Missing in Santa Fe is an online prequel to The Elk Moon Murder and features the same setting and many of the same characters as The Elk Moon Murder. It was presented in three episodes that began Tuesday, June 25 and continued every week, with the additional evidence presented Tuesday, July 23. Missing in Santa Fe featured a contest for a trip to Santa Fe. Contest entries were due Monday, July 29. We hope you enjoy Missing in Santa Fe, an Online Prequel to The Elk Moon Murder.
- Site Announced - Tuesday, June 18
- Episode One - Tuesday, June 25
- Episode Two - Tuesday, July 9
- Episode Three - Tuesday, July 16
- Additional Evidence - Tuesday, July 23
- Contest Entries Due - Monday, July 29
- Solution Posted - Tuesday, July 30
- Winners Posted - Tuesday, August 6
To enjoy Missing in Santa Fe, start at the main Missing in Santa Fe page. There will be a brief synopsis of the story each time a new episode is available.At the bottom of each main page you'll find a navigation bar that has an link for each section of Missing in Santa Fe:
- Missing: Missing in Santa Fe main mystery page. From here you can get to the most recent episode as well as past episodes. This is a good page to set as a bookmark.
- More Info: This page; all about Missing in Santa Fe, The Elk Moon Murder, Activision, and Newfront Communications.
- Contest Info: Prizes and contest information. Someone will win a trip for two to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and fifty more will win The Infocom Mystery Collection from Activision.
- Elk Moon: Information about The Elk Moon Murder
A controversial Native American artist is brutally murdered in her Santa Fe studio. As the lead detective on the case, you have five days to apprehend the killer before the FBI is brought in. Investigate the crime scene, interrogate 15 potential suspects, gather forensic evidence, check alibis and search for clues. But use your time wisely. Every decision you make costs you time. Solve the crime before someone else is killed. One wrong assumption could be your last...
The Elk Moon Murder CD-ROM mystery game available Friday, June 28 on Windows95, DOS and Macintosh CD-ROM from Activision.
Missing in Santa Fe and The Elk Moon Murder are published by Activision.
Activision, Inc. (http://www.activision.com) is a publicly held developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for Microsoft® Windows and MS-DOS®-compatible, Macintosh and other computers, as well as Nintendo, Sega and Sony PlayStation game systems. Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in London, Tokyo and Sydney, the company sells and markets products under the Activision and Infocom trade names. The company's recent titles include MechWarrior2, Spycraft: The Great Game, Zork Nemesis, Earthworm Jim, Pitfall, and Shanghai Great Moments.
Missing in Santa Fe was developed by Newfront Communications. Newfront, based in San Francisco, is the developer and producer of The Case (http://www.thecase.com) "The fun and challenging mystery website".
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The Case is a leading mystery and entertainment site on the Internet. It was one of four sites featured as "the best" by ABC's Good Morning America Friday, May 3 - "If you like mysteries, you will love this site." The Case features a new mini-mystery to solve every Wednesday. Sign-up (FREE) at the website to receive the mysteries via email every week. Additional clues and the solution are available at the website.
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