Infogrames Releases Two New Games Featuring Superhero Pajama Sam

Award-Winning Character Makes Console Debut and Gives Classic Board Games a New Twist Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a bird! It's a plane! It's ... Pajama Sam(R), the world's youngest superhero! Without his red cape, Sam is just an ordinary kid, but when he puts his cape on he's Pajama Sam -- a "Superhero" ready to face his fears and overcome challenges! This week Pajama Sam makes his PlayStation debut in Pajama Sam(R) You Are What You Eat From Your Head to Your Feet(TM) from Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM). This title follows the success of the award-winning PC adventure game of the same name. Also new to store shelves is Pajama Sam(R) Games to Play on Any Day(TM) (Win/Mac) which features classic board games and puzzles with a Pajama Sam twist.

Join Pajama Sam on an incredible adventure on MopTop Island where food can walk, talk and even tell jokes in Pajama Sam: You Are What You Eat From Your Head to Your Feet! Some of the food groups aren't getting along and an emergency peace conference has been called. But wait ... four food members are missing! Pajama Sam needs help to find them and bring peace to the island. But don't worry, funny friends like Sprinkle, Mickey Hollandaise, Zak Zuke and Pierre Le Penne are there to help along the way.

"Pajama Sam challenges and inspires kids to solve problems in creative ways by using their imaginations," said Petrina McPhee, director of kids marketing for Infogrames' Beverly label. "We're thrilled to bring this award- winning PC favorite to the PlayStation where a whole new audience of kids will experience it."

Pajama Sam Games to Play On Any Day, lets kids play all day the superhero way, with 10 unique play experiences based on classic games and puzzles. Play games like Jumping Beans, Goody Goody Gumdrops, Cheese & Crackers and 4 Cheese Pizza - classic games with a fun "food" twist! Additionally, traditional games like "Concentration," tic-tac-toe, checkers, and two puzzle games reinforce counting, strategic thinking and problem solving skills, all while having fun.

Developed by Infogrames' Humongous Entertainment(R) studio, Pajama Sam You Are What You Eat From Your Head to Your Feet for PlayStation has an ESRB rating of 'E' for Everyone and is suitable for ages 3-8. It is currently available at most major retail outlets for an estimated price of $19.99. Pajama Sam Games to Play on Any Day for Windows(R) 95/98/Me/2000/XP and Mac has an ESRB rating of 'E' for Everyone and is aimed at kids ages 5-8. It is also available at most major retail outlets for an estimated retail price of $19.99.

About Infogrames
New York-based Infogrames, Inc. (Nasdaq: IFGM) is the second largest third-party publisher 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), Deer Hunter(R), Driver(TM), Roller-Coaster Tycoon(R), Test Drive(R), and Unreal(R), and key licenses including Survivor(TM), Warner Bros. Looney Tunes(TM), Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues(TM), Dragon Ball Z(R), Mission Impossible(R), Harley-Davidson(R), Major League Baseball(R), and the National Football League(R), among many others. The Company's Humongous Entertainment and MacSoft labels are leaders in children's entertainment software 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, mobile smart devices (WAP, HDML) and in-flight entertainment systems. In 2001, IESA acquired Infogrames Interactive, Inc. (formerly Hasbro Interactive), including its line of software based on well-known licenses such as Monopoly(R), Jeopardy(R), Tonka(R), and Atari(R), which are published and distributed in the U.S. by Infogrames, Inc. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at www.infogrames.com.

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