The Atari Flashback 2 includes two
classic joysticks for multi-player competition, and vintage controls . In addition to home arcade classics such as Missile
Command(TM), Combat(TM) and Asteroids(TM), the system features innovative new
games from self-taught "homebrew" developers -- a dedicated fan base of the
8-bit architecture that has kept the original spirit of Atari alive by
developing original games and sequels to some of their favorite games. is a majority-owned
subsidiary of France -based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257), the
largest interactive games publisher in Europe . is a leading
worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment
and leisure products.4
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The Atari Flashback 2 game line -up includes more than 40 games spanning a
variety of 8-bit genres.S.

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Details: The first award in the industry based solely on real-time
gamer behavior, the GameSpot E3 People's Choice Awards are
entirely measured by GameSpot Trax, the industry's most
advanced tool for tracking and analyzing essential game
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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.
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(Nasdaq: ATVI) to include two of their classic video game hits, Pitfall!(R)
and River Raid(R) in Atari's forthcoming Atari(R) Flashback 2.m. The winners will be announced again at
GameSpot's E3 party at The Standard Hotel in Downtown LA.

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The follow-up to the holiday 2004 hit, Atari(R) Flashback Classic Game
Console, which shipped more than 550,000 units to retail, Atari Flashback 2 is
modeled after the pioneering Atari 2600 console and features the same wood
grain paneling that inspired a generation ."
Developed by Atari, the Atari Flashback 2 is scheduled to ship in August
for under $30 at retailers nationwide.

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More information about Activision and its products can be found
on the company's World Wide Web site, which is located at
http://www.

When: The GameSpot E3 2005 People's Choice Awards winners will
be announced during a live webcast from the GameSpot booth
on Wednesday, May 18, 2005, at 5:00 p.,
GameSpot Trax will monitor the information requests of
more than a million unique gamers who scour the GameSpot
network of Web sites for details on the games of E3.gamespot.

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Adds Dave Anderson, Senior Director of Business Development for
Activision, "Pitfall! and River Raid have long been icons in their respected
genres and we are excited to reintroduce these great Activision classics via
the Atari Flashback 2. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.

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Atari and Activision Ink Licensing Agreement for Atari(R) Flashback 2

"Moving forward, we hope to
license additional best-selling classics from other publishers for inclusion
on future Atari Flashback products. PDT by Vince Broady, cofounder of GameSpot and
senior vice president of CNET Networks Games +
Entertainment division, at the GameSpot E3 party to be
held at The Standard Hotel (Downtown LA).

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Celebrating
the 30th anniversary of Atari's first home game console, PONG, Atari Flashback
2 features more than 40 classic games, including arcade classics, previously
unreleased titles from the Atari vault and rare homebrew games created by fans
and supporters of Atari's early console models.atari.

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announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Activision, Inc.
"The release of the Atari Flashback 2 is perfectly timed to celebrate the
30th anniversary of Atari's first home game console, PONG and with the
addition of Activision 's two legendary games, Pitfall! and River Raid joining
the lineup, Atari Flashback 2 is poised to become the definitive retro-gaming
experience available," said Wim Stocks, Executive Vice President , Sales,
Marketing, Licensing and Distribution for Atari.gamespot. PDT.


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About Activision
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California , Activision, Inc. Activision, Pitfall! And River Raid are registered trademarks of
Activision Publishing , Inc. On Wednesday, May 18, from 12:01 a.

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Pitfall! was released in 1982 and went on to become one of the all time
favorite video games with its unique side-scrolling platform game play and
remarkable visual effects, while River Raid places gamers in the cockpit of a
jet where they must compete against an ever-dwindling fuel supply in a race to
hit targets and pick up fuel.
Activision maintains operations in the U.activision.

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The winners
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- Plug-and-Play Retro Console to Feature Licensed Activision Games -

NEW YORK, Atari, Inc. The
plug-and-play system requires no batteries and fits into the A/V jacks of any
standard television set. For more information, visit
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affiliates.com), a CNET Networks, Inc.

What: To be presented at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo
(E3) in Los Angeles, The GameSpot E3 2005 People's Choice
Awards will recognize the most popular PC and video games
based on the activities of more than a million daily
GameSpot Network(1) visitors during E3 as measured by
GameSpot Trax. By
tracking the millions of interactions that GameSpotters
will have with these games, GameSpot will use this
real-time gamer behavior to name the top 20 most
anticipated games of the show, honoring each with a
GameSpot E3 People's Choice Award.

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core, genre-defining games such as DRIV3R(TM), Enter the Matrix(TM),
Neverwinter Nights(TM), Stuntman(TM), Test Drive (R), Unreal(R) Tournament
2004, 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),
Dragon Ball Z(R) and RollerCoaster Tycoon(R).
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