GAMETIME SHIPS dvG(tm) STRATEGY GUIDES FOR TWO MORE POPULAR VIDEO GAMES

Atari's 'TRANSFORMERS' and Vivendi Universal Games' 'The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay' Video Games Join GameTime's Successful DVD Strategy Guide Lineup

NEW YORK, NY, June 7, 2004 - Following up on the success of its premiere dvG(tm) (digital video guide) for UbiSoft's Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 video game, GameTime Media, Inc., a newly formed media company, today announced it has shipped the dvG strategy guides for Atari's TRANSFORMERS, which is made under license from Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) and Vivendi Universal's The Chronicles of Riddick(tm): Escape From Butcher Bay video games to retail stores. GameTime's groundbreaking dvGs are DVD-based strategy guides which offer consumers a variety of exclusive content, including a full-motion video walk-through and expert voice-over guiding players on how to best navigate and play the game.

"Our dvGs are a perfect companion product to today's top video games as they allow consumers of any skill level to enjoy any game -- all while minimizing their frustration," said Robert Yan, CEO of GameTime. "The deep environments and multifaceted game play of highly regarded video games such as the TRANSFORMERS and The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay make them ideal candidates for our dvGs."

In Atari's TRANSFORMERS video game, the battle is raging in Cybertron as the evil DECEPTICONS are still at war with OPTIMUS PRIME and the AUTOBOTS. Players are faced with countless enemies, extraordinary boss fights, numerous weapons, and hidden power-ups across eight rich environments. With GameTime's TRANSFORMERS dvG, consumers will have access to maps of the immense environments cheat codes for enhancing game play, and an enemy description segment which includes video examples of how to best eliminate enemies. In addition, a complete walk-through is included that is accompanied by commentary from an expert gamer, who offers advice and hints on how to master the game.

To fully master Vivendi Universal Games' new first-person shooter, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay, players must learn to utilize combat, stealth, weapons and even the environment as they guide anti-hero, Riddick on a quest to escape from a futuristic maximum security prison. With the use of GameTime's dvG, players will have access to a variety of value-added content including a level fly-through; a weapons page describing each weapon and how to use it; a full walk-through featuring expert commentary and strategies on how to complete all of the game's side missions, and a segment on the making of the game and a the technology of "normal mapping."

The dvGs for TRANSFORMERS and The Chronicles of Riddick(tm): Escape From Butcher Bay video games are scheduled to ship simultaneously with their video game counterparts. Both dvGs will be available for a suggested retail price of $14.99. For more information about GameTime, please visit www.gametimemedia.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 5257), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit www.atari.com.

About Vivendi Universal Games

Headquartered in Los Angeles, VU Games is a global developer, publisher and distributor of interactive products for all major platforms including PCs, video game consoles and the Internet. VU Games development studios and publishing labels include Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra Entertainment, Coktel, Fox Interactive, Knowledge Adventure and Massive Entertainment. Additionally, VU Games co-publishes and/or distributes titles for a number of strategic partners, including Interplay, inXile entertainment, Majesco and Mythic Entertainment.

About GameTime Media, Inc.

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in New York, NY, GameTime Media is an independent media company dedicated to developing products and services that enhance the interactive entertainment experience. The Company's first product, dvG(tm), is a DVD strategy guide for today's top video game properties. GameTime's released its first dvG in November 2003 for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3. GameTime is currently in negotiations with leading third-party publishers to secure additional dvG rights.

© 2004 Atari, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission.

"The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay" interactive game © 2004 Vivendi Universal Games, Inc. All Rights Reserved. "The Chronicles of Riddick" (tm) & © Universal Studios. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLLP. All Rights Reserved. Vivendi Universal Games and the Vivendi Universal Games logo are trademarks of Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.

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