Midway Games today announced that its hard-hitting, lifestyle-driven football videogame, Blitz: The League has reached Greatest Hits status for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, as well as Platinum Hits status for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft. As a new addition to these prominent programs, Blitz: The League will be re-distributed nationwide with new packaging at a suggested U.S. retail price of $19.99. Blitz: The League is also in development for the XBOX 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PSP (Sony PlayStation Portable) and is expected to ship in Fall 2006.

"We're extremely pleased with the great performance of Blitz: The League," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway.
"The product's success proves that there is a significant fan base that desires an alternative to the typical football video game. Blitz: The League delivers hard-hitting football action with a revolutionary story mode ripped straight from the sports headlines of yesterday, today and tomorrow."

By definition, a title earning the Greatest Hits and/or Platinum Hits distinction requires that a company manufacture more than 400,000 units per respective platform during its first nine months on store shelves. In total, Blitz: The League has shipped nearly one million units since its release in October 2005.