Atari Begins the Ultimate Conflict with Worldwide Release of TRANSFORMERS Video Game

Highly Anticipated PlayStation®2 Game is "More Than Meets the Eye" and Now Available at Retail

BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2004--The classic war between the heroic AUTOBOTS and the evil DECEPTICONS has begun! Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) announced that the highly anticipated TRANSFORMERS™ video game, developed exclusively for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, is available at retail stores worldwide today. Under license from Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), Atari's TRANSFORMERS video game allows players to control AUTOBOT legends - OPTIMUS PRIME, HOT SHOT or RED ALERT - as they battle to destroy the mighty forces of the DECEPTICONS.