TIMEGATE OPENS ADDITIONAL SLOTS FOR AXIS & ALLIES® BETA TEST PROGRAM

Highly Anticipated Real Time Strategy Game to be Released for the 2004 Holiday Season

(SUGAR LAND, TX – September 2, 2004) TimeGate, an award-winning entertainment software developer, announced today that it has opened up additional beta test slots for the highly anticipated Axis & Allies® title. Inspired by the game of war, strategy, and economics found in the best-selling board game of the same name, the Axis & Allies PC title features unique elements that allow players to change the course of history in new ways.

"We are very excited about how Axis & Allies has come together over the past six months," said Adel Chaveleh, President of TimeGate Studios. "With the core features of the game now complete, we can focus our attention on balancing gameplay and further refining the game's AI. Our call for additional beta testers will provide us with the resources needed to polish the game before it is released later this year."

Individuals interested in applying for the Axis & Allies beta test program can visit http://betatests.net/ to submit their request. Applications will be accepted until September 9 at 12:00 p.m. CST.

In Axis & Allies, players can relive and experience the most epic struggle in the history of mankind, World War II. Players will be able to direct the military and economic destiny of the world's most powerful countries - United States, Great Britain, Germany, Russia, or Japan. Confronted with the strategic and tactical situations experienced by the top generals and national leaders of the period, players will have to make critical decisions that determine the fate and the destiny of the world.

In addition, Axis & Allies will feature innovative gameplay elements such as unique organization of units; command of land, sea, and air units in real-time; dynamic fronts and supply lines; interaction with Generals and Leaders of the era; and intense online play with a powerful random scenario generator.

Published by Atari, Axis & Allies will ship to retail stores across the country for the 2004 holiday season.

About TimeGate Studios

Founded in 1998 by a team of successful businessmen and avid gamers, TimeGate Studios has exploded onto the gaming scene with the release of the critically acclaimed Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns. Since its release in 2001, Kohan has won over 30 awards, including the coveted "Strategy Game of the Year" award from top gaming publications. TimeGate's stellar reputation continues to thrive as it develops AAA, cross-platform titles for several leading publishers in the industry. For more information, visit www.timegate.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™, Enter the Matrix™, Neverwinter Nights™, Stuntman™, Test Drive®, Unreal® Tournament 2004, and Unreal® Championship; and mass-market and children's games such as Backyard Sports™, Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues™ and Dora the Explorer™, 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. 

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