Press Release

MIDWAY'S MORTAL KOMBAT: DECEPTION® ATTAINS GREATEST HITS AND PLATINUM HITS STATUS

The PlayStation®2 Computer Entertainment System & the Xbox® Video Game System from Microsoft Award Top-Selling Fighting Game Franchise Respective Distinction on Store Shelves Nationwide

Chicago – October 14, 2005 – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced that Mortal Kombat: Deception® has shipped as a Greatest Hits title for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and as a Platinum Hits title for the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. As a new addition to these prominent programs, Mortal Kombat: Deception will be re-distributed with new packaging at a suggested retail price of $19.99.

By definition, a title earning the Greatest Hits and/or Platinum Hits distinction requires that a company manufacture more than 400,000 units per respective platform during its first nine months on store shelves. In total, Mortal Kombat: Deception has shipped in excess of 1.9 million units worldwide since its release in October 2004.

Leading consumer and gaming enthusiast media have also recognized Mortal Kombat: Deception as a favorite in the fighting videogame genre:

Game Informer – Named Mortal Kombat: Deception one of "Top 50 Games in 2004"
SpikeTV – Best Fighting Game of 2004
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) – Best Fighting Game of 2004
GameSpot.com – Best Fighting Game of 2004
The Mortal Kombat franchise also expanded its horizons in the action/adventure genre this fall with the September 2005 release of Midway's, Mortal Kombat®: Shaolin Monks™.

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™, Game Boy® Advance and personal computers.

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

About Mortal Kombat: Deception
Mortal Kombat: Deception takes martial arts–style fighting and the Mortal Kombat franchise to new heights with an innovative fighting system, unparalleled depth and brutally intense action that will appeal to long-time Mortal Kombat fans as well as current-generation gamers. The game features lightning-fast, hand-to-hand and special weapons combat, secret and returning characters, new moves and combinations with death-dealing battles and all-new life-threatening environments.

About Midway Games
Headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices in San Diego, CA, Seattle, WA, Austin, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Munich, Germany, London, UK, and Adelaide, AUS, Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY) is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for major video game systems and personal computers. More information about Midway can be obtained at www.midway.com.

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