Midway Brings Back the Old School with Midway Arcade TreasuresPosted on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 @ 12:50:16 am E.S.T
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced today that Midway Arcade Treasures, the first next-generation console offering of more than 20 classic arcade games, has today shipped for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. Midway Arcade Treasures is scheduled to ship on November 24, 2003 for the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft and on December 17, 2003 for the NintendoGameCube(TM) . All three products will carry a suggested retail price of $19.95.
Midway Arcade Treasures features hundreds of hours of classic gameplay action from all-time arcade favorites including the fast-paced action of SpyHunter, the multiplayer collaboration of Gauntlet, the space-age adventure of Defender and the dueling combat of Joust, just to name a few.
"Midway Arcade Treasures gives gamers over 20 of the best-known arcade titles of all time, plus great behind-the-scenes material, all for a terrific price," said Mark Beaumont, senior vice president - entertainment, Midway. "Anyone who ever played an arcade game will want this in their collection."
With Midway Arcade Treasures, gamers will have the option of enjoying their favorite titles in either one-player or two-player game formats. The DVD content in the game features a history of many of the classic arcade hits and interviews with creators and developers of the games.
Midway Arcade Treasures Games Include:
- SpyHunter
- DefenderII
- Gauntlet
- Joust
- Paperboy(R)
- Rampage(R)
- Marble Madness(R)
- Robotron: 2084(R)
- Smash TV(TM)
- Joust 2
- Rampart(R)
- Blaster(R)
- Sinistar(R)
- Super Sprint(TM)
- 720(R)
- Toobin'(R)
- KLAX(R)
- SPLAT! (TM)
- Satan's Hollow(TM)
- Vindicators(TM)
- Bubbles(R)
- RoadBlasters(TM)
- Nonstop Action - Hundreds of hours of classic gameplay action
- DVD Content - Creator and developer interviews and game histories
- Multiplayer Gameplay - One-player to four-player gameplay
- Xbox Live - Post high scores and see who is truly the best
Midway Games Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment software. Midway videogames are available for play on all major videogame platforms including the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance.
For more information about Midway Games visit www.midway.com.
MIDWAY, RAMPAGE, DEFENDER, JOUST, ROBOTRON: 2084, SINISTAR, BUBBLES, BLASTER, SPY HUNTER are registered trademarks, and SPLAT!, SATAN'S HOLLOW and SMASH TV are trademarks of Midway Amusement Games, LLC. PAPERBOY, GAUNTLET, MARBLE MADNESS, RAMPAGE, 720, TOOBIN', and KLAX are registered trademarks and SUPER SPRINT, ROADBLASTERS and VIDICATORS are trademarks of Midway West Inc. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo. (C) 2001 Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning future business conditions and the outlook for Midway Games Inc. (the "Company") based on currently available information that involve 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, technological changes, dependence on major platform manufacturers and other risks more fully described under "Item 1. Business - Risk Factors" in Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2002, and in the other more recent filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Posted By: Adam Paoli - 139 Reads
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