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Braun Infogrames,
Inc. 408/985-3133 mbraun@us.infogrames.com INFOGRAMES
ARRIVES AT ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (E3) WITH OVER 35 NEW VIDEO GAMES FOR
XBOX, PLAYSTATION 2, PC, & MAC Second
Largest Third Party Interactive Entertainment Software Publisher to Showcase
Its Strongest Lineup Ever at E3 LOS
ANGELES, May 14, 2001 – Infogrames, Inc. (IFGM) and its European-based
parent company, Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257) will be exploding
onto the E3 scene this week with their strongest lineup to date. Now ranked as
the second largest third party publisher of interactive entertainment software
in the US and Europe , Infogrames is poised to be the leader in providing
digital entertainment to the mass-market. The Infogrames companies will arrive
at E3 with 38 new video game titles for PC, Mac, the XboxTM video game system
from Microsoft, and the Sony PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system. E3,
the video game industry’s largest trade show and exhibition, will be held at
the Los Angeles Convention Center from May 17-19. “Infogrames
is proud to be appearing at E3 this year with our most incredible slate of
products to date,” said Bruno Bonnell, chairman and CEO of Infogrames. “We
have experienced an aggressive growth rate over the past two years with
acquisitions of GT Interactive and Hasbro Interactive. With their powerful new
titles added to our portfolio, we are focusing our efforts on delivering the
highest quality entertainment products for the marketplace. We are proud of
our impressive lineup and invite the industry to preview what’s to come at
this year’s E3.” Leading
the way on Xbox, Infogrames will showcase seven new titles for Microsoft’s
new video game system coming this fall: LOONS — The Fight For Fame, Unreal®
Championship, Test Drive®, NASCAR® Heat, and the new TransWorld line of
alternative sports titles including TransWorld Surf, TransWorld Skateboarding
and TransWorld Snowboarding. All these titles will ship on or shortly after
the launch of Microsoft’s new system. Infogrames
has always been a strong supporter of the Sony PlayStation video game console
and more recently its next-generation system, Sony PlayStation 2. The company
will preview 10 new PlayStation 2 titles, as well three new PlayStation titles
including: Stuntman, Superman, EXO, Test Drive®, Motor Mayhem, Le Mans 24
Hours®, NASCAR® Heat, Test Drive Off-Road™ Wide Open, MXrider, and
Splashdown™ on PlayStation 2, and Sheep Raider, Men in Black™: Crashdown,
and Alone In The Dark™: The New Nightmare for PlayStation. As
the largest publisher of PC entertainment and edutainment software in the US2,
Infogrames will showcase some of its hottest brands with 12 new titles:
Survivor™: The Australian Outback Interactive Game, Beach Head 2002™,
Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove™, Backyard Football
2002, Backyard Basketball, Nicktoons – Nick Tunes, *NSYNC Hotline, Tonka®
Monster Trucks, Monopoly City™, Unreal® II, Master of Orion III, and Sid
Meier’s Civilization III. And
finally appearing from Infogrames’ MacSoft division will be four new titles,
including Master of Orion III, Civilization III, Tropico, and Fly! II. MacSoft
is the largest publisher and distributor of entertainment software for the
Macintosh platform. For
additional information on the titles listed above and for an inside look into
highlights from the show, visit Infogrames’ dedicated E3 Web site at www.infogrames-expo.com,
which will go live on May 17th, the first day of the show. About
Xbox Xbox
(http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft’s future-generation video game system
that delivers new and unforeseen game play experiences. With more than three
times the graphics performance of the newest generation of game systems, Xbox
unleashes game designers’ creativity to produce games that are challenging,
exhilarating, surprising, and fun. About
Infogrames Infogrames,
Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) is a leading publisher and distributor of video games for
consoles (Sony, Sega, Nintendo, and Microsoft), personal computers and
Macintosh systems. The company’s award-winning franchises include Alone In
The Dark, Driver, Deer Hunter, Test Drive, and Unreal. Infogrames Inc.’s
Humongous Entertainment division is a leader in children’s entertainment
software and its Macintosh publishing label, Macsoft, is the number one
publisher of Macintosh entertainment software. Based in New York, NY,
Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames
Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257) and serves as the headquarters for the
company’s operations in North America. Founded
in 1983, Infogrames Entertainment SA is a global publisher and distributor of
video games for all platforms, as well as interactive digital television,
mobile smart devices (WAP, HDML) and in-flight entertainment systems. With
Infogrames Entertainment SA’s recent acquisition of Hasbro Interactive,
the company now boasts a line of software based on well-known licenses such as
Monopoly, Jeopardy, Tonka, and Atari. For
more information, visit Infogrames’ US Web site at www.us.infogrames.com. Xbox
and Microsoft are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. NASCAR is a registered
trademark of the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. 2001
Viacom International Inc. All rights reserved. Nickelodeon, Nicktoons and all
related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International
Inc. “PlayStation”
and the “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc. #
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