INFOGRAMES, INC. RACKS ‘EM UP NATIONWIDE AS REAL POOL 2 SHIPS

Top-Selling Billiards Game Ships February 19

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, February 19, 2002 – The fun and friendly competition of billiards comes home this month with Infogrames, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: IFGM) Real Pool 2 for the PC.  Developed by The Groove Alliance, Real Pool 2 features the advanced 3D Groove Engine^™ and is so close to the real thing, all that’s missing is the smoky room and the little guy named Mickey who rents out the tables.

“Pool is one of the America’s most popular pastimes and with more than four million dollars in total sales, our Real Pool franchise has truly captured both the hardcore PC player, and the casual gamer markets,” said Paul Rinde, Vice President of Marketing for Infogrames.  “With its freedom of movement, photo-realistic graphics and true-to-life physics, Real Pool 2 is once again positioned to be the dominant pool game of choice.”

Featuring a host of innovative highlights, Real Pool 2 is the consummate billiards game that includes a robust offering of games, including 9-Ball, 8-Ball, One Pocket and Straight Pool.  With photo-realistic, real-time 3D graphics that offer 360-degrees of movement, Real Pool 2 puts players in the poolroom as they attempt to hustle their way to the Grand Championship. 

Whether “shooting stick” in Pool Shark mode against 12 colorful characters – each with their own distinctive traits and skill levels -- or online against real-life competition, Real Pool 2 will have players chalking up their controllers as they attempt to run the table and earn the Golden Cue Award.

Ratcheting up the realism is Real Pool 2’s proprietary Groove Engine that provides sophisticated physics that result in realistic trajectories and collisions, including top-spin, side-spin, bottom-spin, and banking.  Multiple points of view from both the top-down and player perspective offer distinctive playing experiences, and an all-new Aiming Tool helps beginners and pros line up difficult shots; Real Pool 2 is available this month for an estimated retail price of $19.99. 

About Infogrames

New York-based Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S.  The Company develops video games for all consoles (Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft), PCs, and Macintosh systems. Infogrames’ catalogue of more than 1,000 titles includes award-winning franchises such as Civilization, Backyard Sports, Deer Hunter, Driver, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Test Drive, and Unreal, and key licenses including Survivor, Warner Bros. Looney Tunes, Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues, Dragon Ball Z, Mission Impossible, Harley-Davidson, Major League Baseball, and the National Football League, among many others.  The Company’s Humongous Entertainment and MacSoft labels are leaders in children’s and Macintosh entertainment software, respectively.

Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) (Euronext 5257), a global publisher and distributor of video games for all platforms, as well as interactive digital television, mobile smart devices (WAP, HDML) and in-flight entertainment systems.  In 2001, IESA acquired Infogrames Interactive, Inc. (formerly Hasbro Interactive), including its right to sell its line of software based on well-known licenses such as Monopoly, Jeopardy, Tonka, and Atari, which are published and distributed in the U.S. by Infogrames, Inc.  For more information, visit the Company’s Web site at www.infogrames.com.

©2002 ARUSH Entertainment.  Developed by The Groove Alliance, Inc.  This product contains the 3D Groove™ game engine licensed from The Groove Alliance.  3D Groove game engine ©200 The Groove Alliance.  ARUSH, the ARUSH logo and ARUSH Entertainment are trademarks of World Entertainment Broadcasting Corporation.  The Groove Alliance logo is a trademark of The Groove Alliance, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.  Manufactured and marketed by Infogrames, Inc., New York, N.Y. under license from ARUSH Entertainment.

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