Video Gaming News - March 2003
Chicago, IL (March 19, 2003) - Midway today announced that they will
be selecting the five finalists for their MLB SlugFest 20-05 cheerleaders.
From Midway:
WHAT:
• Come watch as a panel of judges – including Jim Edmonds of the St. Louis
Cardinals -- select five finalists in the search for the next two Midway
Sports™ MLB™ SlugFest 20-05 cheerleaders.
• Narrowed down from an initial group of submissions, the national cheerleader
search provides the five final selected women a chance to receive $5,000, a
modeling contract and the opportunity to travel and participate in exclusive
Midway Sports promotional events such as a photo shoot for the baseball
videogame MLB SlugFest 20-05.
• MLB SlugFest 20-04 is the exclusive aggressive-style baseball videogame
experience, delivering its proprietary blend of diehard, lightning-fast,
adrenaline-style gameplay combined with key baseball features that will please
even the most die-hard sports fan. MLB SlugFest is the only baseball videogame
to offer cheerleaders and was the best-selling PlayStation2 computer
entertainment system baseball videogame in 2002 (NPD Funworld, July – Dec.
2002).
WHO:
• MLB SlugFest cover athlete Jim Edmonds of the St. Louis Cardinals and a
representative from Famous Faces Talent & Model Agency will help select the top
five finalists. Midway has also conducted a sweepstakes and given Matt Johnson
of Tucson, Arizona the chance to travel to Florida to meet Jim Edmonds and sit
on the panel to help select the top five cheerleader finalists.
WHEN:
• Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE:
• Gatsby’s Palm Beach
901 Village Blvd
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
561-686-7300
VISUAL DETAILS:
• Cover athlete Jim Edmonds, Golden Glove winner and outfielder for the St.
Louis Cardinals
• Videotaped tryout performances by the women competing to be the next MLB
SlugFest cheerleaders
• The current Midway Sports cheerleaders
• Judges’ “reactions” featuring Famous Faces Talent & Model Agency and
contestant sweepstakes winner Matt Johnson of Tucson, Arizona
• Intense gameplay footage of aggressive-style, lightning-fast, adrenaline-style
baseball in the new MLB SlugFest 20-04
• MLB SlugFest “behind-the-scenes” DVD content including Jim Edmonds highlight
footage: “A Day in the Life with Jim Edmonds”
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