Midway's Highly Anticipated Sci-Fi Thriller Area 51 Invades Retail Outlets Nationwide

CHICAGO - April 25, 2005 - Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, announced today that AREA 51® the story-driven, first-person action thriller has shipped to retail outlets nationwide for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft.