Dungeons & Dragons(R) and The Matrix: Path of Neo Video Games to Shine During One of North America's Largest Consumer Gaming Conventions NEW YORK, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atari, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATAR) announced today that it will showcase three of its most eagerly anticipated video games at Gen Con Indy 2005, taking place August 18-21, 2005, at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. Titles scheduled to be on display include Dungeons & Dragons(R) Online: Stormreach(TM), Dragonshard(TM), and The Matrix: Path of Neo. The Dungeons & Dragons property is used under license and is owned by Wizards of the Coast. "As one of the largest consumer conventions in North America, Gen Con Indy is the ideal venue to demonstrate some of our most eagerly anticipated titles, and do so with a remarkably targeted demographic," said Marc Metis, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Atari, Inc. "We're excited to unveil both Dungeons & Dragons(R) titles as well as The Matrix: Path of Neo, and think consumers will be equally as thrilled." On display and ready for play in the Atari Booth #313 will be: Dungeons & Dragons(R) Online: Stormreach(TM) (Windows) -- From premier online publisher Turbine, Inc., Dungeons & Dragons(R) Online: Stormreach is the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based on the world-renowned Dungeons & Dragons(R) franchise from Wizards of the Coast. Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach features innovative skill-based real-time combat, highly customizable characters, a unique adventure-based character advancement system, dungeons that feature challenges such as puzzles and traps, and authentic D&D(R) characters and monsters from the magical Eberron(R) campaign setting. Dungeons & Dragons(R) Online: Stormreach will be shown on gaming platforms powered by the Intel(R) Pentium(R)4 Processor with HT Technology Extreme Edition and servers powered by the Intel(R) Xeon(TM) Processor. Available: Q1 2006 Dragonshard(TM) (Windows) -- A real-time strategy game based on the exciting new Dungeons & Dragons(R) Eberron(R) setting, Dragonshard incorporates classic role-playing themes with a powerful and dynamic real-time strategy engine, all woven together via a rich storyline involving a global conflict for an immensely powerful artifact that has the power to change the fate of Eberron itself. Developed by Liquid Entertainment, Dragonshard allows players to seamlessly participate in two distinct styles of gameplay via Dual Layer Play, and includes an RPG advancement system based on the popular D&D(R) rule set. Available: September 2005, SRP: $49.99, ESRB: 'T' for Teen The Matrix: Path of Neo (PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Windows) -- The Matrix: Path of Neo marks the second collaboration between Atari and its Shiny Entertainment Studio, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, as well as the Wachowski Brothers and Producer Joel Silver, creators of The Matrix trilogy. Set in the Matrix film universe, The Matrix: Path of Neo will enable players to play as "Neo" and relive the most important and memorable scenarios from the complete film trilogy. Throughout the game, a player's chosen path to resolve each scenario and the resulting consequences will be scripted and directed by the Wachowski Brothers. The game features several sequences of film-quality, live-action, full-motion video (FMV), as well as Hollywood-quality effects. Available November 2005, SRP: $49.99, ESRB: 'T' for Teen For more information on Atari's entire lineup of games, please visit http://www.atari.com/. About Turbine, Inc. Turbine, Inc. is a premier producer, publisher and operator of online subscription entertainment and is headquartered in Westwood, Mass. With studios on two coasts, the company is the largest privately-held online games company in North America. Turbine's catalogue includes some of the most famous online entertainment brands, including Asheron's Call(TM), Dungeons & Dragons(R) Online: Stormreach(TM) and The Lord of the Rings Online(TM): Shadows of Angmar(TM). For more information on Turbine and its services, please visit http://www.turbine.com/. About Liquid Entertainment Liquid Entertainment is a leading independent developer of entertainment software best known for its critically acclaimed strategy game Battle Realms and Lord of The Rings: War of The Ring. Liquid's passion is crafting the most entertaining and compelling games. To find out more about Liquid Entertainment and their games please go to http://www.liquid.to/. About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a Warner Bros, Entertainment Company, is a premier licensor and a developer of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including consoles, PC-based gaming and wireless applications. About Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop role-playing game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading card games and their method of play (TCGs) and produces one of the world's best-selling TCGs, Magic: The Gathering(R), as well as the celebrated Dungeons & Dragons(R) role-playing game. Publisher of adventure games, family card and board games, and electronic media products, Wizards of the Coast is also one of the world's premier book publishers of fantasy series fiction whose novels have made numerous appearances on The New York Times best-seller list and have sold millions of copies worldwide. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at http://wizards.com/. About Hasbro, Inc. Hasbro (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER, and WIZARDS OF THE COAST brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world. About Atari New York-based Atari, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATAR) develops interactive games for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard- core, genre-defining franchises such as DRIVER(TM), The Matrix(TM), Stuntman(TM) and Test Drive(R); and mass-market and children's franchises such as Backyard Sports(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(TM) and Dora the Explorer(TM), and Dragon Ball Z(R). Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext - ISIN: FR-0000052573), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit http://www.atari.com/. DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE: STORMREACH, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, STORMREACH, D&D, WIZARDS OF THE COAST, and EBERRON are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions, and are used with permission. TURBINE and ASHERON'S CALL are trademarks or registered trademarks of Turbine, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. (TM) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (s05) 2005, Atari, Inc. All rights reserved. ATARI, the ATARI logo, and classic Atari game titles and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Atari Interactive, Inc. or its affiliates. DATASOURCE: Atari, Inc. CONTACT: Tara Bruno of HighWater Group, +1-212-338-0077 x302, , for Atari Web site: http://www.atari.com/ http://wizards.com/ http://www.liquid.to/ http://www.turbine.com/

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