Over 1,000,000 Players To Be Invited To Free ''World Tour of Middle-earth'' For The Lord of the Rings Online(TM)Over 1,000,000 P
March 27 2007 - 1:09PM
Business Wire
Turbine, Inc. and Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY) announced a
massive, free �World Tour of Middle-earth� available to players
throughout North America. Over one million players are planned to
be invited into The Lord of the Rings Online�: Shadows of Angmar�,
the most complete and authentic massively multiplayer online (MMO)
world based upon the famous Books of J.R.R. Tolkien. The World Tour
of Middle-earth is scheduled to begin on April 6th and continue
until the anticipated launch of the game on April 24th. �We decided
to launch the World Tour of Middle-earth because of the
overwhelming demand from players to get into the closed beta,� said
Jeffrey Anderson, President and CEO of Turbine, Inc. �We expect the
World Tour of Middle-earth to be a spectacular event like nothing
that you�ve ever seen before.� Free access to this hotly
anticipated game combined with the staggering size and scale of the
World Tour of Middle-earth make this an unprecedented event in the
MMO industry. Players can pre-order the game at select retail
stores nationwide or at www.lotro.com/preorder and start their
adventures in Middle-earth beginning on March 30th. Advancement in
the game will be capped at level 15 which will give players a great
opportunity to experience the most authentic online persistent
recreation of Middle-earth ever created. Players should visit
www.lotro.com/worldtour to get more information on how to obtain a
World Tour key. The Lord of the Rings Online is the first and only
massively multiplayer online role-playing game based upon the Books
of J.R.R. Tolkien. The game recreates the vast world of
Middle-earth with incredible dedication to the lore with an
unprecedented level of detail. The game delivers an experience that
takes players beyond the Books to where they can create their own
story within the most famous fantasy world of all time. For more
information, please visit www.lotro.com. About Turbine Turbine,
Inc. is a premier developer, publisher and operator of online
subscription entertainment and is headquartered in Westwood,
Massachusetts. The company is one of the largest privately-held
online games companies in North America. Turbine�s catalogue
includes some of the most famous online entertainment brands,
including Asheron�s Call�, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE�:
Stormreach�, and The Lord of the Rings Online�: Shadows of Angmar�.
For more information on Turbine and its services, please visit
www.turbine.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. About Tolkien Enterprises The Saul Zaentz
Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises is the holder of worldwide motion
picture, legitimate stage, merchandising, and other rights in
J.R.R. Tolkien�s literary works The Lord of the Rings and The
Hobbit. Tolkien Enterprises has been producing and licensing films,
stage productions and merchandise based on Tolkien�s works for
almost 30 years. Its headquarters are in Berkeley, California, and
its website may be found at www.tolkien-ent.com. �The Lord of the
Rings Online,� �Shadows of Angmar,� �Middle-earth,� �The Lord of
the Rings,� and the names of the characters, events, items and
places therein are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Saul
Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to Turbine,
Inc. Turbine and the Turbine logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Turbine, Inc. in the United States and/or other
jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. Midway has provided the www.lotro.com,
www.turbine.com and www.tolkien-ent.com links solely as a
convenience for you. The information on these sites 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
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