Midway Ships Mortal Kombat(R): Shaolin Monks(TM) for PlayStation(R)2 and Xbox(R)

Building on the success of its best-selling Mortal Kombatfranchise, Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading software industrypublisher and developer, today announced that it has shipped MortalKombat(R): Shaolin Monks(TM) for the PlayStation(R)2 computerentertainment system and the Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft.

"Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks delivers on our plan to producequality Mortal Kombat titles on an annual basis," said Steve Allison,chief marketing officer, Midway. "In expanding the Mortal Kombatuniverse in the action/adventure genre, players can expect achallenging and innovative gameplay experience that adds a fresh newlook and feel to our best-selling franchise."

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks' Multi-Million Dollar MarketingCampaign includes:
-- National television advertising campaign on multiple
mainstream broadcast and cable networks including MTV, MTV2,
SpikeTV, Comedy Central, FX and G4TechTV.

-- WWE sponsored online sweepstakes; Winners receive a free copy
of game signed by a WWE celebrity and 4 tickets to the grand
prize winning area at a WWE live event. (No purchase
necessary. For official rules see
www.wwe.com/play/sweepstakes/ultimate/rules)

-- Participation in consumer targeted events & tours such as:

-- Game Live's 2005 College Tour (25 colleges nationwide)
-- IGN Live (Oct. 22 & 23 - Anaheim Convention Center)
-- GameSpot's G.A.M.E. Tour 2006 (5 city coast-to-coast tour)

-- Aggressive online campaign to top-tier enthusiast and
mainstream consumer sites including Gamespot.com, IGN.com, and
aol.com amongst others

-- Print advertising campaign across multiple major video game
and consumer publications

-- National pre-sell programs at select game retailers, where
gamers can pre-order a copy of Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
and receive a Limited Edition 2-character action figure set
featuring Kung Lao and Liu Kang for free

-- Dedicated web presence at www.mkmonks.com

About Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is an Action/Adventure title drivenby intense single- and multi-player gameplay action that is set in theperiod between the franchise's original title, Mortal Kombat, andMortal Kombat II. As in the recently released Mortal Kombat(R):Deception(R), background interactions (e.g., acid pits, living trees,spiked ceilings, etc.), multiple new fatalities, and action-basedpuzzles will play an important role in the player's quest for an"outstanding" victory as they maneuver through remodeled, classicMortal Kombat environments. In franchise tradition, Mortal Kombat:Shaolin Monks will also feature an impressive line-up of well-knowncharacters that make frequent appearances as enemies, in boss battlesand during several additional in-game interactions.

About Midway Games

Headquartered in Chicago, IL with offices in San Diego, CA,Seattle, WA, Austin, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Munich, Germany, London, UK,and Adelaide, Australia, Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY) is a leadingdeveloper and publisher of interactive entertainment software formajor video game systems and personal computers. More informationabout Midway can be obtained at www.midway.com.

MORTAL KOMBAT, MORTAL KOMBAT: DECEPTION, MORTAL KOMBAT: SHAOLINMONKS, MIDWAY and all character names are trademarks of MidwayAmusement Games, LLC. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo areregistered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox is aregistered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United Statesand/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of theirrespective companies. Midway has provided the Gamespot.com, IGN.com,AOL.com and WWE.com links solely as a convenience for you. Theinformation on these sites has been prepared by third parties, andMidway does not monitor, endorse, or accept responsibility for thecontent on non-Midway sites.

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerningfuture business conditions and the outlook for Midway Games Inc. (the"Company") based on currently available information that involvesrisks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differmaterially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements asa result of these risks and uncertainties, including, withoutlimitation, the financial strength of the interactive entertainmentindustry, dependence on new product introductions and the ability tomaintain the scheduling of such introductions, the upcoming consoleplatform transition and other technological changes, dependence onmajor platform manufacturers and other risks more fully describedunder "Item 1. Business - Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Reporton Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and in the morerecent filings made by the Company with the Securities and ExchangeCommission.