Midway Speeds into Retail with the Release of RUSH(TM) for PSP(R) SystemRUSH(TM) for the PSP(R) system is now available at retai
November 07 2006 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment
industry publisher and developer, announced the release of RUSH�
for the PSP� (PlayStation� Portable) system. For the first time
ever, players can feel the rush as they attempt mad jumps,
high-flying stunts and arcade-style racing, all in the palm of
their hands. �With RUSH, players can now experience the popular
arcade racing franchise on-the-go,� said Steve Allison, chief
marketing officer, Midway. �Players will even have the opportunity
to go head-to-head with a friend in a street race or cruise mission
using wireless functionality.� Exclusive to the PSP system are
several new modes including; Stunt Arena, a huge environment packed
with ramps, tracks and other obstacles where gamers can show off
their mad stunt skills, and Battle Race, a mode where players go
head-to-head in a wireless race riddled with power-ups designed to
boost performance or derail an opponent�s progress. Also featured
in RUSH, are all-new money cruise and multiplayer missions.
Developed by Midway Studios - Newcastle, RUSH is rated �T� for Teen
by the ESRB and has a U.S. MSRP of $29.95. For more information on
RUSH, please visit www.midway.com. About RUSH For the first time on
PSP� (PlayStation� Portable) system, attempt mad jumps, high-flying
stunts and arcade-style racing from the newest entry in the RUSH�
franchise. Go head-to-head with a friend in a street race or cruise
mission using wireless functionality, or experience Story Mode
which allows you to race through five Los Angeles city re-creations
while finding treacherous shortcuts and surviving death-defying
jumps! Exclusive to the PSP system is an all-new Stunt Arena, where
players can fly over ramps and perform stunts in the air and drive
the loop-de-loop to gain massive bursts of speed, all the while
collecting golden tokens to unlock extra content. Feel the rush as
you race more than 36 licensed rides including muscles, tuner and
exotic vehicles! 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. RUSH is a trademark of Midway Games West
Inc. MIDWAY and the Midway logos are trademarks or registered
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. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners. 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
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. Midway Games
Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry
publisher and developer, announced the release of RUSH(TM) for the
PSP(R) (PlayStation(R) Portable) system. For the first time ever,
players can feel the rush as they attempt mad jumps, high-flying
stunts and arcade-style racing, all in the palm of their hands.
"With RUSH, players can now experience the popular arcade racing
franchise on-the-go," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer,
Midway. "Players will even have the opportunity to go head-to-head
with a friend in a street race or cruise mission using wireless
functionality." Exclusive to the PSP system are several new modes
including; Stunt Arena, a huge environment packed with ramps,
tracks and other obstacles where gamers can show off their mad
stunt skills, and Battle Race, a mode where players go head-to-head
in a wireless race riddled with power-ups designed to boost
performance or derail an opponent's progress. Also featured in
RUSH, are all-new money cruise and multiplayer missions. Developed
by Midway Studios - Newcastle, RUSH is rated "T" for Teen by the
ESRB and has a U.S. MSRP of $29.95. For more information on RUSH,
please visit www.midway.com. About RUSH For the first time on
PSP(R) (PlayStation(R) Portable) system, attempt mad jumps,
high-flying stunts and arcade-style racing from the newest entry in
the RUSH(TM) franchise. Go head-to-head with a friend in a street
race or cruise mission using wireless functionality, or experience
Story Mode which allows you to race through five Los Angeles city
re-creations while finding treacherous shortcuts and surviving
death-defying jumps! Exclusive to the PSP system is an all-new
Stunt Arena, where players can fly over ramps and perform stunts in
the air and drive the loop-de-loop to gain massive bursts of speed,
all the while collecting golden tokens to unlock extra content.
Feel the rush as you race more than 36 licensed rides including
muscles, tuner and exotic vehicles! 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. RUSH is a trademark of Midway Games
West Inc. MIDWAY and the Midway logos are trademarks or registered
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. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners. 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
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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