MIDWAY’S MLB SLUGFEST®: LOADED™ FIRST EVER GAME

CHICAGO - May 27, 2004 - Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced that MLB SlugFest: Loaded is expected to be the first ever video game to implement Microsoft's recently announced updates to Xbox™ Live 3.0 via customizable, online tournaments. MLB SlugFest: Loaded is scheduled for release on June 21, 2004, for the Xbox® video game
system from Microsoft.