ATARI BROADENS BLOCKBUSTER CIVILIZATION FRANCHISE WITH SECOND EXPANSION PACK

Firaxis Games Expands Civ Experience with Civilization III: Conquests

BEVERLY, MA - November 4, 2003 - Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) and Firaxis Games today announced that Sid Meier's Civilization® III: Conquests has shipped to retail outlets nationwide.  The second expansion pack to the highly successful Sid Meier's Civilization III, Civ® Conquests delivers nine professionally designed conquests that let Civ fans re-write history and build even more incredible empires.  Also available at retail is Civilization® III: Gold Edition which contains the original Civilization III and Play the World(tm), the first expansion pack.   

Civ Conquests takes players on a provocative journey through the ages as they pursue victory in nine of the most famous adventures in history.   The conquests include Mesopotamia, Rise of Rome, Fall of Rome, Middle Ages, Mesoamerica, Age of Discovery, Sengoku: Sword of the Shogun, Napoleonic Europe and World War II: Pacific Battle.  The conquests include new victory conditions, Wonders of the World, terrain elements, resources, city improvements and governments, offering exciting variations in the quest to rule the world.  Civ Conquests also includes Play the World and features improved multiplayer support.

 "We are delighted to continue our successful relationship with Firaxis to provide Civ fans with the next installment in the Civilization franchise," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing for Atari, Inc.

"With Civ III Conquests we have expanded the original game to offer new ways to play while maintaining the fun and addictive gameplay that Civ has always delivered," said Jeff Briggs, President and CEO of Firaxis Games.  "We're thrilled to continue our relationship with Atari and bring fans the great strategic gameplay that Firaxis is famous for."

Over 250 changes and improvements were made to the epic game including seven new civilizations (each with unique units), two new Civilization traits (agricultural and seafaring), five Wonders of the World (Statue of Zeus, Temple of Artemis, Mausoleum of Mausollos, Knight's Templar, Secret Police HQ), two governments (feudalism and fascism), two city specialists (policeman, civil engineer), nine all-civ units, additional terrain and map features and new abilities (stealth attack, craters, collateral damage and enslavement).  General game changes and adjustments (2 new difficulty levels - Demi-God and Sid), adjustable AI aggressiveness, additional resources, interface and editor enhancements round out the expansion.

Sid Meier's Civilization III: Gold Edition includes Civilization III and the updated and enhanced multiplayer expansion pack, Civilization III: Play the World.  The Civilization III: Gold Edition provides more ways to win, pathways to explore, strategies to employ as well as exciting online modes of play, giving Civ fans the opportunity to enjoy unmatched strategic gameplay alone or against players from around the world. 

Civilization III: Conquests ($29.99) and Civilization III: Gold Edition ($39.99) are both currently available at retail and are rated 'E' for Everyone.  Additional information on both games can be found at www.civ3.com.

About Firaxis
FIRAXIS Games, home of legendary designer Sid Meier, is one of the world's premier independent game development studios.  Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, FIRAXIS has created some of the most successful and award-winning PC games on the market.  The company's most recent hit titles include: Sid Meier's SimGolf (published by Electronic Arts), the mega-hit Sid Meier's Civilization III (published by Atari) and Sid Meier's Civilization III: Play the World (published by Atari), the multiplayer expansion pack to the legendary strategy game. Firaxis has a rich history of creating great games including: Sid Meier's Gettysburg!, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Sid Meier's Alien Crossfire and Sid Meier's Antietam! For more information on FIRAXIS Games visit www.firaxis.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 Driver(tm), Enter the Matrix(tm), Neverwinter Nights(tm), Stuntman(tm), Test Drive®, Unreal® Tournament 2003, 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.

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