Press Release

Paris, January 15, 2009 – On December 3rd, Microïds, the producer of the Still Life series, and GameCo, the Still Life 2 developer, launched a Still Life 2 machinima contest to allow Still Life fans to design their trailer.

Over 120 participants from all over the world had entered the trailer competition. On January 14th, the Microïds and GameCo jury members gathered to review all submitted creations and choose the best Still Life 2 trailer.

The jury members are pleased to award Laurent Dijoux (France) with the Still Life 2 Grand Prix. His name will appear in the Still Life 2 credits, along with the names of all the game creators.

The jury, impressed by the overall quality of the trailers sent by the series fans, also awarded two finalists for the originality of their work: Gavin O’Brien (Ireland) and Aleksander Raczkowski (Germany).

Catherine Peyrot, Still Life 2 Producer at Microïds, is thrilled: "It was highly difficult to make our choice since the overall quality of the trailers we received was very impressive. We are proud to honor today the work of Laurent Dijoux, Gavin O’Brien and Aleksander Raczkowski."

Nicolas Bonvalet, GameCo Studios Managing Director adds: “We were amazed by the commitment, the quality and originality of all the trailers we reviewed. We thank you all for your work and passion!”

The three trailers are already available on the Still Life series official website: www.stilllife-game.com

Congratulations to all participants, and special bravo to the two finalists and the award winner!!

Still Life 2 will be released in 2009.

About Microïds
MICROÏDS is one of the leading adventure games producers and publishers in the U.S., Canada and Europe. With an ongoing focus on hiring the industry's best and brightest new talents, MICROÏDS is home to the teams that develop and create innovative games and interactive programs. MICROÏDS has one of the world’s first and largest adventure catalogues, bringing together titles from Microïds, Cryo, Index+ and Wanadoo Edition. MICROÏDS’ international successes include Still Life, Syberia, Atlantis, Dracula, Egypt and Versailles series, or the Amerzone and Obscure hits.
For more information, please visit www.microids.com.

About Gameco Studios
Gameco Studios is the Game Consulting branch in charge of complete game development projects. Featuring around 40 professionals, its team develops adventure games, action games, RPGs, racing games and edutainment games on PCs and consoles. Gameco Studios has created its own proprietary technology, but can also offer development services using third-party technologies.

Gameco Studios is currently developing adventure game Still Life 2, a level in Unreal Tournament 3, adventure game Mozart and a preschool educational game.
For further information, visit www.game-consulting.com.