Dracula Unleashed
Posted by Ben on Monday, December 16 2002

Purcellville, VA, December 16, 2002 - Infinite Ventures, an independent game producer, today announced the release of Dracula Unleashed, the first interactive horror game for DVD Video (www.draculaunleashed.com). This unique DVD production is playable on any DVD video player but thanks to its innovative design the same DVD disc is also fully playable on the Sony PlayStation2, Microsoft Xbox or a PC with DVD-ROM drive.

"DVD movies are hot and every new blockbuster release is highly anticipated. Consumers have come to expect all the extras and special material. With Dracula Unleashed we've created a DVD movie which is a fully interactive horror murder mystery," announced Eugene Evans, President of Infinite Ventures. "We've created a chilling gaming experience that pits you against Dracula himself right on the DVD player in your living room. Players won't have experienced a DVD release quite like this before."

Drawing upon its experience producing Sherlock Holmes, Consulting DetectiveTM on DVD (www.consulting-detective.com) Infinite Ventures has created this all-new DVD movie. Dracula Unleashed delivers a game that will thrill the growing number of DVD video fans this holiday season. Solving the murder mystery will puzzle and intrigue viewers for many more dark nights of viewing than any typical DVD movie.

Infinite Ventures acquired the rights to Dracula Unleashed from Viacom in 1997 along with the rights to Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective. Originally developed by ICOM Simulations, both titles were released on CD-ROM in the early 90's. Digitally re-mastered Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective was released on DVD Video in 1999. The game received critical acclaim and won a number of industry awards, including the Gold Award for Best Home Entertainment title from the DVD Association.

About Dracula Unleashed on DVD
An all-original sequel, faithfully based on Bram Stoker's classic novel, Dracula Unleashed sets players against the Prince of Darkness himself, challenging them to solve a gothic horror mystery. Over 90 minutes of original video spin into hours of game play as players assume the role of Alexander Morris and follow a grisly trail of decapitated corpses, vampire brides, and wolf tracks through the blood-drenched streets of London. Dracula Unleashed is shipping worldwide exclusively from www.draculaunleashed.com at a special introductory price.

About Infinite Ventures
Infinite Ventures was founded in 1997 as an independent production and consulting company to the entertainment software industry. As an independent production company, it has developed innovative and award winning products for multiple platforms including Pocket PC, PalmOS and DVD Video. In a consulting capacity it works with a number of leading companies including Zipper Interactive (SOCOM – PS2) and Mythic Entertainment (Dark Age of Camelot - PC), and media companies including Big Idea Productions, Nickelodeon and Noggin. For more information visit www.infiniteventures.com.

Dracula Unleashed and Infinite Ventures are registered trademarks, and the Infinite Ventures logo is a trademark of Infinite Ventures, Inc. Consulting Detective is a trademark licensed from Sleuth Times. All other trademarks and copyrights are property of their respective owners. Dracula Unleashed is not officially licensed by Sony Computer Entertainment of America for the Playstation 2 or by Microsoft Corporation for the Xbox. Use of the Sherlock Holmes characters by arrangement with Dame Jean Conan Doyle.