Meridian4 (http://www.meridian4.com) is pleased to announce that they have signed a publishing agreement with Hermitworks Entertainment Corporation for their unique, habit-forming Action/Trading game; Space Trader – Merchant Marine.

"We're really excited to be working with Meridian4. They share our vision in offering players a unique game play experience. We've changed the rules of traditional action games to challenge both new and veteran players and Meridian4 supports us in this." said Cameron Tofer, President and Co-Founder of Hermitworks Entertainment.

"When we were first presented Space Trader, we were thrilled to see a small, independent developer, close to home producing such a unique title." said Andy Sher, CEO of Meridian4, "With its clever mix of FPS and Trading, we were, as I'm sure gamers will be, hooked immediately."