Spellbinding Bullet Witch(TM) to Descend Upon Gamers

NEW YORK, Aug. 9: Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), one of the world's most recognized brands and leading third-party video game publisher, today announced a publishing agreement with Japanese AQ Interactive Inc. for the forthcoming neo-apocalyptic action game, Bullet Witch TM , for Xbox 360 TM video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Bullet Witch TM signifies the beginning of an on-going co-publishing relationship between Atari and AQ Interactive Inc.

Developed by Japan-based Cavia, Bullet Witch TM is set on a bleak planet earth in the year 2013 with human kind on the brink of extinction and hideous demons creating a tidal wave of destruction and havoc. All hope of mankind's survival rests with Alicia, a witch blessed with magical skills and a swift trigger finger.

"We are very pleased to announce this partnership with AQ Interactive Inc. and look forward to working with them on Bullet Witch TM and beyond," said Nique Fajors, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Atari, Inc. "To offer an engaging and unique title such as Bullet Witch TM to kick start our partnership underlines Atari's commitment to bringing interesting and different titles to gamers all over the world."

"We are excited about starting our relationship with Atari with this project. We have great respect for Atari's expertise in publishing video games with their splendid brand name. Bullet Witch TM is the first original title developed by our group development studio, Cavia. It is our great pleasure to see this title as part of Atari's stunning product portfolio," said Naohiko Hoshino, Executive Vice President, AQ Interactive, Inc.

Set in a realistic world, Bullet Witch TM includes numerous features inspired by American horror and Japanese fantasy monsters. Combining shooting and magic, Bullet Witch TM will take advantage of Xbox 360's advanced physics engine by showcasing massive environmental damage, explosions and destruction. Through Xbox Live ® online entertainment network, Atari, Inc. will provide fans with downloadable Bullet Witch TM content post-launch such as character costumes and extra levels.

For more information on Bullet Witch TM , Atari and its entire product line-up please visit http://www.atari.com

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 The Matrix TM (Enter The Matrix and The Matrix: Path of Neo) and Test Drive ® ; and mass-market and children's franchises such as Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues TM and Dora the Explorer TM , and 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 http://www.atari.com.

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