Atari Brings
Classics
Back Into
Your Hands
Atari
Announces
Development
Of Atari
Classics
Evolved For
The PSP®
System
NEW YORK,
Aug. 21 -
Atari, Inc.
(Nasdaq:
ATAR), one
of the
world's most
recognized
brands and a
third-party
video game
publisher,
today
announced
that Atari
Classics
Evolved, an
homage to
Atari's
landmark
catalogue,
is in
development
on the PSP®
(PlayStation®Portable)
system.
Developed by
Stainless
Games Ltd.,
Atari
Classics
Evolved is
schedule for
a Fall 2007
release.
Atari
Classics
Evolved will
feature such
timeless
games as
AsteroidsTM,
AsteroidsTM
Deluxe,
Battlezone®,
CentipedeTM,
Lunar
Lander®,
Millipede®,
Missile
Command®,
Super
BreakoutTM,
TempestTM,
WarlordsTM
and Pong®.
These
titles,
presented in
both an
original and
an evolved
version,
will
maintain the
original
gameplay
while adding
beautifully
rendered
up-to-date
graphics.
"We are
looking
forward to
providing
gamers with
the
experience
of the
iconic Atari
catalog on a
handheld
platform,"
said Matt
Rush,
Producer,
Atari, Inc.
"Offering
these Atari
classics in
both their
elemental
and
contemporary
forms should
excite both
old-school
and
next-generation
gamers
alike."
In addition
to the 11
evolved
classics,
more than 60
original
Atari 2600
titles will
be available
for gameplay
such as the
memorable
Yar's
RevengeTM,
Night
DriverTM,
Canyon
BomberTM and
Crystal
CastlesTM to
name a few.
Atari
Classics
will feature
online
Leaderboards
for the
original 11
coin-op
games,
allowing
players
around the
world to
compare
scores, and
will also
feature
peer-to-peer
wireless
compatibility
for titles
that have
multiplayer
capabilities.
For more
information
on Atari
Classics,
Atari and
its entire
product
line- up
please visit
www.atari.com.
About Atari
New
York-based
Atari, Inc.
(Nasdaq:
ATAR)
develops
interactive
games for
all
platforms
and is a
third-party
publisher of
interactive
entertainment
software in
the U.S. The
Company's
1,000+
titles
include
hard-core,
genre-
defining
franchises
such as Test
Drive®; and
mass-market
and
children's
franchises
such as
Dragon Ball
Z®. 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
www.atari.com.
About
Infogrames
Entertainment
Infogrames
Entertainment
(IESA), the
parent
company of
the Atari
Group, is
listed on
the Paris
Euronext
stock
exchange (ISIN
code:
FR-0000052573)
and has two
principal
subsidiaries:
Atari
Europe, a
privately-held
company, and
Atari, Inc.,
a United
States
corporation
listed on
NASDAQ (ATAR).
The Atari
Group is a
major
international
producer,
publisher
and
distributor
of
interactive
entertainment
software for
all market
segments and
in all
existing
game formats
(Microsoft,
Nintendo and
Sony) and on
CD-ROM for
PC. Its
games are
sold in more
than 60
countries.
The Atari
Group's
extensive
catalogue of
popular
games is
based on
original
franchises
(Alone in
the Dark,
V-Rally,
Test Drive,
Roller
Coaster
Tycoon,
etc.) and
international
licenses
(Matrix,
Dragon Ball
Z, Dungeons
& Dragons,
etc.). For
more
information:
http://www.atari.com
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