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Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced that four, all-new limited Premium Editions of Mortal Kombat®: Armageddon will be available for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system when the latest iteration of Midway’s best-selling fighting franchise ships to stores nationwide, currently scheduled for October 9, 2006.

Midway also today announced that Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, currently in development at Midway’s Chicago studio, is expected to be available for Nintendo Wii in Q1 2007. More specific details on Mortal Kombat: Armageddon for the Wii will be unveiled later this year.Available exclusively on the PlayStation®2, three of the four Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Premium Editions will feature metallic packaging covers that highlight some of the franchise’s most popular character duos, including: Sindel & Shao Kahn, Johnny Cage & Goro, and Kano & Sonya. The fourth Premium Edition set will feature the general Mortal Kombat: Armageddon retail box art on metallic packaging. The Premium Edition sets have a suggested retail price of $49.95 and will also include the following:a.. An arcade-perfect, playable of the original Ultimate Mortal Kombat® 3

b.. Over 60 minutes of bonus DVD video content featuring a “History of Fatalities� movie, along with new videos for more than 50 of the Mortal Kombat characters

c.. An embossed metal package created exclusively for the limited edition Premium Edition sets; there will be four unique box fronts in total

d.. Animation cell cover art autographed by franchise co-creator, Ed Boon

About Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon – the latest chapter in the award-winning video game fighting franchise. With the most complete roster ever, including every character from the Mortal Kombat fighting universe, revolutionary Create-A-Fighter and Create-A-Fatality modes, plus a new Konquest mode, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon promises to be the most complete, intensely lethal, fighting experience ever!

For more information about Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, please visit www.midway.com. Limited Premium Editions available while supplies last.

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