Atari Ships ``Terminator 3: The Redemption''; Intense, Arcade-Style Video Game Features Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Special Ending Reveals a Possible Future for the T-850 Terminator Model Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATAR) announced that "Terminator(R)3: The Redemption" has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. "Terminator 3: The Redemption" takes players for a thrill ride into a post-apocalyptic universe as they become the series signature icon, Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] as the Terminator. The game also features an exciting, surprise ending, which hints at a possible future for the T-850 Terminator model played by Schwarzenegger. "'Terminator 3: The Redemption' gives gamers an opportunity to experience the world of Terminator like never before -- they can go places and do things that have only been hinted at in the films," said Jim Galis, executive producer, Atari's Paradigm Entertainment Formerly known as Paradigm Simulations, Paradigm started off as a flight model and simulation company based in Dallas. The company worked with Nintendo to produce Pilotwings 64, one of the first three games available for N64 in Japan and the U.S. studio. "The Terminator movies are known for their incredible chase scenes and total destruction -- `Terminator 3: The Redemption' recreates that moment-by-moment intensity with incredible action-driving only the Terminator license can provide." Developed by Atari's internal studio, Paradigm Entertainment, "Terminator 3: The Redemption" allows players to assume the role of one of Hollywood's most popular and iconic characters, the Terminator. Featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and many of his famous catch-phrases, "Terminator 3: The Redemption" continues along the "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" movie storyline, but then branches in new directions, including an ominous alternate future In science fiction stories involving time travel, an alternate future or alternative future is a possible future which never comes to pass, typically because someone travels back into the past and alters it so that the events of the alternate future cannot occur. scenario inhabited only by SkyNet forces. Players can explore three distinct timelines in "Terminator 3: The Redemption," including present day Los Angeles, the desolate, post-apocalyptic world and an eerie, alternate future where no humans exist. Players can fight toe-to-toe with other Terminator models in melee combat or take over vehicles in all three timelines to race, chase, and blast their way through 14 levels of intense arcade action. "Terminator 3: The Redemption" is available now for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(R) videogame system from Microsoft and the Nintendo GameCube The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendo's fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. The system itself is the most compact and least expensive, next to the Dreamcast, of the sixth generation era consoles. (TM) for an estimated retail price of $39.95 and is rated "T" for Teen. More information about "Terminator 3: The Redemption" can be found online at www.atari.com/terminator. 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 cliff·hang·er n. 1. A melodramatic serial in which each episode ends in suspense. 2. A suspenseful situation occurring at the end of a chapter, scene, or episode. 3. ," "Stargate," "Evita" and "I Spy." About Intermedia Intermedia - A hypertext system developed by a research group at IRIS (Brown University). 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," "Suspect Zero" and "Basic," starring John Travolta. Upcoming from Intermedia are "Alexander the Great" 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 "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 2004," 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 “DBZ” redirects here. For the meteorological term, see dBZ (meteorology). Dragon Ball Z (ドラゴンボール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. Terminator(R) used under license. Rise of the Machines(TM) and Redemption(TM) are trademarks owned by IMF IMF See: International Monetary Fund IMF See International Monetary Fund (IMF). 3. Xbox is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. |
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