Narnia Spy Shad E. wrote, letting us know that his brother found a couple of Narnia games hidden on the official Narnia website:

My younger brother went to the Narnia site to play that “Enter Narnia” Game (the one were you search for the hidden Narnians). He found two other games hidden inside the first one. The first of the two can be found in the “Beruna Woods” and is called “Castle Escape.” (click on the horse or this link)
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/narnia/game/mirazcastle/

Second is found in “Miraz’s Castle” and is called “Gryphon Attack.” (We especially enjoy this game.)
(click on the rock or this link)
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/narnia/game/gryphonattack/

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Our sister site, NarniaWeb reported this past weekend that three new on-line games surfaced based on the upcoming Prince Caspian. The first two “Gryphon Attack” and “Escape From Miraz’s Castle” are available on MySpace. The Third, ” We Fight for Narnia” is available on Miniclips.

You can play the first two, “Gryphon Attack” and “Escape from Miaraz’s Castle at: MySpace.com/Narnia

The third is at: Miniclip.com

Enjoy!

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We’ve just posted the twenty-eighth edition of the NarniaFans Mailbag. We’ve answered eleven letters this week from such topics as the directors, trailers for Prince Caspian, Fenris Ulf vs. Maugrim, Narnia video games, and the coronation dance scene from LWW.

Click here for the twenty-eighth NarniaFans Mailbag!

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Each of the four children have specialized abilities. Peter is the classic fighter character, and is the primary melee warrior. Edmund is also a melee fighter, and can climb. (At one point, Mr. Jacob mentioned Edmund climbing the lamppost.)

Susan, unsurprisingly, is a ranged fighter. Before she gets her Bow and Horn from Father Christmas, Susan uses rocks and snowballs as her ranged weapons. She also has a set of panpipes, which can be used to put enemies to sleep. These panpipes, apparently, are replaced by the Horn, once she is given it.

Lucy is the healer of the group. Her ability allows her to heal the entire party. She also has a push attack which, when done correctly, allows her to climb onto the back of her enemy for a few seconds. During that period of time, you control that enemy. Mr. Jacob said that, in focus testing, this ability has made Lucy the favorite character to play.

To date, there are 30 creature types in the game. Each type has been modelled on the Weta creature designs. Mr. Jacob assured me that Traveller’s Tales has been working in cooperation with the production crew. The production has even sent them 62 DVDs of dailies and shots of the action from all angles as reference material.

Buena Vista Games is currently negotiating with Harry Gregson-Williams to get him to compose the score for the game as well as for the movie. Mr. Jacob said that the main issue in the negotiations is Mr. Gregson-Williams’ busy schedule, not a lack of interest. Mr. Jacob also said that Buena Vista is also talking with several other well-known composers, but declined to give any names.

The four child actors are scheduled to begin dialogue recording for the console games sometime in the next few weeks.

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Zondervan and its parent company, HarperCollins, own the publishing rights to the seven-book Narnia series by C.S. Lewis. And the companies will provide the one-two publishing punch for a host of auxiliary books, study guides and toys to go along with the movie.

The movie, which is being funded by Disney and Walden Media, comes out Dec. 9 — one of the most competitive movie-release slots.

HarperCollins will publish the books and add-ons for general merchandising. Zondervan will publish the books and promote the toys through Christian outlets.

The potential is huge, said Lynn Garrett, religion editor for Publishers Weekly.

“It could have a great effect,” she said, describing the power the movie could have to increase book sales. “(HarperCollins and Zondervan) certainly could expect a good size bump following the movie.”

The Lord of the Rings books sold about a million copies a year before the blockbuster movies. Since the movie series, about 20 million copies a year have sold.

“Narnia has even more potential because it is so much more accessible than Lord of the Rings,” said Alicia Mey, senior director of marketing at Zondervan’s Zonderkidz division, which is responsible for the Narnia promotions. She was referring to the sometimes complicated narrative in Lord of the Rings.

“My expectation is that by the end of May, we are going to see a big bump,” she said. “We’re telling (Christian retail) stores to be prepared for a steady incline.”

The books have landed on the Christian Bookseller Association’s best seller list 101 times, Mey said. Eighty-five million copies have been sold since Narnia’s debut 50 years ago. The story is well-known because it is part of the English curriculum in many middle schools.

The spin-off action doesn’t end with the books as we know them.

Movie Tie-In Editions: There is a movie tie-in edition, a tie-in edition CD read by Michael York and several box-set editions.

Specifically for Children: For children, Zonderkidz will publish a movie storybook, a learning-to-read book called “The Quest for Aslan,” a book about the character Mr. Tumnus called “Tea with Mr. Tumnus” and a “Welcome to Narnia” guide. There also are books about the creatures in Narnia, the White Witch, an activity book and a coloring book with magnets.

In Spanish: Zonderkidz also is publishing “El Leon, la Bruja y el Ropero” — “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” in Spanish.

Wall Decorations: “(Narnia) is the biggest thing we will have coming out of our company this year,” said Kathy Needham, vice president of marketing for Inspirio, Zondervan’s gifts division, which also will play a major role in the push. Inspirio is a direct Disney licensee for products associated with the movie. Inspirio is creating glass plaques of the book covers and a framed map of Narnia.

Stuffed Toys: It also is negotiating with Hasbro to create stuffed animals and other toys and with Master Replica to create collectable products. Inspirio is working with Master Replica to make the Christmas gifts given to the children in the Narnia story and an Aslan letter opener.

Narnia Mega Bloks: Mega Blok also may make Lego-like play sets of Narnia scenes.

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