ATARI’S INNOVATIVE CINEMATIC THRILLER ‘INDIGO PROPHECY’ GOES GOLD

Critically-Acclaimed Title Set to Ship September 16 in Europe; September 20 in North America

NEW YORK, NY, September 7, 2005 – Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) today announced that Indigo Prophecy, a suspense-filled adventure video game, has gone gold and development is complete.  Known as Fahrenheit in Europe, Indigo Prophecy tells the story of a man whose destiny is irrevocably altered when he unwillingly commits a brutal murder.  Through the use of branching storylines and multiple character perspectives, players embark on an immersive adventure on par with a Hollywood thriller.  Indigo Prophecy is developed by Quantic Dream, and will be available for the PlayStation^®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox^® video game system from Microsoft and personal computers running the Windows operating system in Europe on September 16 and in North America on September 20.

“Indigo Prophecy blurs the lines between video games and cinema and introduces a completely engrossing experience not yet offered by other games,” said Marc Metis, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Atari, Inc.  “Indigo Prophecy’s riveting storyline and innovative cause-and-effect gameplay should make it one of the sleeper hits of the year.”

Since it’s showing at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May, Indigo Prophecy has been greeted with widespread enthusiasm by industry media: 

“Created as more of an interactive cinematic experience than a traditional adventure title, Indigo Prophecy is a compelling game of cat and mouse, where your actions as both predator and prey shape the malleable tale and drastically affect the lives and well-being of the main characters.”

-- Game Informer

“This is one game where the line between gameplay and cut-scene is virtually invisible: you choose and act out every action onscreen as it’s played out with more cinematic flair than almost any other game on the market.”

-- PlayStation Magazine

In Indigo Prophecy, New York City is stunned by a series of mysterious murders, all following the same pattern: ordinary people are killing absolute strangers in public areas.  Lucas Kane becomes another one of these murderers when he suddenly kills a stranger in a men’s bathroom.  Covered in blood, Lucas regains consciousness with no recollection as to why he committed murder.  Hunted by police, Lucas must uncover the supernatural forces behind his crime before being incarcerated for life.

By encouraging players to assume the role of multiple characters and experience the game from multiple viewpoints, Indigo Prophecy allows players’ actions to affect the plot by offering a scenario driven interactive experience – each and every decision made by the player will impact how the in-game story unfolds.  Through motion picture techniques such as actor direction, multi-camera views, motion tracking and a contextual music score, players find themselves intimately immersed in the game.

Developed by Quantic Dream and written by David Cage, Indigo Prophecy/Fahrenheit is rated M for Mature by the ESRB and will be available in Europe on September 16 and in North America on September 20.  For more information on the game, please visit www.indigoprophecy.com.