Shadowgrounds Goes Gold

April 4, 2006

Shadowgrounds Goes Gold!

Game publisher, Meridian4 and game
developer, Frozenbyte are pleased to announce that their highly anticipated and
extremely addictive Action/Shooter; Shadowgrounds has gone gold. Shadowgrounds
is scheduled for release to North American retail stores on April 25th, 2006.

"Shadowgrounds going gold in North
America means a lot to Frozenbyte", says Lauri Hyvarinen, Frozenbyte CEO. "I
can’t wait to let players experience the unique atmosphere in Shadowgrounds, not
to mention the cool weapon upgrades that really let gamers go all-out in their
monster killing spree."

“We are very excited about the
progress that Shadowgrounds has shown. Shadowgrounds is a fresh take on the
whole action genre – a tribute to old-school action games and yet so fresh it is
being compared to the likes of Doom3”, says Andy Sher, CEO at Meridian4.

Shadowgrounds will be available in
North American retail stores and online after April 25th at a suggested retail
price of $29.99. This title has been rated M for Mature by the ESRB. For more
information about Shadowgrounds go to
www.meridian4.com. 

About Shadowgrounds

Shadowgrounds is an epic sci-fi game
that blends addictive old school gameplay and modern technology creating one
big, nasty alien-battling carnage festival. Played from a top-down perspective,
Shadowgrounds give you full control over the battlefield and features a
devastating arsenal of weapons, realistic and sometimes hair-raising lighting
effects and tons of monsters to shoot, slice & dice, electrocute and even flame
broil!

• Upgrade weaponry with powerful
  modifications

• Face enormous monsters in boss
  battles

• Destructible environment allows
  players to wreak havoc with their arsenal

• Visit many exciting locations,
  including a secret military base and the alien-infested colony

• New Atlantis Fight side-by-side
  with NPC allies against the massive alien hordes

• Check security cameras and
  computer logs to investigate alien origins

• Realistic lighting with gameplay
  effects bring the aliens out of the shadows

• Enjoy horrifying sound effects and
  a thrilling music soundtrack made exclusively for Shadowgrounds Powered by
  Frozenbyte’s incredible 3D engine!

SPECIAL FEATURE:

2-4 PLAYER CO-OP MULTIPLAYER! – 2-4
players can play the co-operative mode on the same computer to maximize the
destruction.