Midway, Epic Games and Sony Computer Entertainment America Announce Unreal Tournament(R) 3 As Exclusive to PLAYSTATION(R)3 syste
July 11 2007 - 6:40PM
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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.
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link solely as a convenience for you. The information on this site
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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
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anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances, except as
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