Atari Brings the Ultimate Game Show Experience to PlayStation 2 with Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune

BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 2003--

Popular Game Shows Are the Closest Experience to Being an In-Studio Game Show Contestant

“The console games immerse players into the ultimate game show experience and both games are perfect to play alone or with a group.”

Atari, through a licensing agreement with Sony Pictures Consumer Products (SPCP), transports game show fans to the Hollywood studios of the most popular game shows with Jeopardy!(R) and Wheel of Fortune(R) for PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. Jeopardy! shipped last week to retail outlets nationwide, while Wheel of Fortune follows in a few weeks. The console games deliver players with the closest experience to being a contestant live in the studio.

Game show fans can now experience what it is like to be a contestant on Jeopardy!, the #1 quiz show in syndication for seventeen years. The game comes complete with appearances by host Alex Trebek and voiceover from announcer Johnny Gilbert. Players can take contestant exams and challenge family and friends to see who knows more about history, literature and pop culture with categories, answers and questions created by the actual TV show writers. Jeopardy! for PlayStation(R)2 makes it easy to enjoy the excitement that has made Jeopardy! so popular on TV for 30 years.

Wheel of Fortune, the #1 syndicated show on television for more than 19 years, arrives on PlayStation(R)2 with an awesome combination of host Vanna White, voiceover announcer Charlie O'Donnell, fun puzzles and glittering sets. Wheel of Fortune for console contains thousands of puzzles to entertain and challenge players of all levels. Players can spin for fantastic prizes, solve the puzzles and hear the studio audience go wild. It's all the action and fun that makes Wheel of Fortune all the rage on TV.

"Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are extremely popular brands that continue to resonate with more than 67 million viewers still watching the game shows weekly," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing for Atari. "The console games immerse players into the ultimate game show experience and both games are perfect to play alone or with a group."

"We're very excited to be partnering with Atari for these truly worldwide brands," stated Al Ovadia, executive vice president, Sony Pictures Consumer Products. "As one of the leading publishers of interactive entertainment software, we are confident they will bring the gaming experience to a whole new level with the 'Wheel of Fortune' and 'Jeopardy!' games."

Developed by Artech Studios, Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune are available for the suggested retail price of $29.95. For more information, please visit http://www.atari.com.

About Sony Pictures Consumer Products

Sony Pictures Consumer Products (SPCP), a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), is based in Los Angeles and London. SPCP handles the merchandising and branding efforts for some of the most recognized properties in film and television and, through Spider-Man Merchandising, L.P., a limited partnership with Marvel Enterprises, the upcoming motion picture Spider-Man 2(TM) and the "Spider-Man(TM)" animated series. Additionally, SPCP properties include such theatrical titles as the box office hit Underworld, the Academy Award winning short, The ChubbChubbs(TM), television properties such as "Astro Boy(TM)", "Stuart Little(TM)" animated, and "Jackie Chan Adventures(TM)." SPE is a division of Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.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(R), Unreal(R) Tournament 2003, and Unreal(R) 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(R), Dragon Ball Z(R) and RollerCoaster Tycoon(R). 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.

Wheel Of Fortune: (R) and (C) 2003 Califon Productions, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Wheel Of Fortune is based on the television series produced by Califon Productions, Inc., a unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Visit our website at WWW.WHEELOFFORTUNE.COM.

Jeopardy! is based on the television series produced by Jeopardy! Productions, Inc. a unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Visit our website at WWW.JEOPARDY.COM.

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