ATARI ANNOUNCES TERMINATOR®3: REDEMPTION
Game Based on Summer Blockbuster to Feature Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator
Playable Demo Available on Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines Videogame Currently In Stores for the Xbox® and PlayStation®2
LOS ANGELES - Nov. 25, 2003 - Atari today announced the development of a second game based on Terminator®3: Rise of the Machines, the summer blockbuster motion picture from Intermedia, IMF and C2 Pictures. Terminator 3: Redemption will take players for another ride into the post-apocalyptic universe presented in the feature film as they become the series signature icon, Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator. A playable demo of the new action game is available with the retail version of Atari's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, which is currently available at retail stores nationwide.
In development with Atari's own Paradigm Entertainment, Terminator 3: Redemption will feature vehicle and character based combat and exploration from a third-person perspective and be presented in a larger and more diverse Terminator world. Scheduled for release on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox® videogame system from Microsoft and the Nintendo GameCubeT, Terminator 3: Redemption will be available summer 2004.
"Terminator 3: Redemption will give gamers an opportunity to experience the world of Terminator like never before - they will go places and do things that have only been hinted at in the films," said Jim Galis, executive producer, Atari's Paradigm Entertainment studio. "The Terminator movies have become known for their incredible chase scenes and total destruction -- in Terminator 3: Redemption we're going to recreate that moment-by-moment intensity with incredible action-driving only the Terminator license can provide."
Terminator 3: Redemption will allow players to assume the role of the most popular and iconic character featured in the Terminator films, the Terminator. Featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger's voice and likeness, Terminator 3: Redemption will surprise players with innovative and exciting gameplay presented in a number of different styles utilizing the vehicles and enemies that come straight from the Terminator universe, pitting the Terminator against numerous ground-based and air forces.
Terminator 3: Redemption will be available for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube next summer. Information about Atari's recently released Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines can be found online at www.t3game.com.
About C2 Pictures
C2 Pictures is the Santa Monica-based filmed entertainment company founded and headed by former Carolco Pictures principals Mario Kassar and Andrew Vajna. Their producing credits, which have spanned over two decades and yielded well over three billion dollars in worldwide box office, include the Rambo series, Total Recall, the original Basic Instinct, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Die Hard With a Vengeance, Cliffhanger, Stargate, Evita and I Spy.
About Intermedia
Intermedia, a diversified entertainment investment company with offices in Los Angeles, London and Munich, develops, finances and distributes motion pictures in collaboration with leading producing partners. Its parent company, IM Internationalmedia AG, is listed on the Prime Standard Segment of the German stock exchange (securities identification number 548 880). Recent Intermedia films include the award winning Adaptation, The Life of David Gale, Dark Blue and Basic, starring John Travolta. Upcoming from Intermedia in addition to Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines are Suspect Zero and Mindhunters.
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.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining games such as DriverT, Enter the MatrixT, Neverwinter NightsT, StuntmanT, Test Drive®, Unreal® Tournament 2003, and Unreal® Championship; and mass-market and children's games such as Backyard SportsT, Nickelodeon's Blue's CluesT and Dora the ExplorerT, Civilization®, Dragon Ball Z® and RollerCoaster Tycoon®. Atari, 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.atari.com.
Terminator® used under license. Rise of the Machines T and RedemptionT are trademarks owned by IMF3.
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