Entertainment Editors

CHICAGO--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2001

Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a software industry publisher and developer, announced today that Mortal Kombat(R) Advance shipped for the Game Boy(R) Advance.

"Midway is excited about bringing the Mortal Kombat franchise to the Game Boy Advance," said Helene Sheeler, vice president of marketing, Midway. "Mortal Kombat has set the standard for martial arts fighting games over the years and will continue to do so on handheld systems."

Derived from Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Mortal Kombat Advance delivers punishing fighting action, which fans of the franchise crave. In single-player mode, players choose from more than 20 playable characters -- including returning fighters, level bosses and secret hidden characters -- to stop the evil Shao Kahn and his minions from taking over the "Earth Realm." Players compete in intense hand-to-hand and special-weapon combat as they fight their way through mysterious fantasy-like worlds and unleash special combination moves and fatalities on their opponents. In multi-player mode, players can challenge their friends in one-on-one or two-on-two battles using the Game Boy Advance Game Link(R) Cable.

One of the best-selling franchises in videogame history -- with more than 19 million home games sold -- the Mortal Kombat series (first iteration was released in 1992) has garnered more than $500 million in revenue through movies, music, toys and other promotional items. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 was originally released in 1995 for the arcade, Super Nintendo(R) and Sega Genesis(TM). Mortal Kombat Trilogy was later released for the PlayStation(R) game console (1996), Nintendo(R) 64 (1996) and Sega Saturn(TM) (1997).

Mortal Kombat Advance Key Features

-- More than 20 characters to select including returning fighters, bosses and
hidden characters

-- Multiple combination moves, friendships and fatalities

-- Single-player and multi-player modes

-- Game Boy Advance Game Link compatible

Midway Games Inc. is a developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. Midway videogames are available for play on videogame platforms including the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance.

For more information about Midway Games visit www.midway.com.

This press release contains forward looking statements 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 amusement games industry, dependence on new product introductions and the ability to maintain the scheduling of such introductions, technological changes, dependence on major platform manufacturers and other risks more fully described under "Risk Factors" in the Company's registration statement on Form S-3 recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Note to Editors: MORTAL KOMBAT and MIDWAY are registered trademarks of Midway Amusement Games, LLC.

Game Boy Advance and the Game Boy Advance logo are trademarks of Nintendo. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

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