Publisher to show off three Wii games, including Jenga and DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi 3.
ATARI UNVEILS 2007 E3 MEDIA AND BUSINESS SUMMIT LINE-UP
Fighting, RPG and Board Game Genres to Highlight E3 Roster
NEW YORK, July 9, 2007 – Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) one of the world’s
most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today
announced the company’s product line-up for the E3 Media and Business
Summit, taking place July 11 – 13 at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica,
California. Games spanning multiple genres and platforms will be
on-hand at the Atari booth (518 and 520) and include Dragon Ball Z®:
Budokai Tenkaichi™ 3 Wii™ and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment
system, The Witcher for Games for Windows, Godzilla®: Unleashed for Wii
and Jenga® for Wii.
“Atari’s 2007 E3 roster showcases some of the most exciting titles from
our diverse fall line-up – from the fan-favorite Dragon Ball Z series to
the graphically stunning The Witcher," said David Pierce, Chief
Executive Officer, Atari, Inc. “We’re excited to participate in the new
E3 Media & Business Summit and look forward to having media and business
partners spend time with the Atari Team and our titles."
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 combines the lightning fast fighting
and action that have made Budokai Tenkaichi 1 and Budokai Tenkaichi 2
the #1 fighting games of 2005 and 2006. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
Tenkaichi 3 delivers an extreme 3D fighting experience, improving upon
last year’s game with over 150 playable characters, enhanced fighting
techniques, beautifully refined effects and shading techniques, making
each character's effects more realistic, and over 30 battle stages. The
immensely popular Dragon Ball Z® series is the gold standard of
anime-based video games, with more than 25 different games and over 10
million units sold since May 2002. Developed by NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
/ Spike, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is slated to release for the
Wii and PlayStation 2 system during the 2007 holiday season.
Based on the world created by best-selling Polish author Andrzej
Sapkowski’s novels, The Witcher casts players as Geralt, a legendary
monster slayer and master swordfighter with supernatural abilities and
reflexes. The Witcher presents a fresh approach to traditional
role-playing, blending an expansive, twisting plotline – in which the
impact of individual decisions can drastically alter the outcome of the
game – and fast-paced combat against a wide variety of foes. Using
advanced graphics and physics systems, The Witcher delivers brutal
action, multi-faceted RPG options and an intriguing story to engulf all
players who dare to play. The Witcher, developed by CD Projekt, will be
available for Games for Windows this fall.
Godzilla: Unleashed offers fighting on a giant scale. The game stars
the legendary Godzilla and a slew of the most renowned monsters of
all-time. Gamers are challenged to ultimately save the planet from
mayhem and destruction. Set in urban arenas, Godzilla: Unleashed’s
interactive 3D cityscapes, big destructible buildings, soaring
skyscrapers and towering alien formations provide the backdrop to epic
worldwide destruction. Godzilla: Unleashed is slated for a fall release
on the Wii and Nintendo DS.
For the first time, the beloved family game Jenga comes to the world of
videogames, utilizing the innovative controls of the Wii and DS for
unpredictable, quick-paced, tactical gameplay that combines suspense and
risk-taking, where mounting anticipation comes to a crashing climax.
The game will contain all the fun, intensity and challenge of the
original boxed game with a wealth of exciting new enhancements ,
power-ups and twists that are possible only in the videogame world.
Simple to learn and fun to play, Jenga promises great entertainment for
all ages when it releases for the Wii and Nintendo DS this fall.
For more information on Atari and its entire product line-up please
visit www.atari.com.
