EIDOS DATES BATTLESTATIONS MIDWAY
Copyright 2006 Eidos plc Press Release

[ December 18th 2006 ]

Eidos Interactive Ltd., one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG), today announced that Battlestations: Midway, the large-scale Pacific war video game, will be released in North America on January 30, 2007. The game will be available on the Xbox 360 (TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows.

Battlestations: Midway immerses players in massive air, sea, and undersea battles comprising key historical locations such as Pearl Harbor, the Philippines, Java, the Coral Sea and the infamous Midway Atoll, scene of the historic Battle of Midway. Offering the opportunity to experience some of the major battles of World War II, players command massive fleet attacks and take direct, real-time, control of every plane, battleship, and submarine.

The game features an impressive storyline evoking historical events and a diverse single player mode which takes you through the first critical months of the war and includes ten large-scale campaigns and 11 bonus challenge missions from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway.

In addition, online multi-player combat offers an entirely new online battle experience and features head-to-head and co-operative fleet battles featuring over 60 Allied and Japanese units. Players can team up for huge multi-unit online battles involving over 100 units with eight players (up to four on each side). The game also offers the power to command over 40 warships and 24 different types of World War II planes.

"Battlestations: Midway evokes some of the most dramatic events in US naval history and delivers a huge scale naval and aerial battle experience for gamers and enthusiasts," said Robert Lindsey, Executive Vice President of sales and marketing, Eidos. "The year 2007 also marks the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Midway and we are proud to mark this significant occasion by bringing these events into the modern day in a cutting edge and powerful gaming context."

Battlestations: Midway is developed by Eidos Studios, Hungary and will be released to North American stores on January 30, 2007.

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