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Midway Arcade Treasures 3 Ships

 

(Press Release - PS2, XB)

 

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2005 Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced the release of Midway Arcade Treasures(TM) 3, a compilation of eight classic Midway arcade racing games, shipping to retailers nationwide. Midway Arcade Treasures 3 is now available for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft. Both platforms will be available with a suggested retail price of $19.99.

In October 2005, Midway Arcade Treasures 3 for the Nintendo GameCube(TM) and Midway Arcade Treasures: Deluxe Edition for PC, which includes 28 classic arcade games, are scheduled to ship to retailers nationwide with a suggested retail price of $19.99. Midway Arcade Treasures: Deluxe Edition features games found in both Midway Arcade Treasures 2 & Midway Arcade Treasures 3.

 

"Continuing the Midway Arcade Treasures tradition of delivering Midway's great gaming classics into the home, Midway Arcade Treasures 3 focuses on the company's rich history of ground-breaking and innovative arcade racing titles - all for less than what most people pay for a full tank of gas," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "Launching in October, Midway Arcade Treasures: Deluxe Edition for PC brings 28 arcade classics to the home computer at a value price, and in November Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play is scheduled to be Midway's first PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system title."

Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play includes 21 classic arcade games from the "best of" Midway Arcade Treasures and Midway Arcade Treasures 2. This PSP system collection is scheduled to be released in November 2005 to retailers nationwide with a suggested retail price of $29.99.

 

About Midway Arcade Treasures 3

Midway Arcade Treasures 3 gives gamers a chance to challenge the streets where drivers race, stunt or battle in San Francisco Rush 2049(TM), or beat the clock while finishing in one

 piece with S.T.U.N. Runner(TM). If hitting the pavement isn't their style, Hydro Thunder(R) with its wicked watercourses and Off Road Thunder: Mud, Sweat 'N Gears(TM), are available for those who steer clear of a smooth ride.

 

Midway Arcade Treasures 3 has more than 70 tracks that take drivers from coast to coast and around the world. Gravity defying jumps, bonus track packs and one-on-one or split screen competitive modes are guaranteed to give "joyride" a whole new meaning. The entire Midway Arcade Treasures 3 collection is available on Xbox 

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Live(TM) for players to post their scores and determine who gets the bragging rights. Eight classic arcade racing games including:

 

-- Badlands(TM)

-- Hydro Thunder(R)

-- Off Road Thunder: Mud, Sweat 'N Gears(TM)

-- Race Drivin(R)

-- San Francisco Rush The Rock: Alcatraz Edition (TM)

-- San Francisco Rush 2049(TM)

-- S.T.U.N. Runner(TM) -- Super Off Road(TM) & Bonus Tracks Pack

 

About Midway Arcade Treasures: Deluxe Edition

Midway Arcade Treasures: Deluxe Edition lives up to it's title with a set of games that range from fighting greats such as Mortal Kombat II and Mortal Kombat 3 to the fast -paced action of racing favorites Championship Sprint and Super Off Road all for the PC. Go head-to-head with friends or enemies in two-player hits such as Arch Rivals and Total Carnage. If gamers crave more multi-player action, Midway Arcade Treasures: Deluxe Edition provides nourishment with three player games Rampage World Tour and Xenophobe. Four-player Gauntlet II brings back feelings of nostalgia while playing as one of the original Gauntlet characters: Elf, Warrior, Wizard, and Valkyrie.

 

28 classic arcade games including:

 

-- Mortal Kombat(R) II

-- Mortal Kombat(R) 3

-- Gauntlet(R) II

-- Spy Hunter(R) II

-- Xybots(TM)

-- NARC(R)

-- APB(TM)

-- Cyberball 2072(TM)

-- Timber(TM)

-- Total Carnage(TM)

-- Pit Fighter(TM)

-- Wizard of Wor(TM)

-- Xenophobe(R)

-- Primal Rage(R)

-- Arch Rivals(TM)

-- Rampage World Tour(R)

-- Kozmik Krooz'r(TM)

-- Championship Sprint(TM)

-- Hard Drivin'(TM)

-- Wacko(TM) -- Badlands(TM)

-- Hydro Thunder(R)

-- Off Road Thunder: Mud, Sweat 'N Gears(TM)

-- Race Drivin'(R)

-- San Francisco Rush the Rock: Alcatraz Edition(TM)

-- San Francisco Rush 2049(TM)

-- S.T.U.N. Runner(TM)

-- Super Off Road(TM) with bonus Track-Pak!

 

About Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play

Midway's first PSP system title, Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play will feature select games from both Midway Arcade Treasures and Midway Arcade Treasures 2. Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play is currently in development for PSP system, with multi-player wireless support available for 16 of the 21 games. Players can now go on the move with the original games that kick-started several franchises with Mortal Kombat, Rampage, Gauntlet, and Spy Hunter.

 

21 classic arcade games including:

 

-- Klax(R)

-- Joust(R)

-- Marble Madness(R)

-- Toobin'(R)

-- Rampage(R)

-- Gauntlet(R)

-- Rampart(R)

-- Wizard of Wor(TM)

-- Championship Sprint(TM)

-- Arch Rivals(TM)

-- Zybots

-- Cyberball 2072(TM)

-- Xenophobe(R)

-- Mortal Kombat(R)

-- Mortal Kombat(R) II

-- Mortal Kombat(R) 3

-- Spy Hunter(R)

-- Sinistar(R)

-- Defender(R)

-- Paperboy(R)

-- 720 degrees(R)

 

About Midway Games

Headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices in San Diego, CA, Seattle, WA, Austin, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Munich, Germany, London, UK, and Adelaide, AUS, 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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