ATARI SHIPS TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES

Arnold Schwarzenegger Likeness and Voice Make First Ever Videogame

Appearance; Exclusive Film Footage Available

LOS ANGELES - Nov. 11, 2003 - Atari today announced that it has shipped

Terminator®3: Rise of the MachinesT, for the PlayStation® 2 computer

entertainment system, the XboxT videogame system from Microsoft and Game

Boy® Advance, to retail stores nationwide. Based on this summer's

blockbuster motion picture from Intermedia, IMF and C2 Pictures, Terminator

3: Rise of the Machines is a first-person action game that allows players to

become Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator. Developed by Black Ops,

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines marks the first time Arnold

Schwarzenegger's voice and likeness has ever appeared in a videogame -- the

involvement of Claire Danes, Nick Stahl and Kristanna Lokken rounds out the

stellar videogame cast.

"With both the Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines movie DVD and videogame

releasing today, fans can watch the Terminator in action on their home

theaters and one minute later become the Terminator on their favorite game

system," said Steve Allison, vice president of marketing, Atari, Inc.'s Los

Angeles studio. "The Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines videogame takes the

movie to an entirely new level. Not only do players get to play through the

plot of the feature film nearly line for line, but they'll also be able to

experience first-hand everything that happened just prior to the feature

film's start. How was the Terminator sent back this time? How did he kill

John Connor? And, what does SkyNet really look like? All of these

questions, and more, are answered in the game."

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines continues Atari's trend of bringing

outstanding film properties to life in the interactive realm complete with

Hollywood talent, feature film footage, dramatic plots that interweave with

the movie, authentic sound tracks and much more. Terminator 3: Rise of the

Machines features 15 minutes of footage taken straight from the blockbuster

film that helps set up key situations and story-related game elements. An

additional five-minute segment, filmed by director Jonathan Mostow,

exclusive to the DVD and videogame features Arnold Schwarzenegger and sheds

new light on the mythology behind the origins of the Terminator. Players

will also be treated to extensive behind-the-scenes footage from both the

videogame and feature film, including an eight-minute segment detailing the

entire making of the game.

The Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines videogame storyline will weave in and

out of the movie script as players encounter scenarios similar to those

faced by the Terminator where John Connor must be protected from the threat

of the T-X and the initial rise of the machines, to the apocalyptic future

where the War of the Machines is waged on all fronts. While following the

feature film's plot closely, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines will go one

step further by providing fans of the Terminator series with a deeper look

into the movie's universe and the role of the Terminator, a futuristic

fighting machine reprogrammed to save humanity from the SkyNet Armageddon.

As the Terminator, players will face swarms of enemies in first-person

action from the wastelands of the future to present-day Los Angeles.

Military bases, laboratories and downtown Los Angeles are just a few of the

more than 20 unique locations found in the game, which have been taken

straight from the current Terminator timeline of events. In addition, more

than 20 futuristic and modern-day weapons will be at the player's disposal

for use in terminating any enemy in the most efficient manner possible,

including the SkyNet Arc-Laser, Tech-Com Micro Rocket Launcher and the

SkyNet Assault Cannon.

Much like the feature film, when Terminators clash in Terminator 3: Rise of

the Machines all hell is sure to break loose. Terminators are designed to

utilize the most readily and efficient means available to eliminate any

particular foe -- when that enemy is a Terminator this leads to absolutely

brutal hand-to-hand combat. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines will allow

player's to engage in true movie-like Terminator combat as they repeatedly

face the ultimate killing machine, the T-X, throughout the single-player

game. Smashing opponents into walls, massive two-handed chops and crushing

kicks are just a few of the dozens of moves in the Terminator's arsenal.

A unique twist in the Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines story will also

allow players to operate the Terminator before it was reprogrammed in the

future to save John Connor. As a result, players will be able to test their

terminating skills against battle-hardened Tech Com special forces from the

future as they fight alongside and utilize SkyNet's advanced weaponry,

including Future Killer tanks and flyers, fixed gun emplacements as well as

other Terminators in an effort to crush the last remnants of mankind.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is now available at retail stores

nationwide with an estimated retail price of $49.95 and an ESRB rating of

"T" for Teen. Additional information about Terminator 3: Rise of the

Machines can be found online at www.t3game.com.