April 18^th, 2005 (3:14pm) - Midway has announced that Unreal Championship 2 for the Xbox has shipped to retailers nationwide. Unreal Championship 2 brings an entirely new level of intensity to the series as gamers are blessed with superhuman agilities that arm them for battle against deadly characters or readies them for hand-to-hand melee combat.

"Getting a new game into consumers’ hands is always an exciting time for us." said Mark Rein, Vice President, Epic Games. "This one is especially exciting because the UC2 team was able to incorporate third-person play and melee combat, which are new features to the Unreal series, as well as a thoroughly enjoyable and challenging single player storyline... We think gamers will be equally enchanted with this fresh approach to the shooter genre."

Taking the battle online and around the world, Unreal Championship 2 pits players against each other in an eight-person Xbox Live multiplayer challenge where only the strong survive.

Built from the ground up for the Xbox, Unreal Championship 2 features new gameplay elements, including a deep melee combat system that seamlessly blends in with the ranged weapon combat the series is known for, the option of first or third-person point of views, a full story-driven single-player mode, dozens of all new maps, new game modes and an arsenal of new weaponry.

Additional information can be obtained through the Unreal Championship 2 web site at www.unrealchampionship2.com