THE ATARI TIMES ANNOUNCES THE AVAILABILITY OF THE 2005 COMPENDIUM
January 31, 2005

For immediate release:

WINTER HAVEN, FL - The editor of The Atari Times (www.ataritimes.com)
has announced the completion and availability of the annual
paper-based book titled the 2005 Compendium. Copies are now available
for sale at www.cafepress.com/ataritimes.

The book is 102 pages of news, features, reviews, and previews for all
Atari home systems that have appeared on the website over the 2004
year. These include articles for the Jaguar, Lynx, 7800, 5200, 2600,
home computers, and even the arcade systems. In addition, the 2005
Compendium includes 45 pages of previously unreleased material and a
beautiful full-color cover.

Gregory D. George, editor and writer for The Atari Times commented,
"The theme for this year is, 'Where it all Started.' Certainly, Atari
is the reason we are all enjoying video games today. This is a book
that celebrates the introduction of Atari and video games to the world."

"This was a fun book to put together, even more so than previous
books, because there is a huge amount of new content. Some of the best
new material includes a chat with famed Jaguar playtester Lance Lewis
(who reveals the secrets inside of Tramiel controlled Atari), TAT's
Top 10 Consoles of All-Time, Atari at the Ballpark (covering Atari
baseball games), a reminiscing of Atari titled 'Antique Electric
Dreams,' an exclusive review and play test of the Atari 7800 Cuttle
Cart 2 (which is thankfully back in production), pages and pages of
new 2600, 7800, Lynx, Jaguar, 8-bit, Atari ST, and arcade game
reviews, and much more."

"The quality of 2005 Compendium is better than ever because it is
printed through CafePress.com instead of at my local print shop. I'm
very pleased with the high quality job CafePress.com offers," said Mr.
George. "We also have some great sponsors of the book this year and
I'd like to thank Songbird Productions, Good Deal Games, Orphan Video
Games, Video Game Connection, and Packrat Video Games for making it
possible."

From January 31, 2005 to February 7, the price of the 2005 Compendium
is $13.95. After February 7, 2005, the price will be $14.95. Shipping
charges also apply.

More information about The Atari Times Compendiums can be found at
http://www.ataritimes.com/store/books.html. To purchase any Atari
Times book, go to http://www.cafepress.com/ataritimes

The Atari Times is a web-based publication devoted to all Atari game
systems. Updates to the site are on a weekly basis. Visit
http://www.ataritimes.com/ for Atari related news, previews, reviews,
and feature articles.

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