MIDWAY REVOLUTIONIZES VIDEOGAMING WITH
FREEFORMER GAMEPLAY
FreeFormerTM
Gameplay, Featured in Midway’s Groundbreaking
Haven: Call Of The KingTM,
Allows Players to Experience Multiple
Gameplay Mechanics Blended Together in a
Virtually Boundless Universe
CHICAGO – Oct. 30, 2002
– Midway Games Inc.
(NYSE: MWY), a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced
today that revolutionary FreeFormerTM
gameplay will be featured in Haven: Call Of The KingTM,
a groundbreaking action and fantasy console videogame, which is in development
and scheduled to ship Nov.18 for the PlayStation 2 computer
entertainment system. The title
is also
scheduled to ship for the XboxTM
video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCubeTM
in 2003. Haven: Call Of The King is being developed by acclaimed
U.K.-based developer, Traveller’s Tales.
“FreeFormer gameplay is the next major
development in videogaming,” said Helene Sheeler, vice president of marketing,
Midway. “The technology in Haven: Call Of The King allows for an
unbelievable cinematic-style smoothness and experience as you encounter the
varied play mechanics in the game.”
The Revolutionary Technology
Utilizing FreeFormer gameplay – which allows the
player to experience multiple gameplay mechanics blended together in a virtually
limitless world – a variety of genres are fluidly integrated into one game. In
the game, players have total freedom to move anywhere in the world on foot or by
vehicle with smooth gameplay transitions between turret-based shooting, boat
racing, bike battles, plane fighting, gladiator arena combat and space
exploration. In addition, the groundbreaking technology allows players to
seamlessly travel from the earth, through the atmosphere, into outer space, and
back again.
The gameplay in
Haven: Call Of The King projects a cinematic-type quality with visually
stunning worlds and environments. Like scenes from a movie, all of the levels in
Haven: Call Of The King perfectly link together the character-driven
story, which directs the gameplay and unfolds against a backdrop of the many
enchanting worlds.
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MIDWAY
INTRODUCES FREEFORMER GAMEPLAY
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The Epic Story
Haven: Call
Of The King
unveils a remarkable tale of exploration and intrigue. Players embark on an epic
quest as Haven, a heroic young man haunted by dreams that awaken him to the
legend of the “Golden Voice.” A bell that can be rung in times of need, the
“Golden Voice” is the only way Haven can free his people from slavery and
imminent death at the hands of the evil Lord Vetch.
To emancipate his people and complete his
galactic crusade, Haven must prove his mettle in the warrior training grounds
and navigate untold dangers to recover the relic that will guide him to the
“Golden Voice.”
The Groundbreaking Design
Complementing the revolutionary technology in Haven: Call Of The
King is the artwork of world-renowned fantasy and science fiction
illustrator Rodney Matthews. Matthews, acknowledged worldwide as one of the top
artists in his genre, created artwork and concepts for the title. He’s created a
wide range of art for record covers, books jackets, books, TV series, and
videogames over the past 30 years and his designs—published as everything from
posters to jigsaw puzzles—have sold millions across the globe.
Traveller’s Tales is an independent, UK-based
developer of interactive entertainment. During thirteen years of development,
they have worked with publishers like Sega, Nintendo, Activision, Sony,
Universal and Disney and have worked on games such as Sonic R, Toy
Story (1 and 2), Bug’s Life and Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of
Cortex. To date, titles developed by Traveller’s Tales have sold millions of
units worldwide. You can find more information on Traveller’s Tales at the
company’s website:
www.t-tales.com.
Midway
Games Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive
entertainment software. Midway videogames are available for play on all major
videogame platforms including the PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment system, the
XboxTM
video game system from Microsoft,
Nintendo GameCubeTM
and Game Boy®
Advance.
For more information
about Midway Games visit
www.midway.com.
MIDWAY is
a registered trademark of Midway Amusement Games, LLC. HAVEN: CALL OF THE KING
and FREEFORMER are trademarks of Midway Home Entertainment Inc.
Xbox and Microsoft are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the
United States and/or other countries.
Nintendo GameCube, the
Nintendo GameCube logo and Game Boy Advance are trademarks of Nintendo.
2001 Nintendo.
“PlayStation” and the “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective
companies.
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www.t-tales.com link solely as a convenience for you. The information on
this site has been prepared by a third party, and Midway does not monitor,
endorse or accept responsibility for the content on non-Midway sites.
This press
release contains forward-looking statements 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, technological changes,
dependence on major platform manufacturers and other risks more fully described
under "Item 1. Business – Risk Factors" in the Company’s current Transition
Report on Form 10-K and the other filings made by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
