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THE WHEELMAN HITS THE ROAD IN DRIVER 2 ADVANCE FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE

Portable Version of PlayStation Greatest Hit Brings Driving Excitement to Handhelds

LOS ANGELES – Nov. 4, 2002 – Infogrames (Nasdaq: IFGM) has brought one of the most popular video game franchises of all time, Driver™, to Game Boy® Advance with shipment of Driver 2 Advance to retail stores this week.

Developed by Sennari Interactive, Driver 2 Advance leverages the full power of the Game Boy Advance to recreate the same intense attitude and feel of the original game through realistic, action-packed single-player missions and dedicated multiplayer modes.

“The worldwide Driver fan-base continues to grow as Driver 2 for PS one remains at the top of the sales charts. It was only natural to bring the game to today’s top-selling portable game system,” said Paul Rinde, senior vice president and head of Infogrames, Inc.’s Minneapolis studio. “With the power of the Game Boy Advance, we’ve been able to recreate the same addictive game play and pulse-pounding missions the franchise is known for. Everyone who enjoys the game on the home system will really love the portable version. Those who haven’t tried it out yet – now is the time!”

Driver 2 Advance faithfully re-creates the original’s bumper-to-bumper action in a portable package. As Tanner, an undercover cop posing as a driver for hire, players take on a variety of missions and game-play modes including such favorites as Trailblazer, Checkpoint, Quick Chase, Survival and more. Ramping up the intensity is a variety of multiplayer modes that allow up to four players to scream through wide open city streets in Cops N’ Robbers, Free for All and more.

As a result of Sennari’s proprietary X2 engine technology for the Game Boy Advance, Driver 2 Advance features superior driving physics including sliding and crashing, as well as visible vehicular damage, and special effects such as engine and tire smoke, fire and car shadows.

Underscoring the on-screen mayhem is an R&B soundtrack as well as in-game audio that realistically recreates the tire-screeching, engine-howling roars, with drivers pushing their machines to the limit.

Driver 2 Advance shipped to most retail stores this week with an estimated retail price of $29.99 and an ESRB rating of “T” for TEEN.

About Senari InteractiveSennari Interactive is a cutting edge creator of software entertainment titles. We are a fully licensed developer for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube™, and Nintendo Game Boy/Game Boy Color/Game Boy Advance. We are also a developer of wireless games using Qualcomm’s BREW and Motorola’s J2ME SDK. Sennari Interactive is a company with highly experienced staff members whose mission is to provide quality service to our clients at a competitive price with superior results. The company’s main focus is in two areas: developing first-class products for our clients and creating intriguing original concepts for development. Our company has been forged from a melding of industry veterans and the high energy of avid gamers. This unique blending of ideas and people gives us a wonderful environment in which to create outstanding products.

About InfogramesNew 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 Computer Entertainment of America, Nintendo and Microsoft), PCs, and Macintosh systems. Infogrames’ catalogue of more than 1,000 titles includes award-winning franchises such as Civilization(R), Backyard Sports(TM), Deer Hunter(R), Driver(TM), RollerCoaster Tycoon(R), and Test Drive(R), and key licenses including Warner Bros. The Matrix(R), Warner Bros. Looney Tunes(TM), Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues(R), Dragon Ball Z(R), Unreal(R), Mission Impossible(R), Terminator(R), Harley-Davidson(R), Major League Baseball(R), and the National Football League(R), 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. In 2001, IESA acquired Infogrames Interactive, Inc. (formerly Hasbro Interactive), including rights to use its line of software based on well-known licenses such as MONOPOLY, Jeopardy(R), TONKA, and Atari(R), 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.



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