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Arcade-Fighter 'Super DBZ' Smashes Its Way On To PlayStation 2

Awesome DBZ Arcade Action Heads to Europe for PlayStation 2

LYON, FRANCE - 24 April 2006 - Atari today announced Bandai's brand new Dragon Ball Z® title, Super DBZ®, set for release on PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system throughout Europe in June 2006. Super DBZ is a new, highly intense DBZ® fighting experience unlike any previous DBZ game, featuring an all new arcade-style fighting system. Developed by former Street Fighter II producer Noritaka Funamizu's new studio, Crafts & Meister, Super DBZ promises fans and gamers incredible on-screen damage and an abundance of intense combos.

"Super DBZ takes the DBZ franchise into authentic arcade fighter territory," said Cyril Voiron, Marketing Director, Atari Europe. "This is something new and different for the DBZ series and will mesmerize gamers with its intense gameplay and technical combo systems. Bandai are working with an excellent new studio to develop this impressive title, and Crafts & Meister's hand-to-hand combat pedigree radiates throughout Super DBZ."

With unique fighting moves and styles for every character, including Goku, Gohan and Vegeta, Super DBZ gives gamers super-fast combination moves and battle scenes sure to satisfy any DBZ buff. In the air or on the ground, Super DBZ will give players a hardcore 3D arcade-fighting DBZ experience.

Dragon Ball Z is the gold standard of anime-based video games, with more than 25 different games and ten million units sold since May 2002. For additional information about Super DBZ please visit www.dbz-videogames.com

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® 1989 Bird Studio/Shueisha, Toei Animation ® BANDAI 2006

About Bandai:
Bandai Co., Ltd. is Japan's leading toy maker and is engaged in all aspects of the branded-character business, including models, apparel, products for vending machines, candy toys, processed foods, toiletries, stationeries, game machines and software, and amusement equipment. Since, 1950 Bandai has had hundreds of hit toy products including characters such as Power Rangers, Digimon, and Mobile Suit Gundam, and products such as Tamagotchi, Primo Puel. For more information, please see the company home-page at http://www.bandaieurope.com/europe/index.php

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, 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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