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John Allen Umbaugh
GamesResearch
jaumbaugh@gamesresearch.com

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GamesResearch Releases Hikari 1.0 for Windows

CLEVELAND, OH April 12 2004 // Independent computer game studio GamesResearch (http://www.gamesresearch.com), in cooperation with Eric Doggett Studios (http://www.doggettstudios.com), is proud to announce that its long-awaited puzzle/arcade game Hikari has been released to the public. Hikari, which means illumination in Japanese, is a mindbending collection of interactive logic puzzles - think Lights Out meets Minesweeper meets Bomberman. It boasts over 200 puzzle boards and 40 pieces. A free demo version of the game, which allows the player to play the first thirty puzzle boards, can be downloaded from the GamesResearch website.

The link for the download is here:

http://www.gamesresearch.com/hikari/hikari_install_1_0.exe

For more details about Hikari, email John Allen Umbaugh at jaumbaugh@gamesresearch.com. The full version of Hikari is $24.95 and can be purchased online from the GamesResearch website.

About GamesResearch: Based in Cleveland, OH, GamesResearch was founded in 2001 to focus on creating unique, non-mainstream games and educational software. GamesResearch has led the way in building the modern computer/video game and educational software industries in Cleveland. Hikari is the team's first major commercial release.

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John Allen Umbaugh
GamesResearch
http://www.gamesresearch.com