Midway Launches MidwayArcade.com Casual Games Site for Pick-Up-and-Play Classics
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Today, Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive
entertainment software publisher and developer, announced two new online
storefronts for downloadable distribution of titles from the company’s
vast catalog of arcade, PC and touchscreen titles.
Beginning today, gamers can go to www.midwayarcade.com
to download versions of the company’s arcade
classics and touch screen favorites. More than 25 classic titles, such
as Defender®, Joust®,
Spy Hunter® and Mahki®,
are now available for download, starting for as little as 3 games for US$5.
In addition, Midway also announced the launch of a digital
storefront at www.midway.com. The
new site is intended for the North American market, and features ten
recent Midway® releases, starting at $9.99 per
game.
Midwayarcade.com and the
storefront at midway.com were built
by Digital River, Inc. (Nasdaq: DRIV), a leading provider of global
e-commerce solutions. For the online stores, Digital River is managing
the online sale and download of Midway games, offering customers a
seamless shopping experience and immediate access to popular Midway
titles.
"We are excited to work with Midway Games and
help maximize the sales opportunities on its online stores,”
said Don Peterson, Digital River’s Senior
Vice President of Global Client Development. "Using
our e-commerce expertise, we can help Midway offer a consistent,
reliable and user-friendly way for its consumers to purchase their
favorite Midway games.” "The Midway brand has a long and rich history
of fast-paced and addictive games from our arcade and touchscreen
heritage,” said Mona Hamilton, vice
president, marketing, Midway Home Entertainment. "The
new digital storefront at midway.com and the casual games site at
midwayarcade.com allow us to deliver these classics, favorites and
recent releases directly to a wide-range of Midway fans.” MidwayArcade.com MidwayArcade.com will give
longtime arcade and touchscreen fans a chance to replay some of the
classic Midway games from years past. Players can post their high scores
on the site.
Arcade Games – APB™,
Arch Rivals®, Cyberball™,
Defender®, Gauntlet®
2, Rampage®, Rootbeer Tapper®,
Spy Hunter®, Joust®,
Primal Rage®, Super Offroad®,
Total Carnage™, Wizard of Wor®,
Robotron: 2084®.
Titles from the Midway arcade catalog are available for purchase in
bundles of 3 for US$5, 5 for US$8 and 7 for US$10.
All 14 Midway arcade titles can be purchased for US$15.
Touchmaster® Games –
3 Peak Deluxe®, 5 Star Generals®,
Crystal Balls®, Gem Slide®,
Go Wild™, Mahjongg Pairs, Mahki®,
Powercell®, Solitaire, Target 21®,
Trivia, Word Search, Wordz®. Casual
Touchmaster games are available for US$5 each.
For more information, log onto http://www.midwayarcade.com.
Midway Online Store
Gamers can visit Midway.com to
purchase games and download them directly to their PC’s
for immediate play.
Midway games that are now offered for digital purchase include:
Unreal Tournament 3 – US$29.95 Midway Arcade Treasures™ - US$19.99
Midway Arcade Treasures™ Deluxe - US$19.99
Area 51® - US$14.99
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy® -
US$14.99
The Suffering® - US$9.99
The Suffering: Ties That Bind® - US$14.99
Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War® - US$19.99
Stranglehold® - US$19.95
Blacksite: Area 51® - US$19.95
For more information, visit www.midway.com.
About Digital River, Inc.
Digital River, Inc., a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions,
builds and manages online businesses for software publishers, consumer
technology manufacturers, distributors, online retailers and affiliates.
Its multi-channel e-commerce solution, which supports both direct and
indirect sales, is designed to help companies of all sizes maximize
online revenues as well as reduce the costs and risks of running an
e-commerce operation. The company’s
comprehensive platform offers site development and hosting, order
management, fraud prevention, export controls, tax management, physical
and digital product fulfillment, multi-lingual customer service,
advanced reporting and strategic marketing services.
Founded in 1994, Digital River is headquartered in Minneapolis with
offices in major U.S. cities as well as Cologne, Germany; London,
England; Shannon, Ireland; Luxembourg, Luxembourg; Stockholm, Sweden;
Taipei, Taiwan; Tokyo, Japan; and Shanghai, China. For more details
about Digital River, visit the corporate Web site at www.digitalriver.com
or call 952-253-1234.
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.
MIDWAY, TOUCHMASTER, MAHKI, CRYSTAL BALLS, POWER CELL, GEM SLIDE, 3 PEAK
DELUXE, 5 STAR GENERALS, GO WILD, TARGET 21, WORDZ, TAPPER, SPY HUNTER,
RAMPAGE, DEFENDER, JOUST, ROBOTRON: 2084, TOTAL CARNAGE, ARCH RIVALS,
WIZARD OF WOR, and PSI-OPS: THE MINDGATE CONSPIRACY are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Midway Amusement Games, LLC. AREA 51,
BLACKSITE: AREA 51, APB, GAUNTLET, CYBERBALL and PRIMAL RAGE are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Midway Games West Inc. THE
SUFFERING and THE SUFFERING TIES THAT BIND are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Surreal Software Inc. SUPER OFFROAD and RISE AND FALL:
CIVILIZATIONS AT WAR are trademarks or registered trademarks of Midway
Home Entertainment Inc. Unreal Tournament is a trademark or registered
trademark of Epic Games, Inc. in the United States of America and
elsewhere. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
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link solely as a convenience for you. The information on this site has
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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
involves 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 current
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, 2007, and in
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, except as required by law.
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