CHICAGO--Nov.
7, 2005--Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading interactive
entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced the
development of Spy Hunter(R): Nowhere to Run(TM), the next installment
in the top-selling Spy Hunter franchise that dates back to the original
arcade game. Stepping out of the Interceptor for the first time and into
action will be Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the role of the
ultimate secret agent, Alex Decker. Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run is
scheduled to ship in summer 2006 for the PlayStation(R)2 computer
entertainment system and the Xbox(R) videogame system from Microsoft.
"Midway
is taking the classic Spy Hunter franchise in a powerful, new direction
that will be led by the casting of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as the
game's main character," said Steve Allison, chief marketing
officer, Midway. "For the first time in the Spy Hunter franchise we
are allowing the player to step out from behind the wheel of the
Interceptor and straight into the action."
Midway's
Spy Hunter is also set to be the subject of a major motion picture from
Universal Pictures. More information on Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run can
be found at www.midway.com.
About
Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run
SpyHunter(R):
Nowhere to Run(TM) takes the Spy Hunter franchise where it's never gone
before -- on foot. Featuring action superstar Dwayne "The
Rock" Johnson as government
super-spy
extraordinaire Alex Decker, players for the first time ever can step out
of the Interceptor and straight into third-person action, utilizing The
Rock's physical prowess by
taking
down enemies with intense melee combat moves. In Nowhere to Run, the
evil NOSTRA corporation returns, this time with a plan to steal the
latest government technology including the world's most sophisticated
spy vehicle, the Interceptor, and it's up to Alex to stop them.
About
Midway Games
Headquartered
in Chicago, IL with offices in San Diego, CA, Seattle, WA, Austin, TX,
Los Angeles, CA,
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Munich,
Germany, London, UK, and Adelaide, Australia, Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY)
is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment
software for major video game systems and personal computers. More
information about Midway can be obtained at www.midway.com.
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