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Midway Games Inc. a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, today announced that NBA Ballers Chosen One has shipped for the Xbox360 videogame and entertainment system and the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system. With fast-paced gameplay and state-of-the-art player likenesses, Chosen One delivers classic Midway arcade-style hoops action. NBA Ballers: Chosen One is scheduled to be available at a U.S. suggested retail price of $59.99

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Midway Games Inc. a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, and world renowned developer Epic Games Inc., today announced that the highly anticipated and award-winning, first-person shooter Unreal Tournament 3 is scheduled to ship for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in Summer 2008. Utilizing Epic's world class Unreal Engine 3, Unreal Tournament 3 will feature two new characters, five new expansive maps and split screen capability, all exclusive to Xbox 360. Unreal Tournament 3 has already shipped more than one million units worldwide for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.

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Calling all private military contractors! Electronic Arts announced today that its 3rd person co-op shooter, ARMY OF TWO, is expanding its two-man combat experience by releasing the new Security and Strategy Corporation (SSC) Challenge mode and maps. The unique SSC Challenge mode has two teams of two competing in an intense obstacle course for the chance to join the SSC, the Private Military Corporation in ARMY OF TWO. The new maps will be available on April 24 in North America and Europe on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The download pack will also come to the PLAYSTATION Store on April 24 in North America and May 2008 in Europe.

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Meet Your Makers (MYM) has just signed on a new sponsor and partner, which is no one else than the world’s first eSports betting company, XLBet, who offers fixed odds on eSports matches. XLBET, which besides eSports betting, also acts as a normal bookmaker on regular sports, events and feature a casino, will also soon be opening a poker room. XLBet will with today’s announcement be the official main sponsor of Meet Your Makers (MYM) and its teams.

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Two of rock & roll's biggest powerhouses - mega-platinum recording artists Motley Crue and revolutionary music video game Rock Band - are joining forces to make history. Harmonix and MTV Games announced today that Motley Crue will be the first band to release their brand-new single, "Saints Of Los Angeles," as a downloadable, playable track through Rock Band. The track, released on Motley Records, will be available for download for $0.99 beginning on April 15th via Xbox LIVE Marketplace (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) and on April 17th via the PLAYSTATIONStore.

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Brain Challenge for Microsoft Xbox LIVE Arcade, developed by Gameloft and published by Microsoft and released on March 30, 2008, jumped to the top of the sales charts as soon as it was launched on this platform. Originally released as a mobile phone game, Brain Challenge has already won over millions of players worldwide and the strong kick-off launch on Xbox LIVE Arcade heralds well for its future. "Brain Challenge is an excellent fit for the Microsoft Xbox LIVE Arcade," commented Michel Guillemot, Gameloft's President. "Players of all kinds value the ease of access, and are carried by the game's daily brain-training challenges. Some fans have even reached scores that our teams had never thought possible! Gameloft intends to keep on offering players innovative and well-thought-out games that will exceed their expectations."

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After launching in Sept. 2007, millions of fans the world over still log onto Xbox LIVE every day to experience the award-winning action of “Halo 3” multiplayer. That experience expanded first in December with the release of the Heroic Map Pack, and today Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie release the next evolution with the Legendary Map Pack. Available for 800 Microsoft Points exclusively on Xbox LIVE Marketplace, this second major downloadable content offering includes three new multiplayer maps, as well as a bevy of new Forge options.

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