Press Release: Atari announces Tycoon City: New York

LONDON, UK – 10 February 2005 – Atari announced today that Tycoon City^TM: New York, a PC game that challenges players to "make it big" in Manhattan, is in development and scheduled for European release during Q4, 2005. In Tycoon City: New York, players make it big by constructing and customising hundreds of businesses and famous landmarks anywhere and any way they want in a bustling simulation of New York City. Players must create and improve their businesses to outclass the competition, and become rich and famous in New York City.

"Tycoon City: New York gives players an opportunity to become a big-shot in this richly detailed facsimile of the city that never sleeps," said Martin Spiess, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Atari Europe. "Tycoon City: New York builds upon the human desire to create empires that often begins with a few simple building blocks as a kid. Anyone can play the game and have a great time creating their own New York City without the need for a degree in town planning, but players will need the eye of the tiger to really make it big."

In Tycoon City: New York the player starts from humble beginnings as a budding entrepreneur, and builds a Manhattan empire by creating, upgrading, and customising over 100 types of major businesses. Challenges include running a nightclub, owning a hot new restaurant, putting on a concert in Central Park, and opening a Broadway theatre.

With world-renowned landmarks, true-to-life neighbourhoods, and spectacular New York events, Tycoon City: New York puts players in the thick of the action, striving to become major moguls in America's most exciting city. High-profile industries, real-world brands, and a bustling round-the-clock lifestyle give every player the chance to make it.

Tycoon City: New York for the PC is being developed by Deep Red Games and will be launched across Europe in Q4 2005.

About Infogrames Entertainment and Atari:
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 (Driver, Alone in the Dark, V-Rally, Unreal Tournament, Test Drive, Roller Coaster Tycoon, etc.) and international licenses (Mission Impossible from Paramount, Men In Black, Superman, Matrix, Terminator and Dragon Ball Z).

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