Meridian4 announces it is Alpha Prime time, as the North American edition of this AGEIA-friendly first-person shooter is now available in stores and at direct-download e-tailers. Here's the announcement, which says: "We have worked closely with the team at IDEA Games to address many of the issues present in the European release of Alpha Prime.":

Montreal, Quebec, Canada – November 8, 2007 – Meridian4 today announced that the updated and improved North American version of IDEA Games’ upcoming first-person shooter, Alpha Prime, is now available at retail stores across the continent, as well as at leading online distributors including Steam, Direct2Drive, GamersGate and TotalGaming.net. Alpha Prime is rated M for Mature and carries a suggested retail price of $19.99.

Somewhere deep in space, on the lifeless asteroid Alpha Prime, something has gone terribly wrong… The miners were warned that the mysterious element known as hubbardium was too dangerous to excavate, but the lure of unimaginable wealth was too strong. Now, something has happened to them and it’s up to the player to save them and face an unknown threat. Armed with an assortment of hi-tech weapons and the ability to hack into the station’s own automated defenses, their mission is simple; get in, get the survivors and get out!

“We have worked closely with the team at IDEA Games to address many of the issues present in the European release of Alpha Prime,” said Jeff Giasson, Production Director at Meridian4. “We hope gamers will thoroughly enjoy Alpha Prime’s fast-paced action, whether they buy the game in stores or through one of our great digital-distribution partners.”

“We believe Alpha Prime will continue its success story overseas as well.” said Petr Bulir, IDEA PR and Marketing Manager.

For more information about Alpha Prime, visit http://www.meridian4.com/games/AlphaPrime.

For more information about Meridian4 and its products, visit http://www.meridian4.com.

For more information about IDEA Games, visit http://www.idea-games.com.