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Atari's Hot Pixel Lands on PlayStation(r)Portable System
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> - Hot Pixel's Furious Rapid-Fire Gameplay Expected to Set Thumbs
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> NEW YORK, October 02, 2007 - Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) one of the
> world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher,
> today announced that Hot Pixel for the
> PSP(r) (PlayStation(r)Portable) system has shipped to retailers across
> North America. Hot Pixel is a fast-paced and frenetic portable game
> that challenges players to think on their feet as they are presented
> with a barrage of 130 diabolical mini-games played in quick succession
> over just a few scant, exciting, sweat-inducing seconds. Hot Pixel is
> rated T for Teen and is available for a suggested retail price of
> $29.95.
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> Tailor-made for gamers on the go, Hot Pixel provides players with
> bite-sized chunks of gaming; each mini-game offering cool tasks and
> goals which take no more than a few seconds to figure out and complete.
> These goals range from navigating through an old-school Zaxxon
> play-alike, busting out tricks on a skateboard, to crowd surfing at a
> pixilated concert. Each game is infused with a style that is inspired
> by early 80s Atari arcade classics, and modern-day street culture. Hot
> Pixel features 130 mini-games available throughout the game, in addition
> to a bundle of 70 all-new mini-games available to download for free on
> the official Hot Pixel website: http://www.hotpxl.com/
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> "Hot Pixel is a hybrid of old-school retro and street smart cool,
> combining colorful and stylistic graphics with an electro-pop and
> hip-hop soundtrack," said Donny Clay, Producer, Atari, Inc. "Players
> can even remix custom Smart Playlists full of their favorite mini-games.
> Hot Pixel is right at home on a system that boasts an impeccable style
> and a rich multimedia experience."
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> Due to the pick-up-and-play nature of the gameplay, Hot Pixel can be
> enjoyed by gamers of all types. Hot Pixel also offers a variety of game
> modes for casual and hardcore players alike; with the Story Mode,
> players can unlock new game options and variations of the mini-games
> that encourage social play, while the wireless multiplayer mode allows
> gamers to vie against each other in heated head-to-head matches.
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> More information and downloadable mini-games for Hot Pixel can be found
> on the official website: http://www.hotpxl.com/
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> About Atari, Inc.
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> New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR
> ) develops interactive games for
> all platforms and is a third-party publisher of interactive
> entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+ titles include
> hard-core, genre-defining franchises such as Test Drive(r); and
> mass-market and children's franchises such Dragon Ball Z(r). Atari,
> Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames
> Entertainment SA (Euronext - ISIN: FR-0000052573), an interactive games
> publisher in Europe. For more information, visit http://www.atari.com
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