Atari
Develops Texas Hold'em Game
Atari, Inc. and Myelin Media,
LLC, are teaming up to deliver Stacked(TM) with
Daniel Negreanu(1), a Texas Hold 'em poker game
that captures the look, excitement and drama
of the phenomenon that has captivated America,
to gamers across the U.S., through a North America
distribution agreement, announced today.
Stacked
is the first video game to bring next-generation
gameplay and broadcast quality production to
Texas Hold 'em Poker. Stacked features a comprehensive
poker school in which the player can receive
tips and strategies from Daniel Negreanu (2004
ESPN Player of the Year, World Poker Tour Player
of the Year, Card Player Magazine Player of
the Year and all-time World Poker Tour money
winner). Daniel will teach players everything
from the fundamentals of Hold 'em to advanced
tournament strategies through full motion video,
voiceovers and dynamic in-game features.
As
players progress through the game's career mode,
they can apply Daniel's teachings to overcome
some of poker's most renowned stars, including
Josh Arieh, Jennifer Harman, Erick Lindgren,
Carlos Mortensen, Evelyn Ng and David Williams.
Stacked coaches gamers on everything from the
fundamentals to advanced strategies from poker's
premiere player and helps refine one's game
against the world's most advanced artificial
intelligence system before embarking on massive
online tournaments. Stacked will feature its
own sanctioned multi-table tournament system;
players will be able to participate in official
Stacked sanctioned online tournaments including
special challenges with the pros as well as
view tournament standings and game play stats.
"Atari
is a leader in interactive entertainment and
we are thrilled with their involvement in bringing
Stacked to the marketplace," stated Grant
Winton, Principal of Myelin Media, LLC. "Myelin
has developed some key retail relationships
but Atari puts Myelin "all in" across
the whole channel -- making Stacked available
to gamers across North America."
"Much
like video games, poker has become a form of
mainstream entertainment and a way of life over
the past few years," said Ezra Chen, Vice
President, Product Acquisition at Atari. "We
are excited to be teaming up with Myelin to
offer gamers a new immersive entertainment experience
which merges pop-culture and digital entertainment."
With
participation from several of poker's most dynamic
and successful professionals, a breakthrough
artificial intelligence solution, massive online
tournaments, and professional broadcast design,
Stacked promises to deliver one of the most
full-featured Texas Hold 'em experience ever
created. Developed by 5000ft. Inc., Stacked
is scheduled for release February 2006 for the
Xbox(R) video game and entertainment system
from Microsoft and, PlayStation(R)2 computer
entertainment system, PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable)
system and PC and is rated T for Teen by the
ESRB.
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