked at Lucas Arts and other leading
studios. The talented AME team is very passionate, intelligent,
hard working, and funny, with a lot of experience in creating
dramatic entertainment, including plays, games, animated
movies, books, live action movies and comic books. Autumn
Moon's founder, Bill Tiller, has consistently won awards and
rave reviews for his work on such Lucas Arts titles as Steven
Spielberg's The Dig, Rebel Assault, The Curse of Monkey Island,
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Guild Wars, and EA's
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
