Paris, April 17, 2009 - Following the countless messages and questions from fans which followed our announcement on April 1st regarding the launch of Syberia 3, Emmanuel Olivier, President of Microïds, gives more details on that announcement. “Syberia 3 is not an April Fool's joke. The game is highly expected by the community of fans of adventure games and fans of Kate Walker and it will be launched, it is one of our most strategic projects at Microïds and we have been anticipating it for a long time. It will be released on PC for sure,...Lire la suite

Microïds today announced the company is relaunching the production of its games for Macintosh, first for its releases of the year, then for the hits from its catalog. Microïds entrusted GameCo to develop "Still Life 2” for Mac, to hit the shelves on the end of Q2 2009 (depending on the countries). It will be followed by "Return to Mysterious Island" and "Return to Mysterious Island 2", both developed by Coladia, a studio specialized in Mac development. Microïds has also entrusted Coladia to develop few more titles from its catalog, which wil...Lire la suite

Microïds, the owner of the Syberia franchise, announces the production of a new episode in the adventures of Kate Walker on the PlayStation 3 console and PC, bringing together console manufacturers with the world of the PC through a major collaborative innovation. Syberia 3, the new episode in the adventures of Kate Walker, actually allows those playing on PC and those playing on PS3 to collaborate online, thanks to a simultaneous data exchange and sharing mode on the two platforms. Syberia 3 will therefore see teams of players being formed ...Lire la suite

The facts: October 2, 2008 - In her motel room, Paloma Hernandez, the journalist who covers the crimes of the East Coast Killer for a national television channel, has just finished her phone conversation with FBI agent Vic Mc Pherson, offering her a questionable deal in exchange for exclusivity in the investigation coverage. That's when someone knocks on the door... with little caution, Paloma opens and discovers with horror a threatening man wearing a gas mask... Discover and download the video of Paloma’s kidnapping on the following link...Lire la suite

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 Jihed Jaouabi (Tunisia) with the Still Life 2 Grand Prix...Lire la suite

Paris, December 8th, 2008 – Before the release of Still Life 2, Microïds and GameCo launch a machinima contest. The producer of the Still Life series and the Still Life 2 developer allow Still Life fans to design a 30 seconds trailer thanks to exclusive elements from the game under development at GameCo studios. To enter the competition, you just need to register to stilllife2-trailer@microids.com. You will then be given access to exclusive Still Life 2 material: animations, ingame elements, musics, screenshots… You will simply have to post...Lire la suite

Microïds opens the official Jules Verne website on www.julesverne-game.com Return to Mysterious Island 2, the sequel to adventure game Return to Mysterious Island released in 2005 and inspired from Jules Verne’s novel “The Mysterious Island” is being developed since April 2008 by Kheops Studio. The game will be released on PC and iPhone in March 2009. The point&click gameplay is enriched by innovative features offering players to share information and synchronize with their iPhone. Return to Mysterious Island 2 offers the player an exper...Lire la suite

November 5, 2008 – Microïds, one of the leading adventure games producers and publishers, is opening today the Microïds Shop on the Web. As of today, the Microïds Shop embraces 50 video games: • The original Microïds games: the Still Life and Syberia series, the Dracula trilogy, and famous adventure hits like Sokal’s Amerzone and Sinking Island • Cryo games: Microïds announced on October 20 the acquisition of the whole Cryo catalogue and brands. Egypt 3 will be available shortly on the Microïds Shop and the rest of the Cryo games will j...Lire la suite

Victoria McPherson High Res Still Life 2 Cinematique Still Life 2 In game Alors que Paloma Hernandez se réveille face au Bourreau de la Côte Est qui la filme calmement, à Jackman, l’agent McPherson, en compagnie de Forest Garris son jeune adjoint, fouille méticuleusement la chambre de motel de la journaliste à la recherche d’indices sur sa disparition. 24 heures sont déjà passées depuis l’enlèvement de Paloma. Soudain, Vic reçoit un appel : c’est Paloma ! D’une voix pressée, elle prétend avoir réussi à échapper au tueur mais demeurer...Lire la suite

For Halloween, Microïds offers four Dracula 3 stencils: the best Dracula pumpkins will win a free Dracula 3 game. Paris, 21 October 2008 – Microïds, one of the leading adventure games producers and publishers, and the producer of the original Dracula series, offers four Dracula 3 pumpkin stencils on its website. The Dracula themed stencils for pumpkin art carving are free for download from www.dracula-series.com/contest.html The most impressive Dracula pumpkins will win a free digital Dracula 3 video game. Participants just need to sen...Lire la suite

October 20, 2008 – Microïds today announced the company acquired the intellectual rights of the former Cryo video games catalogue as well as the Cryo brands. Microïds was already a world’s leading adventure games publisher. Today the company enriches its catalogue with all games which made Cryo’s success: the famous historical adventure games series like “Atlantis”, “Jules Verne” (Return to Mysterious Island, Journey to the Center of the Moon and Secrets of Nautilus) and “Egypt”, but also games like Hellboy, Salammbo or Thorgal. With this ac...Lire la suite

Live since this morning, the www.stilllife-game.com website plunges players in the peculiar atmosphere which participated in the series success. With over 500,000 copies sold worldwide, the first two games- Post Mortem and Still Life - quickly became real references of the adventure / police investigation games. Before the release of Still Life 2, now announced for Q1 2009, fans can relive the adventures of Gus McPherson and his grand daughter Vic through galeries of pictures, sketches and videos available and downloadable on the website. Fa...Lire la suite

October 2, 2008, evening On this late evening, Vic is resting after an exhausting day. The horrifically tortured body of Audrey Dunnigan was found on the side of Highway 201, a few hundred meters south of Jackman. Audrey Dunnigan had disappeared some 10 days earlier. Having rejoined the FBI in 2005, Vic spent the entire day collecting evidence with her team. The modus operandi and the video sent to the police and the media remove any ambiguity regarding the identity of the killer. The East Coast Killer has added a new victim to his table. No c...Lire la suite

With over 1 million copies sold worldwide, the Syberia series has become a true adventure game reference. The Syberia fans communities gather on forums to share and comment on Kate Walker's adventures since 2002, when the first Syberia was released. Today Microïds announces the launch of the official Syberia Series website: www.syberia-series.com The website offers to discover or rediscover the full universe which made the series a success, from the first black and white designs to the 3D shots. Fans can also download demos, traile...Lire la suite

LOS ANGELES, CA, April 16, 2008 – Encore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, and Microïds, a leading adventure games producer and publisher, announced today their partnership to publish the whole Microïds games catalogue in North America. The agreement covers all-new versions of the adventure game line up and secures rights to Microïds extensive back catalog which includes international successes “Still Life”, “Syberia”, “Amerzone” and “Dracula”. “Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon”, the sequel to the original Dracula serie...Lire la suite

Paris, April 17, 2008 - Microïds, one of the leading adventure games producers and publishers and owner of the Syberia franchise, and Mindscape, an international player in the multimedia market for over 10 years, have signed an agreement to publish and distribute the "Syberia" video game on Nintendo DS consoles. Produced by Microïds and developed by Tetraedge Games, Syberia will be released in October 2008 and published by Mindscape throughout Europe. While trying to remain faithful to the famous original PC game, developers redesigned ...Lire la suite

Following a statement last week about the company resuming its production business, Microïds has announced the launch of a new episode in the Still Life series. December 6, 2007 – Microïds today announced the production of the second installment in the Still Life series. Still Life 2 has been in development at Gameco Studios since June 2007 and is being produced fully in real-time 3D. The PC version of the game is due to be released in November 2008. The series presents the adventures of FBI agent and profiler Victoria McPherson, investig...Lire la suite

Paris, France, November 28, 2007 – The Index+ team, under the direction of Emmanuel Olivier, today re-launched the creation and production of video games under the brand MICROÏDS. Created in 1984, MICROÏDS is a pioneer in the video game industry. As a producer and publisher of video games, MICROÏDS has one of the world’s largest adventure catalogues, bringing together titles from Index+, Wanadoo Edition and MICROÏDS. International successes include Still Life, Syberia (adventures of Kate Walker), Amerzone and Dracula. Based in Montreal a...Lire la suite

Paris; June 1, 2007 – Nostradamus - The Last Prophecy is set in 16th century Provence, in a country ravaged by religious wars and devastated by the plague. It has been three years since Catherine de Médicis' rule as regent came to an end, but she still holds the reins of power, making her the target of repeated attacks from the French nobility. One day in March 1566, when she realises that she has fallen victim to a terrible curse, she turns to her doctor and astrologer, Michel de Nostre-Dame, better known as Nostradamus. Unfortunately, the...Lire la suite

Paris, June 26, 2007 - MC2 has announced today that it has signed an agreement with Kheops Studio concerning the development of Dracula 3 for PC, the latest installment in the Dracula series. Inspired by the world of Bram Stoker, Dracula 3 continues the adventure running through the Dracula series, which has sold over 1 million copies worldwide (Dracula: The Resurrection was launched in 1999, followed by Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary in 2000). Mgr Arno Moriani, the “devil's advocate”, is carrying out a canonization process, investigating...Lire la suite