Give Death a Trial Run in Daemonica's North American Demo!

Montreal, Canada. April 17, 2006 - Game publisher, Meridian4 and game developer, RA Images, with cooperation from producer, Cinemax are excited to announce the official release of the North American, English demo for their Mystery/Adventure; Daemonica.

"The demo will allow people to get a taste of this unique mystery adventure," said Steve Milburn, Marketing Director at Meridian4, "Playing the demo you will not only start your investigation into the murder of a young girl, but you will also learn more about the main character; Nicholas and his extraordinary background."

Daemonica is now available for purchase in most retail outlets and online at a suggested retail price of $29.99. It is rated Teen by the ESRB. For more information about Daemonica and to get the demo, go to www.meridian4.com.

About the Demo

The demo features the first act of this five act murder mystery as it unfolds and unravels in front of you.

Welcome to the dark middle ages, to the world of demons, bandits, sin and punishment.

Welcome to the world of Nicholas Farepoynt.

You are Nicholas Farepoynt, Haresh al-Dorem, he who speaks with the dead. You are one of the Beast Hunters, a free association of those who, with the help of knowledge of the ancient language of Daemonica, pursue mass murderers and take the law into their own hands where necessary. With historical motivations in their blood and with abilities of which ordinary people do not have the slightest inkling, you are setting out to resolve your next case. It does not seem to be complicated, but appearances can sometimes be deceiving...

Good luck in your investigation!

About Daemonica

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.

To download the demo, click here: http://dl.meridian4.com/DaemonicaDemo/daemonica-demo.exe

Please let me know if you host the demo on your site.

For more information on Daemonica or to get a review copy, contact me at:

Steve Milburn
steve@meridian4.com
www.meridian4.com
514-697-2165