ATARI CASTS SPELL WITH ‘bullet witch’ for the xbox 360™
Post-Apocalyptic Action Shooter Ships to Retailers Nationwide
NEW YORK, February 27, 2007 – Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), one of the world’s most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced that Bullet Witch™ for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft has shipped to retailers across North America. Published in partnership with Japanese publisher AQ Interactive Inc., Bullet Witch is rated M for Mature and is available for a suggested retail price of $49.99.
Developed by Japan-based Cavia, Bullet Witch is set on a bleak planet earth in the year 2013 with human kind on the brink of extinction and hideous demons creating a tidal wave of destruction and havoc. All hope of mankind’s survival rests with Alicia, a beautiful witch blessed with magical skills and a swift trigger finger. Players take control of Alicia in her heroic quest to prevent the decimation of mankind through her fearsome weaponry and spectacular powers with which she can manipulate natural phenomena in her environment.
“We are excited to bring this action-packed shooter to the Xbox 360. Bullet Witch offers exactly what fans have come to expect from a next-generation gaming experience," said Jeremiah Cohn, Product Manager, Atari, Inc. “Cavia has designed a game that offers all the successful elements of a next-gen title including sophisticated weaponry, destructible environments, downloadable bonus content coupled with a captivating storyline that bring gamers an extremely intense and exciting game.”
Bullet Witch includes numerous features inspired by American horror and Japanese fantasy monsters. Combining shooting and magic, Bullet Witch will take advantage of Xbox 360’s advanced physics engine by showcasing massive environmental damage, explosions and destruction. Cavia has balanced and fine tuned gameplay features and made enhancements including improved camera rotation during battle, increased shotgun power, increased Will Power, improved enemy AI and attack sensitivity, and more.
Details of post-launch downloadable content via Xbox Live® Marketplace will be made available shortly. For more information about Atari’s entire product line-up please visit www.atari.com.
About AQ Interactive Inc.
AQ Interactive Inc. is a fresh, brand-new games publisher based in Japan. Former Sega president, Hayao Nakayama is a founder of the corporation. AQ Interactive Inc. owns three outstanding studios, Artoon, Cavia, and Feel+. As developers, these three studios have produced many outstanding products such as Blinx 1&2, Drakkenguard, Ghost in the Shell, Naruto, Dragonball Z, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, and many more. More details on www.aqi.co.jp
About Atari
New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games for all platforms and is a third-party publisher of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company’s 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining franchises such as The Matrix™ (Enter The Matrix and The Matrix: Path of Neo) and Test Drive®; and mass-market and children’s franchises such as Dragon Ball Z®. Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext – ISIN: FR-0000052573), one of the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit www.atari.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
With the exception of the historical information contained in this release, the matters described herein contain certain "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this release are not promises or guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We caution you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. Some of the factors which could cause our results to differ materially include the following: the loss of key customers, such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target, GameStop and EB Games; delays in product development and related product release schedules; inability to secure capital; adapting to the rapidly changing industry technology, including new console technology; maintaining relationships with leading independent video game software developers; maintaining or acquiring licenses to intellectual property; fluctuations in the Company's quarterly net revenues and results of operations based on the seasonality of our industry; the termination or modification of our agreements with hardware manufacturers; and other factors described in our SEC filings.
The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.
Post-Apocalyptic Action Shooter Ships to Retailers Nationwide
NEW YORK, February 27, 2007 – Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), one of the world’s most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced that Bullet Witch™ for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft has shipped to retailers across North America. Published in partnership with Japanese publisher AQ Interactive Inc., Bullet Witch is rated M for Mature and is available for a suggested retail price of $49.99.
Developed by Japan-based Cavia, Bullet Witch is set on a bleak planet earth in the year 2013 with human kind on the brink of extinction and hideous demons creating a tidal wave of destruction and havoc. All hope of mankind’s survival rests with Alicia, a beautiful witch blessed with magical skills and a swift trigger finger. Players take control of Alicia in her heroic quest to prevent the decimation of mankind through her fearsome weaponry and spectacular powers with which she can manipulate natural phenomena in her environment.
“We are excited to bring this action-packed shooter to the Xbox 360. Bullet Witch offers exactly what fans have come to expect from a next-generation gaming experience," said Jeremiah Cohn, Product Manager, Atari, Inc. “Cavia has designed a game that offers all the successful elements of a next-gen title including sophisticated weaponry, destructible environments, downloadable bonus content coupled with a captivating storyline that bring gamers an extremely intense and exciting game.”
Bullet Witch includes numerous features inspired by American horror and Japanese fantasy monsters. Combining shooting and magic, Bullet Witch will take advantage of Xbox 360’s advanced physics engine by showcasing massive environmental damage, explosions and destruction. Cavia has balanced and fine tuned gameplay features and made enhancements including improved camera rotation during battle, increased shotgun power, increased Will Power, improved enemy AI and attack sensitivity, and more.
Details of post-launch downloadable content via Xbox Live® Marketplace will be made available shortly. For more information about Atari’s entire product line-up please visit www.atari.com.
About AQ Interactive Inc.
AQ Interactive Inc. is a fresh, brand-new games publisher based in Japan. Former Sega president, Hayao Nakayama is a founder of the corporation. AQ Interactive Inc. owns three outstanding studios, Artoon, Cavia, and Feel+. As developers, these three studios have produced many outstanding products such as Blinx 1&2, Drakkenguard, Ghost in the Shell, Naruto, Dragonball Z, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, and many more. More details on www.aqi.co.jp
About Atari
New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games for all platforms and is a third-party publisher of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company’s 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining franchises such as The Matrix™ (Enter The Matrix and The Matrix: Path of Neo) and Test Drive®; and mass-market and children’s franchises such as Dragon Ball Z®. Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext – ISIN: FR-0000052573), one of the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit www.atari.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
With the exception of the historical information contained in this release, the matters described herein contain certain "forward-looking statements" that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this release are not promises or guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We caution you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. Some of the factors which could cause our results to differ materially include the following: the loss of key customers, such as Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Target, GameStop and EB Games; delays in product development and related product release schedules; inability to secure capital; adapting to the rapidly changing industry technology, including new console technology; maintaining relationships with leading independent video game software developers; maintaining or acquiring licenses to intellectual property; fluctuations in the Company's quarterly net revenues and results of operations based on the seasonality of our industry; the termination or modification of our agreements with hardware manufacturers; and other factors described in our SEC filings.
The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations.
