Atari to Bring TRANSFORMERS ARMADA: PRELUDE TO ENERGON To PlayStation 2; The Ultimate Interactive TRANFORMERS Experience Is ``More than Meets the Eye''.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2003 Atari today announced plans to bring Hasbro Inc.'s (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HAS) TRANSFORMERS ARMADA, the enormously popular male action property to PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system with TRANSFORMERS ARMADA: PRELUDE TO ENERGON. All the rage General Public's All the Rage was released in 1984 by I.R.S. Records. Track listing
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Players will battle DECEPTICON forces with an arsenal of weapons including cluster rockets, homing missiles and vortex cannons. "We're working diligently to develop a game that expands upon the TRANSFORMERS ARMADA brand to provide a truly unique experience with intense gameplay, vast environments and an emphasis on combat," said Andrew Carter Andrew William Carter (born January 29, 1949) is a retired track and field athlete, who represented Great Britain in the men's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. , vice president of product development for Atari's Melbourne House. "Every massive environment and character model will be delivered with an unprecedented level of visual realism by harnessing PlayStation 2 system's powerful graphics technology and techniques - resulting in incredible rendering effects and absolute immersion for players." "TRANSFORMERS ARMADA: PRELUDE TO ENERGON for PlayStation 2 is being developed to deliver a deep interactive experience that will immerse players into a rich, bold new TRANSFORMERS world," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing for Atari. "TRANSFORMERS is a successful brand that continues to thrive nearly twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. after it was introduced and we are excited to offer this highly anticipated title." "Atari is a leader in interactive gaming and has the talent to bring the world of TRANSFORMERS to life through a dynamic and engaging game that will captivate fans of all ages," said Tom Klusaritz, Vice President of Publishing for Hasbro Consumer Products Worldwide, the licensing and promotions arm of Hasbro. TRANSFORMERS characters are now armed with the ability to evolve, as players collect different types of MINI-CON robots that power-up character's abilities. MINI-CON characters possess a unique ability to make ordinary Transformers characters extremely powerful and are desired by both the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS. The ultimate goal is to free the MINI-CON race, battle to defeat MEGATRON warrior and his evil army of DECEPTICLONES to save the Earth from destruction. Developed by Atari's Melbourne House, TRANSFORMERS ARMADA: PRELUDE TO ENERGON will be available in Spring 2004 for a suggested retail price of $49.95. For more information, please visit www.atari.com. Hasbro, Inc. Hasbro (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER and WIZARDS OF THE COAST Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world. 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 “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. (C) 2003 Atari, Inc. All Rights Reserved. HASBRO and its logo, TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. (C) 2003 HASBRO. All Rights Reserved. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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