INFOGRAMES TAKES A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD WITH ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 2: WACKY WORLDS EXPANSION PACK

BEVERLY, Mass.--May 6, 2003-- Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) is taking a wild trip around the world with RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Wacky Worlds. The new expansion pack, shipping today to retail outlets nationwide, takes gamers on the ultimate trip around the globe - no passport or luggage required.

RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Wacky Worlds allows players to build new theme parks in the most exotic locations on the planet. The game features new rides, scenery and attractions based on Earth's seven continents - Asia, Antarctica, Africa, Australia, Europe, North America and South America. Each location is packed with opportunities for success, fun and unique challenges.

Players can incorporate famous landmarks from around the world in their parks by building crazy coasters over the Great Wall of China, around the Eiffel Tower and above the Grand Canyon. Also included are over fifty new rides inspired by locations around the globe including the Fire Cracker spinning wheel, Penguin Bobsleigh and Yellow Taxi coaster.

"The new expansion pack delivers new rides, scenery and attractions that continue to challenge and delight fans looking to create the wildest or wackiest virtual amusement park in the world," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing for Infogrames. "With six millions units sold worldwide, RollerCoaster Tycoon is among the best-selling and most exciting sim franchises on the market."

The original RollerCoaster Tycoon® game was created by Chris Sawyer and was released in the spring of 1999. Since then, the original RollerCoaster Tycoon PC game has spent more than 150 weeks in the top-10-selling computer games chart(1).

Developed by Chris Sawyer, RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Wacky Worlds is rated "E" for Everyone, and carries an approximate retail price of $29.99. For additional information regarding this title visit http://www.rollercoastertycoon2.com/  or http://us.infogrames.com. 

About Infogrames

New York-based Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) 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 Driver(TM), Enter the Matrix(TM), Neverwinter Nights(TM), Stuntman(TM), Test Drive®, Unreal® Tournament 2003, and Unreal® Championship; and INFOGRAMES, 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®. 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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