Atari Bags Deer Hunter Tournament – The Best-Selling Hunting Game Franchise of All Time

June 17, 2008

Atari Bags Deer Hunter Tournament
– The Best-Selling Hunting Game Franchise of All Time Returns with a Bang in
Fall 2008

Game Features Video Game
Industry’s First-Ever Online Multiplayer Hunting Tournament Gamplay

Renowned Franchise Makes Its
Debut on Xbox 360 with Online Multiplayer on Xbox LIVE, in Addition to
Windows-based PC Release

NEW YORK, June 17 – Deer Hunter® –
the biggest hunting game franchise of all time – takes dead aim at gamers once
again as Atari, Inc. launches Deer Hunter Tournament for the Windows-based PC
and, for the first time, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft this fall. The evolution of virtual hunting has finally arrived as
Deer Hunter Tournament gives players a chance to experience the most intense
virtual hunting experience ever created. Deer Hunter Tournament is designed to
create a massive network of Deer Hunter players by offering for the first time
ever in hunting games organized, constantly updated online tournaments for both
Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network and through the Windows-based PC format.
Deer Hunter Tournament will be available for a suggested retail price of $39.95
for Xbox 360 and $19.95 for PC.

Gamers and hunting fans alike will
venture to most of the world’s most prestigious hunting locations in pursuit of
the most exotic and sought after big-game trophy animals. Virtual hunters can
now enter different modes, such as stealth or adrenaline, or employ an array of
master hunting strategies, including building stands and blinds, to track and
shoot their targets. Deer Hunter Tournament provides numerous levels of
gameplay, allowing hunters to embark on scouting missions designed to explore
maps and equipment while studying animal habits. Hunters can also take part in
hunting tutorials, compete in open hunting sessions and participate in either
solo gameplay or the intense multi-player tournaments.

Employing some of the recent
advancements in gaming technology, Deer Hunter Tournament features true-to-life
animal behavior through advanced animal AI designed to mimic animal sight,
hearing, sense of smell and behavioral patterns. Additional features include an
arsenal of new weapons with bullet time slow motion replay and thermal scopes.
Realistic effects in the game capture awe inspiring wildlife moments like hawks
swooping down to snatch fish from lakes – but hunters must also be wary of
bears, moose, mountain lions and other dangerous predators who will stalk and
attack.

"Deer Hunter Tournament is poised to
reinforce its place as the ultimate hunting video game franchise and we
anticipate an even broader audience through our expansion of the brand to Xbox
360 and Xbox LIVE," said Jim Wilson, CEO, Atari, Inc. "We are confident that
this new edition with its first-ever online multiplayer tournament gameplay,
enhanced artwork and mechanics, exotic game and locales will provide fans with
the ultimate in realistic hunting experiences."