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™.

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.

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