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Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment
publisher and developer, world renowned developer Epic Games Inc., and
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that the
highly anticipated and award-winning Unreal Tournament 3 will be
exclusive to the PLAYSTATION®3 computer
entertainment system and PC in 2007. Thanks to the open network of the
PLAYSTATION 3 system, Unreal Tournament 3 will also be the first
game to feature robust user generated content including multiplayer
maps, custom game modes and much more. Developed by North
Carolina-based, Epic Games Inc., Unreal Tournament 3 is scheduled
to be available in November.
The technology behind Unreal Tournament 3, Epic’s
world class Unreal® Engine 3 will be fully
optimized for the PLAYSTATION 3 system allowing game developers to take
full advantage of the power and creativity that the engine offers.
“Midway is extremely excited to release Unreal
Tournament 3 on the PLAYSTATION 3 system and PC,”
said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. “We
expect Unreal Tournament 3 to set the bar for what a first-person
shooter and next generation game can truly be.”
“We feel very confident that Unreal
Tournament 3 will continue to deliver on Epic’s
promise to gamers to develop only the highest quality titles using our
cutting-edge Unreal Engine 3 technology,”
said Mark Rein, vice president and co-founder, Epic Games. “The
game takes full advantage of the power of the PLAYSTATION 3 system, and Unreal
Tournament 3 will for the first time allow users to create robust
user created content, known as “mods”,
on the PC version and play them on the PLAYSTATION 3 system. We’re
extremely excited about this and we feel this will bring a level of
creativity, innovation and replayability not previously seen on home
consoles.”
"We expect Unreal Tournament 3 to be one of
the most innovative and defining titles of this next generation,”
said Jack Tretton, president and CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment
America. “We are extremely pleased that
gamers will only be able to experience Unreal Tournament 3
on the PLAYSTATION 3 system later this year.”
About Unreal Tournament 3
Unreal Tournament 3 marks the return of the world’s
premiere first-person shooter to the PC, and its debut on the
PLAYSTATION 3 system. Unreal Tournament 3 unleashes the
full power of Unreal Engine 3, taking graphics, gameplay, and challenge
to a whole new level. Players engage in intense and hyper-real battles
with other human players online, or against Unreal artificial
intelligence that sets the industry standard. With the most powerful
futuristic weapons and vehicles available, this is FPS action at its best!
More information about Unreal Tournament 3 can be found online at www.unrealtournament3.com
About Epic Games
Epic Games, Inc., based in Cary, NC and established in 1991, develops
cutting-edge games and game engine technology for PC and console. The
company has created multiple million-selling, award-winning titles in
their Unreal series and their latest game, Gears of War®,
broke sales records on Xbox 360 selling more than 3 million copies
worldwide in the first ten weeks and awarded overall Game of the Year
for 2006 by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, Game Developers
Choice Awards, GameSpot, GamePro and many others. Epic is also
responsible for the Unreal Engine, which is the underlying technology
for a wide range of games including, Console Game of the Year winner,
"Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (TM)" by Ubi Soft; PC Gamer's Game of the
Year, "Deus Ex" from Ion Storm/Eidos; "America's Army: Special Forces,"
by the United States Army, and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
(PC) by Electronic Arts. Epic's Unreal Engine 3 is the current holder,
and three-time consecutive winner, of Game Developer magazine's Front
Line award for Best Game Engine. Epic Games was also awarded Studio of
the Year at the 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards and Developer of the
Year by Official Xbox Magazine. Additional information about Epic can be
obtained through Epic's Web site at www.epicgames.com
About Midway
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with
offices throughout the world, is a leading developer and publisher of
interactive entertainment software for major videogame systems and
personal computers. More information about Midway and its products can
be found at www.midway.com.
Unreal and Unreal Tournament are registered trademarks of Epic Games,
Inc. MIDWAY and the MIDWAY LOGO are registered trademarks of Midway
Amusement Games, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. Midway has provided the www.epicgames.com
link solely as a convenience for you. The information on this site has
been prepared by third parties, and Midway does not monitor, endorse or
accept responsibility for the content on non-Midway sites.
“This press release contains "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 concerning future business conditions and the outlook
for Midway Games Inc. (the "Company") based on currently available
information that involves risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual
results could differ materially from those anticipated in the
forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties,
including, without limitation, the financial strength of the interactive
entertainment industry, dependence on new product introductions and the
ability to maintain the scheduling of such introductions, the current
console platform transition and other technological changes, dependence
on major platform manufacturers and other risks more fully described
under "Item 1. Business - Risk Factors" in the Company’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and in
any more recent filings made by the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Each forward-looking statement, including, without
limitation, financial guidance, speaks only as of the date on which it
is made, and Midway undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the
date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or
unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by law.”