OUTLOOK
For the quarter ending June 30, 2005, the Company expects net
revenues
of approximately $40.0 million. 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 upcoming
console platform
transition and other technological changes, dependence on major
platform manufacturers
and other risks more fully described under
"Item 1. The complete list of nominees is:
Best Game
Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
- Katsuya Eguchi
, Hisashi Nogami, Takashi Tezuka, Kazumi Totaka
God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America
)
- David Jaffe, Shannon Studstill
Guitar Hero (Harmonix Music Systems / RedOctane
)
- Rob Kay, Greg LoPiccolo, Alex Rigopulos
Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer
Entertainment Inc.
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Midway Games Inc. (the "Company") based
on currently available information
that involve risks and
uncertainties. As a result, CMP is the premier provider of access,
insight
and actionable programs designed to connect sellers and buyers in each
of these industries in ways
that yield superior return on investment.
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The recently executed publishing
agreements
with Warner Bros. We are actively
devoting resources to achieving the size and scale necessary to
generate consistent and significant profits in the next console cycle. The conference call number
is (212) 676-5394; please call
five minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected prior to
the
presentation.C., GDC Mobile, GDC Asia, Game Developer magazine,
Gamasutra.estopolis zoocube
Innovators David
Jaffe Tim Schafer and Fumito Ueda Dominate List of Nominees for 6th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
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The Company also updated its guidance for
the year ending December 31
, 2005 and provided revenue and earnings
guidance for the quarter ending June 30, 2005.8 million,
compared with 2004 first quarter net revenues of $20.27 per share. The agreement gives Midway the
rights to use NBA teams
as well as current and retired NBA players in our games.investor
.9%
Royalties and Other 1,867 13.2%
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Total Net Revenue $13,815 100."
The
ceremony will take place Wednesday, March 22 at 6:30p.com. For more
information on the IGDA, please
visit info@igda. CMP
Media is a subsidiary of United Business Media
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) today announced results of operations for the three month
period ended March 31, 2005.2 million
.0 million or $0. Zucker,
president and chief executive officer. Interested parties may also access
the live call on the
Internet at www.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements
" within
the meaning of the federal securities laws concerning future business
conditions and the
outlook for Midway Games Inc. "Voting
on the final recipients will be extremely competitive, and
who can spot
excellence and creative achievement better than the creators themselves?"
Nominations
were free of charge and open to all IGDA members, ensuring
that the nominees reflect the international
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million
for the year ending December 31, 2005, an increase from the
Company's prior expectation of a net
loss of approximately $38. Following its completion, a
replay of the call will be available for twelve
months on the Internet
via www.
Net Revenue by Platform
(in thousands)
Three-Months Ended
March 31,
Platform
2005 2004
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Sony PlayStation 2 $ 6,391 46.3% $10,809 53. / Microsoft Game Studios
)
- Drew Karpyshyn, Brian Kindregan, Luke Kristjanson, Mike Laidlaw, Peter
Thomas,
Mac Walters
Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions / Majesco Entertainment Company)
- Tim Schafer, Erik Wolpaw
New Studio
ArenaNet (Guild Wars)
- Mike O
'Brien, Jeff Strain, Patrick Wyatt
Double Fine Productions (Psychonauts)
- Caroline
Esmurdoc, Tim Schafer
New Crayon Games (Bonnie's Bookstore)
- Phil Steinmeyer
TellTale Games (Bone: Out From Boneville)
- David Bogan, Kevin Bruner, Dan Connors, Troy
Molander
Wideload Games (Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse)
- Alexander
Seropian
About the International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
The International
Game Developers Association is a non-profit membership
organization that advocates globally on issues
related to digital game
creation.Computer and Video games are electronic games played using a video
screen such as monitor or a TV.
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For the year ending December 31, 2005, Midway continues to expect
net revenues of approximately $225.com)
A core provider of essential information to the professional
game
industry, the CMP Game Group offers market-defining content, and drives
community through
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Microsoft
Xbox 2,654 19.1%
Nintendo Game Boy Advance 297 2.)
- Koji Hasegawa, Hironobu Nakano, Masanori Kajita, Fumito Ueda
We Love Katamari
(Namco Limited / Namco Hometek)
- Keita Takahashi, Takeshi Ugajin
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Most importantly,
we made further progress during the quarter
toward increasing the
strength of our product pipeline.com.1% 184 0.)
- Kenji Kaido
, Yasuhide Kobayashi, Fumito Ueda
The Movies (Lionhead Studios / Activision)
- Gary
Carr, Peter Molyneux, Mark Webley
Audio
Call of Duty 2 (Infinity Ward / Activision
)
- Mark Ganus
Electroplankton (Nintendo)
- Toshio Iwai, Koichi Kyuma, Yuichi
Ozaki
God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)
- Dave Murrant
Guitar Hero (Harmonix Music Systems / RedOctane)
- Eric Brosius, Kasson Crooker
Project
Gotham Racing 3 (Bizarre Creations / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Nick Bygrave, Guy Whitmore, Nick
Wiswell
Character Design
City of Villains (Cryptic Studios / NCsoft Corporation
)
- Ocala Bellows Kulig, Ryan Butts, Jay Doherty, Jeremy Mattson
God of War (Sony
Computer Entertainment America)
- David Jaffe, Terry Smith, Charlie Wen
Oddworld:
Stranger's Wrath (Oddworld Inhabitants / Electronic Arts)
- Lorne Lanning, Rich McKain, Iain
Morton, Raymond Swanland
Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions / Majesco Entertainment Company
)
- Scott Campbell
Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.org.bersoldier annihilated
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CHICAGO----Midway Games Inc. The
2005 first quarter
net loss was $15.0 million with a net loss of
approximately $25. "Guitar Hero," "Project Gotham
Racing 3" and "Psychonauts"
follow close behind with three nods.m.zoocube timeshift
Zucker.
The ceremony, produced
and hosted by the Game Developers Conference (GDC)
and presented by the International Game Developers
Association (IGDA), is the
only peer-based, open nomination awards program in the industry where
honors
are bestowed to developers by developers.rulesheets zoocube
1 million. The 2005 first quarter loss
applicable
to common stock was $16.com; and
Midway opened a new sales and marketing office in Munich,
Germany to increase the Company's direct-to-retailer
distribution capabilities in
Europe and leverage the Company's
growing line of products with international sales potential
,
particularly its PC products.5% 852 4. 'God of War' Leads With Six Nominations
, 'Shadow of the Colossus' Garners
Five; 'Guitar Hero,' 'Project Gotham Racing 3' and 'Psychonauts
' Tie With
Three Nods Each
SAN FRANCISCO, Sony Computer
Entertainment's "God
of War" and "Shadow of the Colossus" lead the list of nominated games for the
6th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, receiving six and five nominations,
respectively.
"Every year, thousands of nominations are submitted by developers from
around the world," Jason
Della Rocca, executive director, IGDA, said.bersoldier crysis
Midway Reports 2005 Q1 Net Revenues of $13.8 Million; Q1
EPS of -$0.19
Consistent
with this strategy, we anticipate significantly increasing our
spending
and investment in product development which may include
substantial headcount increases and further
acquisitions of
development studios. Recipients will be announced during
the GDC, slated for
March 20-24, 2006 in San Jose, Calif.darwinia legendia
Interactive Entertainment for animated
film and Cartoon Network
properties add high profile licensed content
to our portfolio and provide a solid foundation from
which to build
our new family-friendly line of games," commented David F. The Company also expects
to
release both Unreal Championship 2 and Area 51 in Europe during the
second quarter of 2005
. We expect some of this spending and investment to
adversely impact our 2005 results," added Mr.
These games can be played on computers and video game consoles such as those made by Nintendo, Sony
, Sega, Nokia, and Microsoft.
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9 million, compared with a 2004
first quarter net loss of $14. Midway
released Unreal Championship 2 in
North America on April 18, 2005 for Xbox and released Area 51 for
PlayStation 2 and Xbox on April 25, 2005.0 million, representing an
approximate 40% increase over
2004 revenue levels.midway.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three-Months Ended
March 31,
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2005 2004
------------ ------------
Net Revenues $
13,815 $ 20,131
Cost of sales:
Product costs and distribution 5
,066 9,175
Royalties and product development 3,530 6,325
------------ ------------
Total cost of sales
8,596 15,500
------------ -
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Gross profit 5,219 4,631
Research
and development expense 8,966 5,069
Selling and marketing expense
7,280 9,078
Administrative expense 4,180
4,309
------------ ------------
Operating loss
(15,207) (13,825)
Interest income
628 98
Interest expense (353) (178
)
Other income and (expense), net (633) 62
------------ ------------
Loss before income taxes
(15,565) (13,843)
Provision for income taxes 328 328
------------ ------------
Net Loss
(15,893) (14,171)
Preferred stock dividends:
Distributed
63 503
Imputed
2 310
------------ ------------
Loss
applicable to common stock $ (15,958) $ (14,984)
============ ============
Basic and diluted loss per share of common
stock
$ (0.2% 6,855 34.
About the CMP Game Group
(http://www.com, the Independent Games Festival, the Game Developers Choice
Awards, and GDCTV.com
)
Through its market-leading portfolio of trusted information brands in the
technology, healthcare
and lifestyles industries, CMP Media has earned the
confidence of more professionals and enthusiasts
in these fields than any
other media company.timeshift nintendogs
19 per share,
compared with a 2004 first quarter
loss applicable to common stock of
$15.
Interactive Entertainment to develop videogames
based on Happy
Feet, an animated comedy adventure film written and directed
by
George Miller and scheduled for release in November 2006.
Furthermore, in the next console cycle
, we intend to produce the vast
majority of our products using internal studio resources. is hosting
a conference call and simultaneous
webcast open to the general public at 4:45 p.0%
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The 6th annual Game Developer
Choice Awards are supported by Platinum
Sponsor Motorola and Gold Sponsor AGEIA. In addition to
the voted award
categories, honors will be presented for the Lifetime Achievement, First
Penguin
, Community Contribution, Maverick and Innovation awards.rulesheets zill
Interactive Entertainment, licensing
Cartoon Network
properties for videogames based on four of the network's
top-rated
programs. The multi-territory agreements include
games for consoles, handheld devices and
the PC platform;
Midway also signed a publishing agreement with Warner Bros. EDT today, Monday
, May
9, 2005.bersoldier estopolis
"The first quarter revenue is in line with our guidance and the
reported
net loss was better than what we projected. The Company now expects a net loss of approximately $47
.fulldisclosure. Midway videogames are available
for play on major videogame platforms including the
PlayStation(R)2
computer entertainment system, Xbox(TM) video game system from
Microsoft, and
Nintendo GameCube(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance.27)
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Average number of shares outstanding 85,642 55,830
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MIDWAY
GAMES INC.)
- Atsuko Fukuyama, Hitoshi Niwa, Shunpei Suzuki, Fumito Ueda
Game Design
Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
- Katsuya Eguchi, Hisashi Nogami
, Takashi Tezuka, Kazumi Totaka
God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)
-
David Jaffe
Nintendogs (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
- Tsutomu Kaneshige, Hideki Konno
, Shigeru Miyamoto, Kiyoshi Mizuki
Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions / Majesco Entertainment
Company)
- Erik Robson, Tim Schafer
Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc.)
- Jinji Horagai, Takuya Seki, Hajime Sugiyama, Masanobu Tanaka
Visual Arts
God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)
- Steve Caterson, Terry Smith, Charlie
Wen
Project Gotham Racing 3 (Bizarre Creations / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Gren Atherton
, Julie McGurren, Peter Roe, Kiki Wolfkill
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom Production Studio 4 / Capcom
Entertainment)
- Yusuke Hashimoto, Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, Yusuke Kan, Masaki Yamanaka
Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The 3rd Reich (Irrational Games / Vivendi
Universal
Games)
- Ken Levine
God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America
)
- David Jaffe, Marianne Krawcyzk, Alex Stein
Indigo Prophecy (Quantic Dream / Atari
)
- David Cage
Jade Empire (BioWare Corp. The IGDA's mission is to strengthen the
international game
development community and effect change to benefit that community.cmp.witcher crysis
CONFERENCE
CALL
Midway Games Inc. is a leading developer and publisher of
interactive entertainment software
.
MIDWAY GAMES INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
March 31, December 31,
2005 2004
------------ ------------
Assets
(Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $
93,350 $ 118,313
Receivables, net 7,014 15,724
Inventories
5,952 6,893
Capitalized product development costs
42,227 27,850
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 8,296 6
,570
------------ ------------
Total current
assets 156,839 175,350
Capitalized product development costs
1,461 809
Property and equipment, net 19,639 15,470
Goodwill 39,576 39,533
Other assets
11,646 11,155
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Total assets $ 229,161 $ 242,317
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Liabilities and Stockholders'
Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 8,213 $ 6
,673
Accrued compensation and related benefits 6,295 5,183
Accrued royalties
4,144 3,493
Accrued selling and marketing
1,700 3,525
Current portion of long-term debt 3,333 3,333
Other
accrued liabilities 11,004 11,249
------------ ------------
Total current liabilities 34,689
33,456
Long-term debt 9,444 10,278
Deferred
income taxes 7,101 6,773
Other noncurrent liabilities
1,375 340
Redeemable convertible preferred stock,
Series D, redeemable
at $4,460 4,455 4,453
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock
879 879
Additional paid-in capital 392
,313 392,177
Accumulated deficit (206,505) (190,612)
Accumulated
translation adjustment (1,235) (1,420)
Deferred compensation
(3,727) (4,379)
Treasury stock (9,628) (9,628
)
------------ ------------
Total stockholders
' equity 172,097 187,017
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Total liabilities and stockholder's
equity
$ 229,161 $ 242,317
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MIDWAY GAMES INC.
"Recognizing and showcasing individual
achievement in the creation of
games is a core principle of the GDC," Jamil Moledina, director, Game
Developers Conference, said.rulesheets astonishia
Other first quarter operating and financial items include:
Midway released Mortal Kombat: Deception for GameCube and one
budget videogame, NARC,
for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, in North
America;
Midway signed publishing agreements
with Warner Bros. at the San
Jose Civic Auditorium.
The IGDA membership will vote on the finalists
.
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The multi-territory agreement includes games for consoles,
handheld devices and the PC platform;
Midway signed a new non-exclusive licensing agreement with
the
NBA to continue to develop and publish sequels to our
highly-successful NBA
Ballers title on an every-other-year
basis.
"We are very excited about our product pipeline
and the growth we
expect to achieve in this area in 2005 and 2006.0
million. Business - Risk Factors
" in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and in the more
recent
filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.1%
Nintendo
Gamecube 2,606 18. "For that reason, we are proud to produce and
host the
Choice Awards.)
- Junichi Hosono, Fumito Ueda
Technology
Battlefield 2:
Modern Combat (Digital Illusions / Electronic Arts)
- Fred Gill, Mans Vestin
Guitar
Hero (Harmonix Music Systems / RedOctane)
- Eran Egozy, Eric Malafeew, Phil Winston
Nintendogs (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
- Tsutomu Kaneshige
Project Gotham Racing
3 (Bizarre Creations / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Edmund Clay, Roger Perkins, Phil Teschner,
Ian Wilson
Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.com.
About
CMP Media (http://www.spellborn sandiego
FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
Net revenues for the 2005 first quarter were
$13.cmpgame. They involve one or more people playing against a computer or each other.
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NBA will also work closely with Midway to heavily promote NBA
Ballers sequels with marketing
and global branding through the
league's various assets including NBA TV and NBA. The Company
expects
major releases for the second half of the year to include: LA Rush,
Mortal Kombat Shaolin
Monks, The Suffering: Ties That Bind, Gauntlet:
Seven Sorrows, Ed,Edd 'n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures
and Blitz: The
League.0% $20,131 100.
For more information about the Game Developers Choice
Awards, check out
http://www. For more information, please visit http://www.darwinia arenablast