February 22, 2006

Midway Steps to the Plate with MLB® Slugfest® 2006 for Playstation®2 and Xbox

Adrenaline-Style Baseball Franchise Returns This Spring; To Be Available For a Steal at U.S. MSRP of $19.99

Midway Games Inc., a leading interactive entertainment publisher and developer, today announced MLB® SlugFest® 2006 is in development and scheduled to ship in Spring 2006 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft, expected at a U.S. suggested retail price of $19.99.

"MLB SlugFest 2006 is the only adrenaline–style, officially MLB licensed baseball game on the market and we're very excited to be able to offer gamers the latest in the SlugFest franchise at a great value," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "At a competitive price point and in a year in which fewer than usual MLB licensed games exist, we’re certain that fans will embrace having a choice at retail, especially with the enhancements that we've been able to incorporate into MLB SlugFest 2006."

About MLB SlugFest 2006
Midway's newest offering of its over–the–top baseball game, MLB SlugFest 2006 will feature a new create–a–player mode, updated team rosters and stadiums, along with a new library of signature animations and extreme collisions that have distinguished the franchise since its debut in 2002.

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