James Patterson Launches Second Women’s Murder Club Game

February 24, 2009

PLAY PARTNERS WITH JAMES
PATTERSON TO LAUNCH SECOND WOMEN’S MURDER CLUB INTERACTIVE GAME

Women’s Murder Club: A Darker
Shade of Grey Available Exclusively On MSN Games February 24; Available Online
Everywhere March 11

I-play, the world’s leading
multi-platform casual games publishing division of Oberon Media, announces the
exclusive launch of the second casual PC game based on the best-selling Women’s
Murder Club book series by James Patterson. Women’s Murder Club: A Darker Shade
of Grey makes its debut on MSN Games today, where it will be available
exclusively for two weeks. Created by best-selling author James Patterson, in
collaboration with I-play’s award-winning team of designer Jane Jensen and
producer Robert Adams, this new title delivers another original story and
thrilling adventure to follow the massive success of its predecessor, Women’s
Murder Club: Death in Scarlet.

“We are pleased to again collaborate
with MSN Games on the exclusive launch of Women’s Murder Club: A Darker Shade of
Grey”, said Don Ryan, Chief Operating Officer, Oberon Media, I-play’s parent
company. “Millions of casual gamers, and James Patterson fans alike, made
Women’s Murder Club: Death in Scarlet an interactive gaming hit! Now, James
Patterson and the I-play team have created an addictive sequel that will have
users riveted with the new Women’s Murder Club storyline through hours of
spine-tingling game play.”

A casual adventure game based on
Patterson’s massively popular Women’s Murder Club novels, Women’s Murder Club: A
Darker Shade of Grey is available exclusively for download at MSN Games until
March 10. MSN Games will be offering Women’s Murder Club fans exclusive content
including a sneak peek of the first ten chapters of James Patterson’s
not-yet-released novel “The 8th Confession,” desktop wallpapers, Windows Live
Messenger icons and jigsaw puzzles created from in-game scenes and characters.
Additionally, players purchasing the game via MSN Games will have access to
Women’s Murder Club trivia questions and quizzes. The game is available for PC
download for $19.95.

Women’s Murder Club: A Darker Shade
of Grey is the sequel to the tremendously successful Women’s Murder Club: Death
in Scarlet seek-and-find mystery game. The adventure begins when a brisk morning
jog ends in tragedy for a young military cadet. The famed heroines of Women’s
Murder Club are called to the scene and eventually led to a prestigious but
secretive military academy in South Carolina. Users will follow Lindsay and
Cindy from California to South Carolina as they interrogate suspects and
investigate esteemed military personnel. Along the way, players will attempt to
reveal the truth and track down the killer by solving challenging puzzles using
instinct, fact and forensic evidence to expose years of corruption, cover-up and
conspiracy.

Women’s Murder Club: A Darker Shade
of Grey is filled to the brim with new features including an all new Women’s
Murder Club storyline; character dialogue; ten thrilling investigations
unveiling a story of mystery, adventure and sordid secrets; twenty-five
challenging puzzles; a point system to track progress within the game; and
breathtaking art of locations that lead gamers to delve deeper into this
interactive adventure. The game is being developed and published online by
I-play and will be published at retail by Elephant Entertainment, a division of
THQ Inc.