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Unreal Tournament 3 Marks the Highly Anticipated Return of the Multi-Million Unit Selling Franchise
London - November 23rd, 2007 – Midway Games
Ltd. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment publisher and
developer and world-renowned developer Epic Games Inc., today announced
that the highly anticipated and award-winning Unreal Tournament 3 game has shipped for PC. Building off 2006 Game of the Year, Gears of War's
massive success, Epic Games has brought the world's premiere and
multi-million unit selling first-person-shooter back to the PC. Unreal Tournament 3,
rated ‘’18’’ by the BBFC, is available for a European suggested retail
price of €54.99, with the PC collector's edition available for a
European suggested retail price of €59.99. Unreal Tournament 3 is also scheduled to be available soon for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.
Unreal Tournament 3's
superior graphics and gameplay experience take the award-winning Unreal
franchise to a completely new level," said Martin Spiess, European
Managing Director, Midway Games Ltd. "The game truly defines what fast-paced, frenetic, intense first-person shooter gameplay should be."
"Unreal Tournament 3
delivers on the promise of high-caliber game quality that gamers have
come to know and expect from Epic Games and the Unreal franchise," said
Mark Rein, vice president, Epic Games. "The power of Unreal Engine 3.0
has enabled the development team to set new expectations for what
cutting-edge graphical and gameplay quality for a first-person shooter
should be."
About Unreal Tournament 3
Unreal Tournament 3 marks the return of the world's premiere first-person shooter to the PC, and its debut on the PLAYSTATION®3 system. Unreal Tournament 3
unleashes the full power of Unreal Engine 3, taking graphics, gameplay,
and challenge to a whole new level. Players engage in intense battles
with other human players online, or against Unreal artificial
intelligence that sets the industry standard. With the most powerful
futuristic weapons and vehicles available, this is FPS action at its
best!
More information about Unreal Tournament 3 can be found online at www.unrealtournament3.com
About Epic Games
Epic Games, Inc., based in Cary , NC
and established in 1991, develops cutting-edge games and game engine
technology for PC and console. The company has created multiple
million-selling, award-winning titles in their Unreal series and their
latest game, Gears of War, broke sales records on Xbox 360
selling more than 3 million copies worldwide in the first ten weeks and
awarded overall Game of the Year for 2006 by the Academy of Interactive
Arts & Sciences, Game Developers Choice Awards, GameSpot, GamePro
and many others. Epic is also responsible for the Unreal Engine, which
is the underlying technology for a wide range of games including
Console Game of the Year winner "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell" by Ubisoft; PC Gamer's Game of the Year "Deus Ex" from Ion Storm/Eidos; "America's Army: Special Forces" by the United States Army; and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
(PC) by Electronic Arts. Epic's Unreal Engine 3 is the current holder,
and three-time consecutive winner, of Game Developer magazine's Front
Line award for Best Game Engine. Epic Games was also awarded Studio of
the Year at the 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards and Developer of the
Year by Official Xbox Magazine. Additional information about Epic can
be obtained through Epic's Web site at www.epicgames.com
About Midway
Midway Games Inc.
(NYSE:MWY), headquartered in Chicago , Illinois , with offices
throughout the world, is a leading developer and publisher of
interactive entertainment software for major videogame systems and
personal computers. More information about Midway and its products can
be found at www.midway.com.
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United States of America and elsewhere. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective companies. Midway does not monitor,
endorse or accept responsibility for the content on any sites mentioned
other than www.midway.com and www.unrealtournament3.com.
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