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DRAGON BALL Z GOES CROSS-PLATFORM AS ATARI ANNOUNCES 2005 DRAGON BALL LINEUP
November 4, 2004
Four New Games Offer Franchise Firsts and Fan-Driven Features
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BEVERLY, Mass.-- Nov. 4, 2004-- On the eve of the highly anticipated Dragon Ball Z®: Budokai(TM)3 launch for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) today announced the future of Atari published Dragon Ball® games for the North American market. The four titles slated for release next year demonstrate Atari's commitment to the Dragon Ball® brand and to building video games that will excite the imaginations of millions of loyal Dragon Ball® fans, anime lovers, and superhero aficionados.

"The Dragon Ball® franchise is one of the deepest, most beloved properties in the entertainment industry today," said Matt Collins, Director of Brand Marketing for Atari's Beverly studio. "While Atari is proud to have been part of its interactive growth, we are even more excited to be part of its future. Because we listen carefully to fans and work closely with our development partners, we are optimistic that these future titles will be as successful and popular as the current slate of hit releases."

The 2005 Atari product calendar currently includes:

•Dragon Ball Z®: Sagas(TM) (Spring 2005): "Sagas" is the first cross-platform Dragon Ball Z® game to launch simultaneously, the first Dragon Ball Z® action/adventure game for console, the first Dragon Ball Z® game for Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft, and the first Dragon Ball® game to offer cooperative story mode play.

•Dragon Ball GT®: Transformation(TM) (Summer 2005): - Developed by Webfoot, creators of the hugely successful Legacy of Goku(TM) series and Buu's Fury(TM), "Transformation" is the first all-GT action/adventure title on Game Boy® Advance.

•Atari will have two more games based on Dragon Ball Z® and Dragon Ball GT® that will launch later in 2005. One will create an innovative combination of action and fighting game elements on PlayStation®2, while the other will allow players to recreate the most dramatic moments of the second half of DBGT® on Game Boy® Advance.

"Atari has raised the bar for video games based on entertainment franchises. Their commitment to the Dragon Ball® franchise has created some of the most authentic video game experiences in the industry," said Gen Fukunaga, president of FUNimation Productions, Ltd. the master licensor for the Dragon Ball® franchise in the United States. "Atari's future releases for the Dragon Ball® trilogy will raise this bar even higher and for the first time bring fans into fully immersive Dragon Ball® environments."

About Dragon Ball Z®: Sagas(TM)
The game that all Dragon Ball Z® fans have been asking for; an action-adventure title with RPG elements that spans the storylines from the Saiyan Saga through the Cell Games Saga. Players will journey from Earth to Namek and beyond in a 3-D action-adventure featuring melee, ranged attacks and destructible environments.

More information regarding "Transformation" and other forthcoming Dragon Ball Z® games will be released after the Holiday 2004 season.

Dragon Ball Z® Brand Information:
•One of the hottest brands in the videogame industry, with more than 6 million units sold to date since May 2002
•512 episodes of Dragon Ball®, Dragon Ball Z® and Dragon Ball GT® collectively
•More than $3 billion in worldwide merchandising
•More than 8.5 million hits per day on www.dragonballz.com
•More than 15 million Dragon Ball Z® home videos sold LTD
For additional information on Dragon Ball Z®, visit www.dragonballz.com.

About FUNimation Productions, Ltd.
Focusing on providing the best in high-quality entertainment properties, FUNimation Productions, Ltd. is a full-service brand management company with in-house production, licensing, Internet and marketing departments. FUNimation is also one of the nation's leading independent home video entertainment companies. In addition to the international phenomenon Dragon Ball Z®, the company also manages brands such as Dragon Ball®, the prequel to the Dragon Ball Z saga; Dragon Ball GT®, the long awaited sequel to Dragon Ball Z airing on Cartoon Network's Toonami block; Yu Yu Haskusho®, the popular spirit detective saga also airing on the Toonami block; the mega-hit series Case Closed known in Japan as Detective Conan, currently airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim; and many other fan favorites including Fullmetal Alchemist which will debut on Cartoon Network on November 6, 2004. For additional information on FUNimation, or its properties visit www.funimation.com, or contact Jeff Dronen at 817-788-0627, ext. 251, or pr@funimation.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 games such as DRIV3R(TM), Enter the Matrix(TM), Neverwinter Nights(TM), Stuntman(TM), Test Drive®, Unreal® Tournament 2004, and Unreal® Championship; and mass- market and children's games such as Backyard Sports(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(TM) and Dora the Explorer(TM), Civilization®, Dragon Ball Z® and RollerCoaster Tycoon®. 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.

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