The Carnage Comes Home Early - Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. to Ship Ahead of Schedule.CORSICANA, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 1998-- Midway Home Entertainment's 3D Fighting Game This article or section has multiple issues: * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It needs additional references or sources for verification. * It may be too technical for a general audience. Please help make it more accessible. For the PlayStation(R) Game Console See video game console. and Nintendo(R)64 to be Available May 19 The heartpounding action and blood-chilling intensity of Midway Home Entertainment's Bio F.R.E.A.K.S.(TM) will be slamming its way onto the PlayStation game console and Nintendo 64 two months ahead of schedule. Midway Home Entertainment, publisher of blockbuster titles including Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat (commonly abbreviated as MK) is a popular series of fighting games created originally by the Midway Manufacturing Company. Mortal Kombat (R) 3 and San Francisco Rush San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing (also known as San Francisco Rush and Rush) is an arcade racing game set in San Francisco, California. (TM) Extreme Racing Extreme racing involves paddling a kayak down a section of hard whitewater requiring excellent boat handling skills. The rivers are typically class V and involve waterfalls and dangerous rapids. Races may involve mass-starts or individual timed runs. , today announced that the eagerly anticipated 3D fighting game will ship on May 19, well in advance of the previously scheduled July release date. "Early reaction from the press, gamers and buyers alike has been extraordinary, and we focused on getting Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. into their hands as soon as possible," said Paula Cook, director of marketing of Midway Home Entertainment. "In just a few weeks the world will be exposed to this action-packed mayhem." The gigantic arenas of Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. (Biological Flying Robotic Enhanced Armored Killing Synthoids) are home to the most ferocious fighting ever created for a home gaming system. The game takes place in the near future, where warring corporations use the supreme fighting machines - Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. - to settle their differences. The title features eight highly-detailed polygonal characters, each with dozens of moves and unique attributes. The combatants can hover and fly through the air as they unleash their deadly arsenal of weapons, including lasers, machine guns and missiles, on their opponents. Additional features of Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. include: -- Interactive backgrounds that can inflict damage -- Over three hundred separate frames of animation -- CD-quality sound -- Rumble Pak(TM) compatibility for the Nintendo 64 Stellar previews of Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. have run in the top industry publications for months. The February issue of GamePro exclaimed, "Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. has looks that kill!" And Next Generation Online proclaimed, "Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. stands out from the fighter pack." Midway is supporting the release of Bio F.R.E.A.K.S. with a multi-faceted marketing campaign. Print advertisements will begin running in each of the major game publications beginning with the June issues. Fifteen- and thirty-second TV spots will air on MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , USA, Comedy Central, TBS, TNT TNT: see trinitrotoluene. TNT in full trinitrotoluene Pale yellow, solid organic compound made by adding nitrate (−NO2) groups to toluene. and Sci-Fi Channel starting week of May 18. Midway Home Entertainment Inc. designs, markets and distributes video games under the Midway trademark for home game platforms and personal computers. Midway Home Entertainment Inc. is a subsidiary of Midway Games Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MWY MWY Me Without You (band) ), a company engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of coin-operated video games under the Midway and Atari trademarks. -0- BioF.R.E.A.K.S.(TM) (c)1998 Midway Home Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. MIDWAY and Mortal Kombat are registered trademarks of Midway Games Inc. BIOFREAKS, the BIOFREAKS logo and all character names are trademarks of Midway Home Entertainment Inc. San Francisco Rush Extreme Racing is a trademark of Atari Games Corporation. Distributed by Midway Home Entertainment Inc. Nintendo 64, Rumble Pak and the 3-D "N" logo are trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. -0- (c)1996 Nintendo of America Inc. Licensed by Nintendo. PlayStation and the PlayStation logos are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. 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