The Adventure Company recently announced that Evidence: The Last Ritual, the sequel to their Missing: Since January (aka In Memoriam) has gone gold and will be in stores at the end of next week.

Their press release follows:

Toronto, October 2, 2006 – The Adventure Company, the leading publisher of award-winning PC adventure games, today announced that EVIDENCE: The Last Ritual has gone gold.

From the creator of Game of the Year, MISSING, comes to life an all-new, terrifying alternate reality adventure complete with full-motion videos featuring genuine actors! You will receive emails from fictitious characters and solve innovative puzzles with the use of the Internet, photo, sound and video analysis.

The infamous serial killer "The Phoenix" is on the loose and he's leaving a trail of blood behind him – the authorities need your help to catch him once and for all! Within an eerie, pseudo-realistic atmosphere, the player will explore key cities in North America and Europe. They will receive actual emails from virtual characters, scour real and fictitious websites, analyze video excerpts, photos, soundtracks and piece together evidence to break the Phoenix's embedded codes.

Players will be mesmerized by this unique suspense-filled plot and exciting change of pace. Hunt down the clues and embark on a terrifying mission to track down a killer…

EVIDENCE: The Last Ritual is set to hit retail stores on Friday, October 13, 2006 at a suggested retail price of $29.99 USD and has an anticipated ESRB rating of "M" for Mature.

-- Jason Strautman