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Midway Launches Digital Storefronts

Midway is offering games from Joust to Unreal Tournament 3 on new online destinations.

Midway Games has launched two digital distribution sites--one for classic games, and one for more recent titles.

Chicago-based Midway said on Friday that it has launched for North America MidwayArcade.com, a site that offers classic Midway games including Spy Hunter, Robotron 2084, Super Offroad, Joust and Rampage.

Games from Midway Arcade are sold in bundles of three for $5, five for $8, seven for US$10 or all 14 titles for $15.

At Midway's main site at Midway.com, the publisher also introduced digital downloads of more recent PC titles. The lineup so far is listed below:

  • Unreal Tournament 3 - $29.95
  • Midway Arcade Treasures - $19.99
  • Midway Arcade Treasures Deluxe - $19.99
  • Area 51 - $14
  • Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy - $14.99
  • The Suffering - $9.99
  • The Suffering: Ties That Bind - $14.99
  • Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War - $19.99
  • Stranglehold - $19.95
  • Blacksite: Area 51 - $19.95

E-commerce firm Digital River built both of Midway's online storefronts.