ASTERIX & OBELIX XXL PS2 and GAMECUBE
Lyon, France, June 30, 2003 - Atari has announced the Christmas 2003 release in Europe of Asterix & Obelix XXL for Playstation 2 and GameCube. It is the latest videogame version of the Gallic heroes' adventures. Asterix & Obelix XXL marks the continuation of Atari's long collaboration with book publisher Editions Albert René.

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Posted Monday, September 29, 2003

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ATARI ANNOUNCES THE CHRISTMAS 2003 RELEASE OF A NEW ASTERIX: ASTERIX & OBELIX XXL FOR PLAYSTATION 2 AND GAMECUBE
Lyon, France, June 30, 2003 - Atari has announced the Christmas 2003 release in Europe of Asterix & Obelix XXL for Playstation 2 and GameCube. It is the latest videogame version of the Gallic heroes' adventures. Asterix & Obelix XXL marks the continuation of Atari's long collaboration with book publisher Editions Albert René.

Asterix & Obelix are returning in style on next-generation consoles, with an XXL game in which they battle up to 70 Romans at a time.

Asterix & Obelix XXL makes full use of the technical features of new consoles to produce an extraordinary image of the universe of Asterix and Obelix, through 6 gigantic levels and 49 challenges, each more astounding than the next.

The two heroes have been given a new look and now appear in high-definition 3D. Their characters are more clearly defined and the technology reflects Atari's approach to the universe of our irrepressible Roman bashers. Also, players no longer have to choose between the characters: they can control both Asterix and Obelix at the same time! This "PAIRING" is a videogame first!

"Atari innovates again with its adaptation of the Gallic heroes' universe, in which gamers will feel like they have drunk an interactive magic potion," explained Atari Group chairman Bruno Bonnell. "Asterix & Obelix XXL is bound to be a Christmas best seller for new-generation consoles."

Atari (formerly Infogrames) brought out its first Asterix videogame in 1993. The franchise has sold more than 5 million units to date, primarily in Europe.

ABOUT ATARI:
ATARI is a major international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive games for consoles (Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony), and PC CD-ROMs, ATARI is a global publisher of interactive games for the whole family, with a catalog that includes popular franchises (Driver, Alone in the Dark, V-Rally, Unreal Tournament, Test Drive, Roller Coaster Tycoon) and many international licenses (Paramount's Mission : Impossible, Men in Black, Superman, Matrix, Terminator and Dragon Ball Z...).
The Atari games are distributed in about 60 countries world-wide with a particular strength in Europe and the U.S., where the Group led by Bruno Bonnell possesses an outstanding distribution network.
Infogrames Entertainment SA, ATARI Group's holding, is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (sicovam code: 5257).
ATARI Inc., the ATARI Group's American subsidiary, is listed on the Nasdaq market, (ticker ATAR).
Further information available at http://www.atari.com