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Midway Shoots and Scores as NBA Ballers: Phenom Hits Store Shelves; NBA Superstar or Entertainment Entrepreneur... You Choose!
CHICAGO --(Business Wire)-- March 31, 2006 -- Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, today announced that NBA Ballers: Phenom, follow up to the million unit-plus selling NBA Ballers, has shipped for the Xbox(R) videogame system from Microsoft and is scheduled to be available on April 5 for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. Midway also announced that NBA Ballers: Rebound for the PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) system is scheduled for release on May 2.
Backed by a multi-million dollar marketing and promotional campaign, NBA Ballers: Phenom sets a new standard for basketball videogames. The highly anticipated sequel in the NBA Ballers franchise takes flight with even more player customization options and all-new game modes that make NBA Ballers: Phenom the most in-depth and innovative basketball game in Midway's rich basketball history.
"NBA Ballers: Phenom is a unique combination of the franchise's highly praised, fast-paced basketball gameplay and the culture of today's professional athlete celebrity," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "Midway is continuously looking for ways to improve the player's ability to fully customize and interact with the game environment and to ultimately make decisions throughout the gameplay experience that affect the end result. NBA Ballers: Phenom retains the over the top basketball gameplay that Midway is known for while also offering the player so much more, both on and off the court."
NBA Ballers: Phenom Multi-Million Dollar Marketing Campaign includes:
-- National television advertising campaign on multiple mainstream broadcast and cable networks ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, TNT, MTV, MTV2, Comedy Central, BET, and Spike TV
-- SpikeTV's NBA Ballers Week commenced in April with two (2) NBA Ballers: Phenom-focused episodes of "GameHead" and will continue through launch with integrations across the network's popular programming.
-- Large presence during 2006 NBA All-Star Weekend included sponsorship of Club NBA music events, product sampling, and giveaways
-- Aggressive online campaign to top-tier enthusiast and mainstream consumer sites including NBA.com, Gamespot.com, IGN.com, and UGO.com, among others
-- Print advertising campaign across multiple major video game and consumer publications including FHM, VIBE, Game Informer, and Official PlayStation Magazine
-- National launch program across all game retailers, where gamers receive a 16 song NBA Ballers: Phenom Soundtrack featuring video game exclusive tracks by artists like Jin, Basement Beats, and Phife from a Tribe Called Quest. (Limited time offer, while supplies last)
-- Dedicated web presence at www.nbaballers.com, the official website of NBA Ballers: Phenom.
About NBA Ballers: Phenom
NBA Ballers: Phenom is a revolutionary sports video game that introduces an entirely new open world and interactive environment, featuring an exciting story mode and even more player customization opportunities than its predecessor. Set in the neighborhoods of Los Angeles, the player controls his own destiny, embarking on a personal quest to become tomorrow's NBA phenomenon. For the first time ever in the franchise, the NBA Ballers: Phenom story mode allows the unique opportunity to develop both on and off-the-court adventures. Players can make the decision to either follow the Baller's dream by getting noticed on the court and drafted into the NBA, or to become an entrepreneur off-the-court complete with a clothing line, record label and a movie deal. NBA Ballers: Phenom also introduces for the first time, 2-v-2 basketball action so players can now face off in 1-v-1, 1-v-1-v-1, or 2-v-2 matches.
About NBA Ballers: Rebound
NBA Ballers: Rebound is the only one-on-one basketball videogame available for the PSP highlighting the rags-to-riches path from an unknown Baller to today's biggest NBA superstar and is based on the original Midway title, NBA Ballers.
About Midway Games, Inc.
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.
The NBA and individual NBA member team identifications used on or in this product are trademarks, copyrighted designs and other forms of intellectual property of NBA Properties, Inc. and the respective NBA member teams and may not be used in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of NBA Properties, Inc. (C) 2005 NBA Properties, Inc. All rights reserved. Distributed under license by Midway Home Entertainment Inc. MIDWAY, BALLERS, and BALLERS: PHENOM and BALLERS: REBOUND are trademarks of Midway Amusement Games, LLC. "PSP" is a trademark and "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Memory Stick Duo(TM) may be required (sold separately). All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. Midway has provided the NBA.com, GameSpot.com, IGN.com and UGO.com links solely as a convenience for you. The information on these sites has been prepared by third parties, and Midway does not monitor, endorse or accept responsibility for the content on non-Midway sites.
"This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning future business conditions and the outlook for Midway Games Inc. (the "Company") based on currently available information that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the financial strength of the interactive entertainment industry, dependence on new product introductions and the ability to maintain the scheduling of such introductions, the console platform transition and other technological changes, dependence on major platform manufacturers and other risks more fully described under "Item 1. Business - Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and in any more recent filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Each forward-looking statement, including, without limitation, financial guidance, speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and Midway undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances."
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