Midway Announces Limited Edition Mortal Kombat®: Deception™

Bonus Features to Include Exclusive Character Videos, Limited Trading Cards and More

CHICAGO- August 3, 2004- Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading software industry publisher and developer, today announced that special, Limited Editions of Mortal Kombat: Deception will be available when the latest iteration of Midway's best-selling fighting franchise ships to stores nationwide, scheduled for October 4, 2004. With more than 20 million copies sold worldwide, Mortal Kombat continues to be one of the most popular videogame franchises of all-time and Mortal Kombat: Deception will be the first 3D fighter to feature online gameplay for both the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft.