"We are excited to add Dragon Ball Z(R): Taiketsu(TM) to the library of authentic DBZ games and provide fans with an explosive fighting-action game for the Game Boy(R) Advance," said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing for Atari's Beverly studio. "The enormous success of the Dragon Ball Z(R) portfolio is a tribute to the power and recognition of the DBZ(R) franchise."

"After our outstanding success with Dragon Ball Z(R) Budokai, we are very excited to be working with Atari to bring the first DBZ fighting game to the Game Boy(R) Advance," said Gen Fukunaga, president of FUNimation Productions, Ltd. "Atari knows how to bring the DBZ atmosphere and action to our fans, and we expect Dragon Ball Z(R) Taiketsu(TM) to be another great DBZ fighting-action game."

Dragon Ball Z(R): Taiketsu(TM) challenges players to fight in one of several animated environments such as Master Roshi's Island or Orange Star City, and choose from a long list of their favorite characters featured in all sagas of the DBZ(R) story, including Goku(R), Buu(R), Gohan(R), Cell(TM), Piccolo(TM), Frieza(R), Trunks(R) and Vegeta(R). Use single-player mode to compete in world tournaments or test your strength in an endurance challenge. Up to four DBZ(R) fighters (up to two human players and two AI opponents) can battle on screen at once using the multiplayer mode.

With a sell-through of more than two million units in North America(1) alone during the 2002 calendar year, the Dragon Ball Z(R) video game franchise has quickly mirrored the success the Dragon Ball Z(R) animated series. Dragon Ball Z(R): The Legacy of Goku, released in May 2002, sold more than one million units(1), becoming the year's top-selling role playing game for the Game Boy(R) Advance. Additionally, Dragon Ball Z(R): Budokai for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system became the best-selling fighting game of 2002(1). A version of Dragon Ball Z(R): Budokai for the Nintendo GameCube is slated for release in October 2003.

(1) All data is according to The NPD Group, Inc.).

For more information on Dragon Ball Z(R) and Dragon Ball Z(R) titles, visit www.dbzgamer.com and www.dragonballz.com.

About FUNimation

Focusing on quality entertainment properties such as Dragon Ball Z(R), FUNimation Productions, Ltd., is a full-service brand management company with in-house production, licensing, Internet, home video distribution and toy divisions. Dragon Ball Z(R) is a top rated series on Cartoon Network and was the most searched for topic on the Internet for 2002 (also #1 in 2001), becoming "the first topic to ever repeat atop the Web's Most Wanted," according to the Lycos 50 Daily Report. Other quality entertainment properties produced by FUNimation include: Dragon Ball(R), now airing on Cartoon Network; Dragon Ball GT(R), the eagerly awaited sequel to Dragon Ball Z(R); Yu Yu Hakusho(TM), one of the top anime of all time, airing weekdays in the USA on Carton Network's Toonami block; Lupin the 3rd(TM), one of the longest running anime classics; Fruits Basket(TM), based on the top selling manga in Japan; and Blue Gender(TM), a sci-fi anime series. For additional information on FUNimation and its properties check out www.funimation.com.

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(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(TM), Civilization(R), Dragon Ball Z(R) and RollerCoaster Tycoon(R). 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.

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