The highly awaited First Person Shooter from Epic Games, Unreal Tournament 3, has finally arrived and is ready for sale at retailers nationwide.

Here is the official press release statement:

CHICAGO - July 7, 2008 – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment publisher and developer, and world-renowned developer Epic Games, today announced Unreal Tournament 3, for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, is now available, with several new features including split screen, five exclusive maps and two all-new characters, as well as all previously released downloadable content. Rated “M” for Mature by the ESRB, Unreal Tournament 3 is available for a suggested retail price of $59.95 in the U.S. Unreal Tournament 3, the award-winning first-person-shooter, has already shipped more than 1 million units for Windows PC and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system.

An exclusive video preview of Epic’s upcoming shooter, Gears of War 2, is available for Xbox 360 gamers who purchase Unreal Tournament 3.

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