PARIS, August 25 /PRNewswire/ --

- Dungeon Party, the Quick-Fire, Dungeon Crawling, Free-to-Play Developed 
by Cyanide, Brings a New Class to the Game: the Bard.

Cyanide, the Paris-based video game development studio, today
announced the addition of a brand-new class for Dungeon Party, its madcap and
fast moving, dungeon crawling free-to-play. The BARD joins the hilarious trio
composed of the Wizard, the Thief and the Executioner and, just like his
companions, he will break heroic fantasy codes by playing neither harp nor
lute, but rock 'n' roll.

The Bard brings new gameplay mechanics to Dungeon Party as
well as new possibilities for 2v2, 3v3 and 5v5 games, with both an attacking
and defensive support role. Using his instruments and vocal 'talents' he
boosts team-mates while preventing enemies from casting spells, using actions
or moving normally. When he sings, flashy 3D effects are displayed, matching
his rock 'n' roll behaviour.

POLYPHONY SOLO is one example of the spells available to the
Bard class : Polyphony was popular in Europe during the late Middle Ages and
Renaissance and the Bard is determined to resurrect it as a musical genre.
Unfortunately, he sings alone! The result is a musical massacre, but it does
have the effect of upsetting his enemies whose chance of making a fumble
increases for a few seconds.

The BARD is available at the Dungeon Party item shop. More information is
available on the official Dungeon Party website at 
http://www.dungeon-party.com.

Screenshots:

ftp://ftp.cyanide-studio.com/Press/DungeonParty/Classes/BARD/

Regarding Dungeon Party

Dungeon Party(R) is a fast-action, dungeon crawling free-to-play for the
PC in which two teams, made up of 2 to 5 players, have to reach and capture a
treasure chest hidden deep inside dungeons full of deadly traps and monsters.
As soon as one of the teams manages to grab the treasure, it has to rush for
the exit, fighting off opposition attacks, while trying to control a treasure
chest which has a mind of it's own! The player can choose between 4 hero
classes: a wizard, a thief, an executioner and a bard. Accounts can be
created for free at http://www.dungeon-party.com, likewise for the game 
client.

Regarding Cyanide Studio

Cyanide is a privately held, French video game development studio,
founded in 2000. The company employs 70 people in two studios, one in Paris
(France) and the second in Montreal (Canada). Best-known for its sports
management sims, such as the very successful Pro Cycling Manager series,
Cyanide has, amongst others, released an RTS called Chaos League and a Hack
'n' Slash called Loki. In 2009, Cyanide brought to market the critically
acclaimed Blood Bowl (an adaptation of Games Workshop's well-known board
game), the annual edition of Pro Cycling Manager - Tour de France 2009,
Dungeon Party, iSurf and Dungeon Raider for iPhone. The studio is currently
working on the adaptation of George R.R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire'
for both Pc and console platforms.

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Press Contact

    Alexandre Scriabine
    ascriabine@cyanide-studio.com

    Cyanide - 5 Boulevard des Bouvets 92000 Nanterre, France -
    Tel: +33(0)1-47-86-30-80, Fax : +33(0)1-47-86-24-60 -
    http://www.cyanide-studio.com