Publisher:	Lighthouse Interactive
Developer:	Darkling Room
Released:	21 Jul 2008
Genre	Industry
Platform

Cornwall, England, November 7th 2005 – UK based gamedevelopers, Darkling Room, announce the production of "The Lost Crown:a ghosthunting adventure". The new adventure title is written byJonathan Boakes, and will be exclusively designed for the Windows^® platform.

About the game: The Lost Crown: is a scary, and thrilling, new adventure title inspiredby classic ghoststories and today's modern ghosthunting techniques. Thehaunting works of Charles Dickens, M.R.James, Arthur Conan Doyle andE.F.Benson combine with night-vision cameras, E.V.P and otherghosthunting gadgets to bring a frightening story to gamers in Spring2006.

Travel with Nigel Danvers, to an eerie seaside town onEngland's east coast. Learn to use advanced techniques used by realparanormal investigators, and uncover an ancient mystery, and treasure.But beware, not all of the town's residents will help in your mission,whether they are alive or dead. Murder, mystery and suspense awaitbrave gamers in the New Year.

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.

About Darkling Room: The development crew are based on the rugged coast of Cornwall, onEngland's west coast, an area that has inspired ghost stories fromWilkie Collins, M.R.James and Daphne Du Maurier. A perfect setting forconstructing ghostly games. Many of the team have taken part in thechilling paranormal investigations conducted by 'This Haunted Land', agroup of dedicated ghosthunters based in Looe, Cornwall. This immediateconnection with actual ghosthunting has resulted in a team of gamedesigners with unparalleled experience of real ghosthunting practice,and theory. This invaluable knowledge is being woven into the gameplayfeatured in "The Lost Crown". No other game features such realisticmethods, tried and tested by ghosthunters across the globe.

"Experiencingreal paranormal phenomena, as research for this game, has been amazing"says screenplay writer, Jonathan Boakes, "the experience has been bothterrifying and uplifting, in equal measure. It's a pleasure to bringsome of these real frights to gamers."

This Haunted Land's paranormal casefiles: http://www.thishauntedland.co.uk

About Jonathan Boakes: Jonathan was the writer and developer of the popular supernatural ghostadventures Dark Fall and Dark Fall II: Lights Out. Working withDarkling Room, Jonathan will bring a realistic edge to supernaturalgaming, with unparalleled use of real gadgets, and traditionaltechniques:

"Much of the ghosthunting will be carried out in 1stperson realtime 3D, placing the gamer at the heart of a truly hauntedlocation. Their success, or failure, in locating wandering spirits willdepend on their skill as an investigator. Placing motion detectors,nightvision cameras and temperature gauges correctly will reveal alocations haunted past, and expose terrifying apparitions. With nervesof steel, and wits to match, the player will soon be discovering longlost secrets, known only to the dead".

Official website: http://www.thelostcrown.co.uk