Midway's 2006 E3 Lineup Wins Awards And Accolades.

CHICAGO -- Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY):

John Woo Presents Stranglehold(TM), Unreal Tournament(R) 2007, Mortal
    Kombat(R): Armageddon(TM) and The Lord of the Rings Online(TM):
 Shadows of Angmar(TM) Receive Critics' Praise at the 2006 Electronic
                          Entertainment Expo

Showcasing one of the most diversified and high powered lineups in company history, Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, received numerous accolades and honors following a successful showing at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

John Woo Presents Stranglehold, a third person next-generation action game featuring dual-wielding, stunt-laden gunplay in a highly destructible world, was the winner of IGN's PC E3 2006 "BEST ACTION GAME" award. Stranglehold was also named one of the "Top 5 Xbox 360 Games of the Show" by GamesRadar, one of the "10 Best Games of E3" by GamePro.com, and runner-up for the IGN Xbox 360 E3 2006 "Best Action Game" award. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, the final franchise installment on current generation systems, has been announced as a Finalist for the E3 Critics "BEST FIGHTING GAME" award, as well as nominated for "BEST FIGHTING GAME" by 1UP, IGN, GameSpot and GameTrailers.

Midway's E3 2006 awards and nominations from key industry outlets are detailed below.

John Woo Presents Stranglehold(TM)

Winner IGN PC E3 2006 "Best Action Game" Award: http://pc.ign.com/articles/709/709220p1.html

Runner-Up for IGN Xbox 360 E3 2006 "Best Action Game" Award: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/709/709247p1.html

Nominated for IGN PC E3 2006 "PC Game of Show" Award: http://pc.ign.com/articles/709/709220p4.html

Nominated for IGN E3 2006 "Best PC Game of Show" Award: http://games.ign.com/articles/709/709355p6.html

Nominated for IGN E3 2006 "Best Action Game" Award: http://games.ign.com/articles/709/709355p1.html

Nominated for IGN Xbox 360 E3 2006 "Best Graphics Technology" Award: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/709/709247p3.html

Nominated for IGN Xbox 360 E3 2006 "Overall Best 360 Game" Award: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/709/709247p5.html

Honored for GameDaily E3 2006 "Nod" Awards: http://www.gamedaily.com/Specials/GameDaily-Nod/?page=8

"10 Best Games of E3" For GamePro.com: http://www.gamepro.com/

"Top 5 Xbox 360 Games of Show" for GamesRadar: http://www.gamesradar.com/us/xbox360/game/features/article.jsp?article Id=20060519173718495058&sectionId=1003&pageId=20060519174439996047 (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

Unreal Tournament(R) 2007

Runner-Up for IGN PC E3 2006 "Best Technical Graphics" Award: http://pc.ign.com/articles/709/709220p3.html

Nominated for IGN E3 2006 "Best First-Person Shooter" Award: http://games.ign.com/articles/709/709355p1.html

Nominated for IGN E3 2006 "Best Graphic Technology" Award: http://games.ign.com/articles/709/709355p4.html

Mortal Kombat(R): Armageddon(TM)

Nominated for E3 Critics "Best Fighting Game" Award: http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/nom.html

Finalist for 1up E3 2006 "Best Fighting Game" Award: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3150431

Finalist for GameSpot E3 2006 "Best Live Stage Demo" Award: http://www.gamespot.com/features/6151435/p-4.html

Finalist for GameSpot E3 2006 "Best Fighting Game" Award: http://www.gamespot.com/features/6151435/p-12.html

Nominated for GameTrailers E3 2006 "Best Fighting Game" Award: http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2768

Nominated for IGN PS2 E3 2006 "Best Fighting Game" Award: http://ps2.ign.com/articles/709/709253p2.html

The Lord of the Rings Online(TM): Shadows of Angmar(TM)

Honored for GameDaily E3 2006 "Nod" Awards: http://www.gamedaily.com/Specials/GameDaily%2DNod/?page=9

Nominated for GameTrailers E3 2006 "Best Online Game" Award: http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2768

The full list of Midway games that had a presence or were playable at the show included John Woo Presents Stranglehold(TM), Unreal Tournament(R) 2007, Blitz(R): The League(TM), Mortal Kombat(R): Armageddon(TM), Spy Hunter(R): Nowhere to Run(TM), The Lord of the Rings Online(TM): Shadows of Angmar(TM), Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War(TM), Happy Feet(TM), The Ant Bully, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy(TM), MLB(R) SlugFest(R) 2006, RUSH(TM), Mortal Kombat(R): Unchained(TM) and NBA Ballers: Rebound.

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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