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Atari Revs its Engines with the New Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends

Atari and Rombax Games Bring Ferrari Fans the Ultimate Driving Experience

February 2, 2012—Atari, one of the most recognized names in interactive entertainment has announced the upcoming release of Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends. The latest chapter of the Test Drive saga focuses exclusively on the storied Ferrari brand, bringing over 70 years of the world’s most recognizable performance cars to the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. Development of the title will be handled by world-class developer Slightly Mad Studios, bringing their extensive experience in the driving category. Production/Publishing partners Rombax Games and Bigben Interactive are proud to work with Avalanche, who has a partnership with Ferrari, thus ensuring that Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends delivers the ultimate track based racing experience.

Since its inception, the Ferrari brand has been synonymous with speed, performance and prestige. Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends brings this legacy to life; delivering detailed racing physics that underpin a huge variety of entertaining drives spread throughout the brand’s storied history.

Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends explores the legacy of Ferrari Racing, recreating Ferrari's most beloved and coveted performance racers, from today's latest models to the legendary vehicles that have dominated racing history.Read more

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Review: Test Drive Unlimited 2

by Justin Hubbell on Mon, 2011-03-14 09:23

System: Xbox 360 (reviewed on), PS3
MSRP: $49.99
Release Date: February 8, 2011

In the past six months, we have seen some excellent racing games: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Gran Turismo 5, and Forza 3 Ultimate. So, does Test Drive Unlimited 2 maintain pace, blow pass, or fall behind a couple of car lengths with the competition?

The first thing you will notice in TDU2, is the atmosphere that it creates. It is very unique and alive, literally. The environment is vast and varied with paved roads in a city, to muddy off-road forests. Additionally, you'll see the days change from night, to dusk, and so on, and you'll even see different types of weather come and go.

This game is meant to be an MMO of sorts. You can drive around and challenge other people in the game who are online. This is a hit and miss, because it seems that half of the time the servers are down, so it's hard to fully enjoy the online portion of TDU2. When you do get online, there are several different types of modes, such as: races, speed traps, (co-op) follow-the-leader and photography missions (where you snap a picture of a certain area in the right conditions with your car).Read more

Prepare to Be Slimed! Ghostbusters: The Video Game Hits Store Shelves

June 16, 2009 – Atari, one of the world's most recognized video game publishers, today announced that the highly anticipated, summer blockbuster title, Ghostbusters: The Video Game is now available at retailers across North America.

Working closely with Sony Pictures Consumer Products and acclaimed development studios Terminal Reality and RedFly, Atari brings this completely all-new chapter of the blockbuster Ghostbusters saga to advanced gaming platforms coinciding with the 25th Anniversary celebration of the film’s original theatrical release. Ghostbusters: The Video Game, based on the smash hit motion picture franchise, is penned by original Ghostbusters writers and stars Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd and reunites many of the original cast members. In addition, the game also launches today along with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's worldwide debut of the original motional picture on Blu-ray Disc™.

Featuring the unique blend of humor and fright that established Ghostbusters as a pop culture sensation, this new chapter of the blockbuster franchise is available at retailers across North America for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft ($59.99), Windows PC ($29.99), PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system ($59.99), PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system ($19.99), Wii ($39.99) and Nintendo DS ($29.99). Read more

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Everlast Teams Up with Atari for New Boxing Video Game

April 14, 2009 – Everlast, the preeminent brand in boxing since 1910, announced today that they have partnered with Atari for the release of their new video game, Ready 2 Rumble Revolution. The game, released in stores on March 18, 2009, is available exclusively for the Nintendo Wii video game system.

"Everlast is excited to team up with Atari for this knockout new video game," said Andy Slate, Director of Marketing of Everlast Worldwide, Inc. "Ready 2 Rumble Revolution offers a natural way to promote the sport of boxing and extend the Everlast brand into the gaming world. The game will also give consumers an authentic boxing workout that is sure to inspire them to step into the ring."

As part of the partnership, the Everlast logo and name will appear on all packaging for the game. The game’s website, www.ready2rumblerevolution.com, will also be holding an online sweepstakes, giving consumers a chance to win a pair of authentic Everlast boxing gloves, which will be featured prominently on the site.Read more