Atari Announces Holiday Lineup; Portions of Lineup Already Outperforming Expectations; Company Reaffirms Quarterly Guidance.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2003 As the annual holiday shopping season kicks into gear, Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), a leading global publisher and developer of interactive entertainment, today announced its 2003 Holiday Lineup, which represents one of the strongest in the Company's history, and features several titles that are already exceeding the Company's expectations. Among the 24 titles being released by Atari during the holiday period, several titles already in stores and soon to be released are already outperforming the Company's expectations, based on initial sell-through and pre-orders. These titles include Civilization III Sid Meier's Civilization III is a turn-based strategy computer game by Firaxis Games, the sequel to Sid Meier's Civilization II. It was followed by Civilization IV. : Conquests (PC); titles from the hugely popular Dragon Ball Z “DBZ” redirects here. For the meteorological term, see dBZ (meteorology). Dragon Ball Z (ドラゴンボールZ (DBZ DBZ Dragonball Z (anime) DBZ Division By Zero (error type) DBZ Dead Ball Zone (video game) dBZ Decibels of Z (radar echo intensity/reflectivity) ) franchise, including DBZ: Budokai (GameCube), DBZ: Budokai Greatest Hits (PS2), DBZ: Budokai 2 (PS2), and DBZ: Taiketsu (GBA GBA Game Boy Advance (Nintendo 32-Bit Game Boy) GBA Gran Buenos Aires (Argentina) GBA God Bless America GBA Gundam Battle Assault (video game) GBA Alderney ); Dungeons Dungeons may refer to:
Neverwinter Nights (NWN), produced by BioWare and published by Infogrames (now Atari), is a third-person perspective computer role-playing Gold Edition (PC) and Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (PC); and Temple of Elemental Evil Elemental Evil is the second release by the metal band "Hinge" (now called Dry Kill Logic). The following 9 track EP was released in 1999 through their own label, Psychodrama Records. (PC; released in the prior quarter). "This is shaping up to be a very solid holiday season for us," said Wim Stocks, Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing for Atari, Inc. "Retail orders for Atari's products are strong, and for a number of titles have actually already been increased. Our highly favorable retail relationships, combined with solid consumer sales, position Atari for one of its most dynamic holiday seasons ever." Among Atari's titles already released for the holiday season are: Backyard Hockey (GBA) and Backyard Basketball (PS2, PC); Beyblade: Ultimate Blader Jam (GBA); Civilization III: Conquests (PC); Deer Hunter 2004 (PC); Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (GameCube) and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Greatest Hits (PS2); Gothic 2 (PC); Kya: Dark Lineage (PS2); Magic The Gathering: Battlegrounds (Xbox Live, PC); Neverwinter Nights Gold Edition (PC); Risk: World Domination (PS2); and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (PS2, Xbox, GBA), among others. Upcoming Atari holiday releases include: Deer Hunter PS2 Online; DBZ: Budokai 2 (PS2) and DBZ: Taiketsu (GBA); Horizons (PC); Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma (PS2, Xbox, GBA); Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark (PC); Terminator 3: War of the Machines (PC); and YuYu Hakusho: Spirit Detective (GBA), among others. With the stronger-than-anticipated performance of so many titles in its holiday lineup already evident, Atari has opted to move three titles from the holiday quarter into the less crowded January-March quarter, where they can enjoy greater attention in the marketplace. These titles are Dead Man's Hand dead man’s hand two aces, two eights; hand Wild Bill Hickok held when murdered. [Am. Slang: Leach, 299] See : Luck, Bad (Xbox Live), Trivial Pursuit Unhinged (PS2 Online, Xbox Live), and Unreal 2: The Awakening (Xbox). The Company reaffirms its guidance for the fiscal 2004 third quarter ended December 31, 2003, and anticipates quarterly net revenue between $215 million and $235 million, and net income between $28 million and $36 million, or between $0.23 and $0.30 per share. The Company also reaffirmed its fiscal 2004 net revenue guidance of $560 million to $590 million and net income of $35 million to $45 million, or $0.36 to $0.46 per share, prior to a one-time non-cash dividend relating to the Company's recent recapitalization and public offering. 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 Driver(TM), Enter the Matrix(TM), Neverwinter Nights(TM), Stuntman stunt·man n. A man who substitutes for a performer in scenes requiring physical daring or involving physical risk. stuntman n → especialista m stuntman (TM), Test Drive(R), Unreal(R) Tournament 2003, and Unreal(R) Championship; and mass-market and children's games such as Backyard Sports(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(TM) and Dora the Explorer Dora the Explorer is an animated television series that is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network. A pilot episode for the series aired in 1999, and Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. (TM), Civilization(R), Dragon Ball Z(R) and RollerCoaster Tycoon(R). Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit www.atari.com. SAFE HARBOR Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. STATEMENT Certain statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements (rather than historical facts) that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described. With respect to such forward-looking statements, the company seeks the protection afforded by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 and other enabling legislation. Statements contained herein with regard to the company's business outlook and prospective operating and financial results are based upon management's expectations regarding various factors, which may be beyond the company's control. This statement is not intended to identify each and every risk and uncertainty inherent in the company's business, and should be read in conjunction with the company's cautionary statements contained in its most recent filings with U.S. and foreign regulatory authorities. |
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