First Week Sales Launches Master of Orion 3 into #1 Spot

March 17, 2003

First Week Sales Launches Master
of Orion 3 into #1 Spot

BEVERLY, Mass.–March 17,
2003–Infogrames, Inc., a leading global publisher of interactive entertainment
software, is pleased to announce that robust first week sales of the space epic
sequel Master of Orion® 3 have made the game the Top-Selling PC Game for the
week of February 23 – March 1, according to NPD sales data released last week.
The game released worldwide on February 25, 2003.

"Master of Orion 3 breaks exciting
new ground for one of the most dearly loved gaming series’ of all time," says
Peter Matiss, Infogrames Brand Director for Master of Orion 3. "We are thrilled
to see so many fans answer us with their unabashed enthusiasm for the game and
the results are showing at retail."

In Master of Orion 3, the sequel to
one of the best-loved strategy games of all time, players assume the biggest
role ever. Players become the controlling power behind an entire galactic
civilization; the dictators, presidents, councils, and overlords that come and
go are merely pawns in the player’s arsenal. One must use these governments,
their citizens, and their leaders to secure the destiny of their civilization,
to manipulate policies of freedom and oppression in both foreign and domestic
arenas. It is not enough to be an able economist or a great starship captain to
succeed in Master of Orion 3; considerable political, administrative, research,
and espionage skills must be applied to claim the title of Master of Orion.

Featuring a rich Single Player game
and up to 8-player simultaneous turn-based Multiplayer, Master of Orion 3 is the
definitive 5X Space Strategy game; Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate and now
Experience grand strategy as you never have before.

Master of Orion 3 is developed by
veteran developer of classic strategy games Quicksilver Software, Inc and
features a wide range of multi-player and solitaire play options, 16
highly-distinctive alien races, crisp graphics and an intuitive user interface.
Master of Orion 3 is available for Windows 98/ME/2000/XP PCs.

About Quicksilver Software, Inc.

From Quicksilver Software, Inc., the
developer of such classic strategy games as STAR TREK: STARFLEET COMMAND,
CONQUEST OF THE NEW WORLD and CASTLES, MASTER OF ORION 3 features a wide range
of multi-player and solitaire play options, 16 highly distinctive alien races,
and a level of graphics and interface design that will raise the stakes for the
entire genre.

About Infogrames

New York-based Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq:
IFGM) 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 are distributed under two brand lines: ATARI, 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 INFOGRAMES, 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®. Infogrames, 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.infogrames.com. 

(C) 2003 Infogrames Interactive,
Inc. All rights reserved.

Master of Orion is a U.S. registered
trademark.