Atari Announces Facebook Competition

Atari today announced details of the ‘Keep the Fire Burning’ competition on Facebook in the run-up to the launch of action survival game Alone in the Dark scheduled for release across Australia and New Zealand on 3rd July for Xbox 360, PC, Wii and PlayStation 2. The flame of the ‘Keep the Fire Burning’ competition is being passed on to Facebook following the launch of the original competition on the official Alone in the Dark website www.CentralDark.com. The competition will run until 31 July 2008 with prizes including Xbox 360 and Wii consoles, and Alone in the Dark original soundtrack CDs.

Entrants to the ‘Keep the Fire Burning’ competition will need to create the largest group of friends for the chance of winning an inferno of prizes. Since fire will be both your best ally and your worst enemy in Alone in the Dark, knowing how to use it to your advantage is crucial. What better way to survive in the dark than with a constant source of light and a little help from your friends. Use Edward Carnby’s fire to light your torch and pass on the flame to your friends. The largest groups of friends to keep the fire burning will have a chance to get their hands on Xbox 360 and Wii consoles to enjoy Alone in the Dark.

The competition is easy to enter on Facebook. Simply visit the applications page at http://apps.facebook.com/keepthefireburning to register and start inviting friends. Full details of the Facebook competition prizes are as follows:

• 5 largest groups: 3 Xbox 360 consoles and 2 Nintendo Wii consoles in a draw between group members.


• 6th to 36th largest groups: 30 Official Soundtrack CDs in a draw between members of all groups.

To enter the competition on Alone in the Dark’s official website, visit the homepage of www.CentralDark.com and click the ‘Keep the Fire Burning’ competition icon, or visit the competition page directly at www.CentralDark.com/keepthefireburning where there is also a link to play the Facebook application.

Featuring a gripping story, design inspired by contemporary TV action dramas, and original gameplay based on real world rules physics, the action survival opus Alone in the Dark is scheduled for release on 3rd July 2008 for Xbox 360, PC, Wii and PlayStation 2, with the PlayStation 3 version following later in 2008.

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