Atari announced today that Test Drive® for the Xbox™
video game system from Microsoft has been selected for inclusion in Microsoft’s
“Platinum Hits” program. The “Platinum Hits”
program recognizes the most popular and best-selling games for the Xbox and repackages
the titles with the “Platinum Hits” banner and a suggested retail price
of $19.99.

“Test Drive surprised Xbox gamers with its amazingly fun gameplay,
beautiful graphics and an awesome soundtrack,” said Jean-Philippe
Agati, senior vice president and head of Infogrames, Inc.’s Los Angeles studio.
“Atari is proud to have Test Drive join the blockbuster lineup in the
‘Platinum Hits’ program. Last summer, Xbox owners made the game one of the most
popular racing titles on the system and now, a new group of gamers will be able
to join in on the fun.” . . .

Test Drive challenges players to compete in an illegal street racing league
by facing off against opponents as well as the local police, who pursue the
racers as they careen through city streets avoiding pedestrians, traffic signals
and oncoming traffic. Test Drive features more than 20 beautifully modeled licensed
sports cars –including the Dodge® Viper GTS, the Chevrolet®
Corvette Z06 and the Lotus® Esprit V8 – as well as a blockbuster
soundtrack of thumping driving music from DMX, Ja Rule, Saliva
and others.

Test Drive “Platinum Hits” edition for Xbox is expected to ship April
29, 2003, for an estimated retail price of $19.99 and an ESRB rating of ‘T’
for Teen.

About Infogrames
New York-based Infogrames, Inc. 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 are distributed under two brand
lines: ATARI, hard-core, genre-defining games such as Driverâ„¢, Enter the
Matrix™, Neverwinter Nights™, Stuntman™, Test Drive®,
Unreal® Tournament 2003, and Unreal® Championship; and INFOGRAMES, mass-market
and children’s games such as Backyard Sportsâ„¢, Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Cluesâ„¢
and Dora the Explorer™, Civilization®, Dragon Ball Z® and RollerCoaster
Tycoon®. Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based
Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257), the largest interactive games publisher
in Europe. For more information, visit www.infogrames.com.

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