Atari Games Corporation has formed a new subsidiary company called 
Tengen Japan which will design and develop consumer entertainment
software for home game and computer systems as well as coin-operated
video games.  The company is an extension of the U. S. based software
company, Tengen Inc., which was established in December of 1987 and 
currently is developing and marketing video games for the Nintendo
Entertainment System.

Tengen Japan will be based in Tokyo and headed by Kazuo Matsunaga,
President, who has a broad base of experience in research and 
development for entertainment products, as he most recently was
responsible for the engineering R&D efforts at Namco Limited.  Tengen
Japan is located in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

Tengen Inc. and Tengen Japan are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Atari
Games Corporation, a California-based company that prioneered the
video game industry.  Since its inception in 1972, Atari Games has
produced over 150 video games and currently has the largest R&D staff
in the United States.