#1 Interactive Sports Series for Kids Scores on the PlayStation 2 and PC with All-New Pros and 3D Environments

April 2004 Batter up! Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) and Major League Baseball® (MLB®) have announced that Backyard BaseballTM for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system has shipped to retail stores nationwide. Starring Alex Rodriguez, the New York YankeesTM newly acquired third baseman, Backyard BaseballTM is the newest game in the award-winning Backyard SportsTM franchise - the only sports series that let kids play with their favorite pro players as kid sized versions of themselves. A PC version of the game, Backyard BaseballTM 2005, will ship in June 2004. Both games are being developed by Atari's Humongous Entertainment, the creators and developers of the Backyard Sports series. [details]