The Adventure Company Appoints Lee Sheldon to Agatha Christie Series Industry Talent Adapts Mystery Classic (Toronto, Ontario) August 25th, 2004 – The Adventure Company*, the industry’s leading adventure game publisher, today confirmed that the first title in its newly licensed series based on the novels of legendary novelist Agatha Christie will be written and designed by Lee Sheldon. A mystery aficionado, Sheldon has made a major contribution to the adventure genre, with contributions in URU: Ages Beyond Myst®, Wild Wild West: The Steel Assassin and Ripley's Believe It or Not!® : The Riddle of Master Lu. His television credits include Murder She Wrote®, Quincy, ME, Charlie’s Angels® and Star Trek: The Next Generation®. “Lee is an extraordinary talent,” said Richard Wah Kan, CEO of The Adventure Company. “Capturing the original essence and suspense of a Christie novel will be quite a challenge, but we’re confident that we’ve sleuthed out the right man for the job.” Over the next six years, The Adventure Company will release five PC games adapted from Agatha Christie novels as part of a global deal with Chorion PLC (LSE: COR), the owner, developer and manager of branded entertainment content. The development team, along with the first novel chosen for adaptation, will be announced in September. The first title will be available at retail in fall of 2005. About The Adventure Company The Adventure Company is North America’s number one publisher of adventure games, publishing award-winning adventure games primarily for Windows®. Visit www.adventurecompanygames.com for more details. *The Adventure Company is a subsidiary of DreamCatcher Interactive Inc. About Agatha Christie Known the world over as the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie (1890-1976) is the world's best-known mystery writer. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 45 foreign languages. She is outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. About Chorion: Chorion PLC (LSE:COR) is an owner, developer and manager of creative content with the rights to key brands such as Noddy, The Famous Five, Miss Marple, Poirot and Maigret. Visit www.chorion.com.