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MORTAL KOMBAT®: DEADLY ALLIANCE™ ‘IMMORTAL’-IZED IN ORIGINAL ADEMA SONG AND MUSIC VIDEO AIRING ON MTV2

      ‘Immortal’ Song and Music Video Also Included in All-New Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance Videogame     

Chicago – October 15, 2002 – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced today that Arista recording act Adema will include its original song ‘Immortal’ -- which was created for Midway’s Mortal Kombat®: Deadly Alliance™ videogame -- as the lead track in the follow-up EP to its self-titled debut album. The new album is scheduled to be in stores Oct. 22. ‘Immortal’ is expected to be made available on radio Oct. 14 while the music video for the track is scheduled to air on MTV2’s Extreme Rock beginning on the same date and is currently live on www.MTV.com.  The ‘Immortal’ song and music video will also be included in the game’s DVD content. Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is currently in development and scheduled to ship on Fatality Friday, Nov. 22, 2002, for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and Nintendo GameCube, with the Game Boy Advance version to follow.

“We are ecstatic that ‘Immortal’ will get radio play and is being recognized by MTV2,” said Helene Sheeler, vice president of marketing, Midway. “The song and video really showcase the all-new, next-generation version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.”

Adema continues to deliver one of the most original sounds on the ‘nü metal’ scene as highlighted in their original video debut of ‘Immortal.’ Adema’s roots are in the Central Valley of California where they grew to become one of the most buzzed-about heavy rock sensation of 2001. Since signing with Arista Records last year, Adema released two tracks, ‘The Way You Like It’ and ‘Giving In,’ that skyrocketed in the top 20 on the Billboard Monitor rock chart. The band is comprised of Mark Chavez – lead vocals, Mike Ransom – guitars, Tim Fluckey – guitars, Dave DeRoo – bass, and Kris Kohls – drums. For more information about Adema, visit www.ademaonline.com. 

In addition, on more than 5,000 movie screens across the country, R-rated moviegoers will have a chance to preview a 35 mm Dolby® Surround Sound cinema spot of the latest Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance trailer. The spot began airing September 27 and will run through November 21, reaching an estimated 18 million viewers.

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance marks the next chapter in the Mortal Kombat series with an all-new engine delivering punishing action that will reward longtime fans of the franchise as well as next-generation game lovers. Hyper-realistic, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance features progressive physical damage that allows players to view the inevitable demise of their opponents while utilizing three unique fighting styles for each warrior, creating nearly unlimited fighting possibilities. The game also features intense hand-to-hand and special-weapon combat, secret hidden moves and combinations with deadly body blows and fatalities. The Mortal Kombat series is one of the best-selling franchises in videogame history with more than 19 million home games sold.

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, the Xbox video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy® Advance.  

For more information about Midway Games and Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance visit mortalkombat.midway.com 

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