Atari Ships Test Drive: Eve of DestructionPosted on Tuesday, August 24, 2004 @ 06:32:14 pm E.S.T
Atari, Inc.
(Nasdaq:ATAR) announced today that Test Drive(R): Eve of Destruction has
shipped to retailers throughout North America and is available for the
Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft and PlayStation(R)2 computer
entertainment system.
"Test Drive(R) is a world recognized brand in the racing genre featuring
some of today's hottest music and Atari is proud to release the exciting
next chapter, Test Drive: Eve of Destruction," said Nancy MacIntyre,
Vice President of Marketing for Atari's Beverly Studios. "This
over-the-top racing game allows players to break the rules and race how
they want to race - wide open, peddle to the floor, putting all
challengers on their bumpers."
"We are thrilled to work with Atari on Test Drive: Eve of Destruction,"
said Carmen Liu, Senior Director, Strategic Marketing & Development, The
Island Def Jam Music Group. "Video games are a great place to introduce
a wider audience to developing artists like Autopilot Off, Thrice, and
Thursday and at the same time gives platinum acts like Sum 41 and
Hoobastank a valuable outlet for their music outside of radio."
Since its unveiling, gaming media have been raving about Test Drive: Eve
of Destruction:
- "Test Drive: Eve of Destruction delivers more fender annihilation
than you can imagine." 4.5 out of 5 review score - GamePro Magazine,
October issue
- "This game has arcade-style madness written all over it." IGN.com
- "We haven't seen a demolition-derby game this feature packed and fun
since the original Destruction Derby by Psygnosis." - Official
Playstation Magazine, September issue
Video games are a great place for labels to launch up-and-coming bands
and to rediscover new music by favorite artists. Featured on the Test
Drive(R): Eve of Destruction soundtrack will be:
Artists and Songs:
- Hoobastank- Out of Control
- Sum 41- Still Waiting
- Rob Zombie- Never Gonna Stop
- Thrice- The Artist and the Ambulance
- Thursday- Between Rapture and Rupture
- Auto Pilot Off- What I Want
Test Drive(R): Eve of Destruction is the first Test Drive(R) game to
feature: vehicle damage, dirt tracks, crazy events and unorthodox
vehicles like school buses, ambulances and hearses. Since its debut in
1987, the Test Drive series has sold through more than $160 million
worth of product on console and PC.
Test Drive(R): Eve of Destruction blends the best elements of racing and
demolition and is packed with 25 different events, including Demo Derby,
where the last car standing wins; Gauntlet, where the player climbs
behind the wheel of a hearse and tries to finish a set number of laps
while the rest of the field attempts to stop him; Trailer Race, a new
brand of racing event, where the player competes while towing various
types of trailers and must finish the race with something resembling a
trailer still attached. The Xbox version of Test Drive: Eve of
Destruction will support the ability to create custom soundtracks using
players own music libraries.
Additionally, Test Drive(R): Eve of Destruction offers players a
selection of more than 30 nontraditional, custom vehicles, an in-game
track announcer and a split-screen multiplayer mode for up to four
players.
About The Island Def Jam Music Group
The Island Def Jam Music Group is home to a multi-cultural and diverse
family of artists and has fast become one of the most successful labels
in the industry. It is comprised of Island Records, Def Jam Recordings
and Def Soul, and is in partnerships with American Recordings, Lost
Highway Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, The Inc. and Roadrunner Records.
The Island Def Jam roster boasts an array of talented artists including
Jay-Z, Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey, Ludacris, Ashanti, Ryan Adams,
Nickelback, Musiq, Slipknot, Melissa Etheridge, Method Man, Hoobastank,
Ja Rule, Sum 41, Slayer, Patti Labelle, Kanye West, Lionel Richie,
Saliva, Fefe Dobson, DMX and LL Cool J.
About Universal Motown Records Group
Universal Motown Records Group is a division of Universal Music Group,
the world's leading music company with wholly-owned record operations or
licensees in 71 countries. Its businesses also include Universal Music
Publishing Group, one of the industry's largest global music publishing
operations.
Universal Music Group consists of record labels Decca Record Company,
Deutsche Grammophon, DreamWorks Records, Interscope Geffen A&M Records,
Island Def Jam Music Group, Lost Highway Records, MCA Nashville, Mercury
Nashville, Mercury Records, Philips, Polydor, Universal Music Latino,
Universal Motown Records Group, and Verve Music Group as well as a
multitude of record labels owned or distributed by its record company
subsidiaries around the world. The Universal Music Group owns the most
extensive catalog of music in the industry, which is marketed through
two distinct divisions, Universal Music Enterprises (in the U.S.) and
Strategic Marketing and Commercial Affairs (outside the U.S.). Universal
Music Group also includes eLabs, a new media and technology division.
Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global media and
communications company.
About Atari
New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games for
all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of
interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company's 1,000+
titles include hard-core, genre-defining games such as DRIV3R(TM), Enter
the Matrix(TM), Neverwinter Nights(TM), Stuntman(TM), Test Drive(R),
Unreal(R) Tournament 2004, and Unreal(R) Championship; and mass-market
and children's games such as Backyard Sports(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's
Clues(TM) and Dora the Explorer(TM), Civilization(R), Dragon Ball Z(R)
and RollerCoaster Tycoon(R). Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary
of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257), the largest
interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit
http://www.atari.com . Posted By: Adam Paoli - 182 Reads
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