MIDWAY ANNOUNCES LIMITED EDITION MORTAL KOMBAT®: DECEPTION™

Bonus Features to Include Exclusive Character Videos, Limited Trading Cards and More

CHICAGO– August 3, 2004– Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading software industry publisher and developer, today announced that special, Limited Editions of Mortal Kombat: Deception will be available when the latest iteration of Midway’s best-selling fighting franchise ships to stores nationwide, scheduled for October 4, 2004. With more than 20 million copies sold worldwide, Mortal Kombat continues to be one of the most popular videogame franchises of all-time and Mortal Kombat: Deception will be the first 3D fighter to feature online gameplay for both the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft.

The Mortal Kombat: Deception Limited Edition will feature distinctive packaging available in five unique box covers. The Mortal Kombat: Deception Premium Pack, available only on the PlayStation®2, will feature exclusive premium box packaging featuring Sub-Zero. The Mortal Kombat: Deception Kollector’s Edition, available only on Xbox®, will be available in four unique collectible box covers featuring: Baraka, Mileena, Raiden and Scorpion. The Limited Edition sets have a suggested retail price of $59.95 and will include the following:

An arcade-perfect, playable of the original Mortal Kombat® videogame Over 40 minutes of bonus DVD video content featuring a “History of Mortal Kombat” movie that chronicles the origins of the franchise through the release of Mortal Kombat: Deception, along with exclusive biographical videos for each of the 25 characters in the game. A serialized, embossed metal Kollector’s Card created exclusively for the Limited Edition sets; there will be five unique cards in total (each of a different MK character), corresponding to the respective packaging. 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®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox® , Nintendo GameCube™ and Game Boy® Advance.

For more information on Mortal Kombat: Deception, visit www.mortalkombatdeception.com.

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