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Atari has launched the hotly anticipated game, "Unreal Championship." Exclusively for Xbox, "Unreal Championship" is the latest addition to the award-winning and top-selling Unreal franchise, known for its intense first-person action, fine-tuned gameplay and awe-inspiring graphics.
"This is the game that will change the way console owners look at first person action games and online gaming," said Jean-Philippe Agati, senior vice president and general manager of Infogrames' Los Angeles studio. "With the amazing Xbox Communicator headset allowing for real-time smack-talk, an adrenaline-packed single-player campaign, as well as groundbreaking multiplayer action through the Xbox Live broadband service, 'Unreal Championship' is not only a great single-player experience but it's setting the standard for online gaming in living rooms worldwide. Gamers are in for one hell of a ride."
Designed and developed by Canadian-based Digital Extremes in collaboration with Epic Games, the cooperative team also responsible for Unreal and Unreal Tournament, "Unreal Championship" combines an incredibly immersive single-player experience with unparalleled multiplayer action via two, three and four-player split-screen, system link or over Xbox Live against up to 16 other human- controlled adversaries in fearsome head-to-head combat. Players will take on six different races featuring more than 45 highly individual characters in up to 30 maps.
"Console gamers have been yearning for this type of action for a long time and 'Unreal Championship' delivers," said James Schmalz, founder and creative...