From Intense Mission-Based Driving to On-Foot Action, the Latest Installment of the World Famous Spy Hunter Franchise has it All

CHICAGO, September 5, 2006 – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced that Spy Hunter®: Nowhere to Run™ has shipped to retail outlets nationwide, for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® videogame and entertainment system from Microsoft. For the first time in this popular franchise, players will be able to step out from behind the wheel of the Interceptor and straight into 3rd person action, as ex-fighter pilot Alex Decker, played by Hollywood heavyweight Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. In Nowhere to Run, players will experience high octane Hollywood action moments, intense melee combat and new, mission-based, high-speed chases in the infamous Interceptor, which takes form as a car, boat and even a motorcycle!

“Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run represents the natural evolution of the Spy Hunter franchise by incorporating on foot shooting and melee combat to the driving combat experience,” said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. “Not only will the game feature the classic driving levels the time tested-franchise is known for, but we’ve added several new gameplay elements including 3rd person action, melee combat and high-powered cinematic action moments, taking the franchise to the next level.”

“It’s been a great privilege working with Midway to bring a persona to Spy Hunter’s main character, Alex Decker,” said Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. “From the voice-over sessions to the motion capture work, Midway allowed me to infuse the character with my own personality in every way possible.” 
More information on Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run can be found at www.midway.com.

About Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run
SpyHunter®: Nowhere to Run™ takes the Spy Hunter franchise where it’s never gone before–on foot. Featuring Hollywood heavyweight Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as government super-spy extraordinaire Alex Decker, players for the first time ever can step out of the Interceptor and straight into third-person action, utilizing The Rock’s physical prowess to take down enemies
with intense melee combat moves. In Nowhere to Run, the evil NOSTRA corporation returns, this time with a plan to steal the latest government technology including the world’s most sophisticated spy vehicle, the Interceptor, and it’s up to Alex to stop them.

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.

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SPY HUNTER, SPY HUNTER: NOWHERE TO RUN and MIDWAY are trademarks or registered trademarks of Midway Amusement Games, LLC.  Xbox is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

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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Natalie Salzman   
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