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Infogrames Unfurls an Explosive Arsenal of Arcade Action With Operation Blockade(TM); Military Shooter Offers Waves of Frenetic Firepower

MINNEAPOLIS, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Combining the non-stop action of an arcade game with the noted plug-and-play appeal of its military shooters, Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM - news) today announced Operation Blockade for the PC. Scheduled for this spring, Operation Blockade provides both a single and multiplayer cooperative mode, as well as a pulse-pounding 360-degree field of fire.

``By enabling players to jump quickly into the action without needing to become a tactical genius, we've availed our games to a much wider mainstream audience,'' said Dennis Davidson, marketing manager of Infogrames' Minneapolis label. ``By maintaining military authenticity, we simultaneously broaden that reach to the dedicated player as well.''

After the Great War, tensions rise and an assault on your homeland ensues. The enemy has swept ashore and is bent on conquering your tiny nation. You are strategically positioned on a tiny island with the mission of interdicting passing enemy supply ships and troop transports, preventing the invading force from subjugating your country.

Featuring a variety of vintage weaponry from the era, in Operation Blockade you earn more advanced weaponry as you progress through the game. This is critical as time continues towards the latter half of the decade, a military build-up and the next battle storm. Facing you are air, land and sea forces that rival those of any nation. Carriers and their deadly assortment of fighter-attack planes and bombers; paratroopers, PT boats, submarines and landing craft all set out to eradicate your small blocking force.

Special missions appear throughout the game and a cooperative multiplayer mode enhances your ability to engage troops on multiple fronts.

Developed by Professor Fog's Workshop and Screaming Games, Operation Blockade for PC is scheduled for release this spring.

About Professor Fog's Workshop

Professor Fog’s Workshop is dedicated to the creation of imaginative and inspired products that push the bar of excellence higher.  The members of the Workshop have extensive backgrounds in fine arts, illustration, comics, web development, animation and game development.  Fog's passion for quality and creativity drives it to infuse all of its work with the highest production values possible. For more information, visit the Company's website at http://www.fogsworkshop.com

About Screaming Games

Based in the sunny Sonora desert in Anthem, Ariz., Screaming Games LLC works with partners around the world to produce games in multiple genres from children's titles and simulations to war games and first person adventures. The Company has developed games for both PC and hand-held devices and is preparing for future titles on additional platforms. Screaming Games specializes in games for the mass market based on either the Company's original concepts or licensed intellectual property. For more information, visit the Company's website at http://www.screaminggames.com

About Infogrames

New York-based Infogrames, Inc. is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company develops video games for all consoles (Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft), PCs, and Macintosh systems. Infogrames' catalogue of more than 1,000 titles includes award-winning franchises such as Civilization(TM), Backyard Sports(TM), Deer Hunter®, Driver(TM), RollerCoaster Tycoon®, Test Drive®, and Unreal®, and key licenses including Survivor(TM), Warner Bros. Looney Tunes(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(TM), Dragon Ball Z®, Mission Impossible®, Harley-Davidson®, Major League Baseball®, and the National Football League®, among many others. The Company's Humongous Entertainment and MacSoft labels are leaders in children's and Macintosh entertainment software, respectively.

Infogrames, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (IESA) (Euronext 5257), a global publisher and distributor of video games for all platforms, as well as interactive digital television, and mobile smart devices (WAP, HDML). In 2001, IESA acquired Infogrames Interactive, Inc. (formerly Hasbro Interactive), including its line of software based on well-known licenses such as MONOPOLY, Jeopardy®, TONKA, and Atari®, which are published and distributed in the U.S. by Infogrames, Inc. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.infogrames.com

SOURCE: Infogrames, Inc.