Exhibit 10. 72

CONSENT AND EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO  LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS CONSENT AND EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is entered into as of December 28, 2004, by and among Lenders, WELLS
FARGO FOOTHILL, INC., a California corporation, as the arranger and administrative agent for the Lenders ("Agent") and MIDWAY HOME
ENTERTAINMENT INC., a Delaware corporation ("Midway"), MIDWAY AMUSEMENT GAMES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("MAG"; Midway and MAG
are referred to hereinafter each individually as a "Borrower", and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, as the
"Borrowers"), MIDWAY GAMES INC., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), MIDWAY GAMES
WEST INC., a California corporation ("MGW"), MIDWAY INTERACTIVE INC., a Delaware corporation
("MI"), MIDWAY SALES COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("MSC"), MIDWAY HOME
STUDIOS INC., a Delaware corporation ("MHS"), SURREAL SOFTWARE INC., a Washington corporation
("Surreal"), MIDWAY STUDIOSAUSTIN INC., a Texas corporation ("MSA"), MIDWAY
STUDIOSLOS ANGELES INC., a California corporation, ("MSLA"; Parent, MGW, MI, MSC, MHS, Surreal, MSA and MSLA, are referred to
hereinafter each individually as a "U.S. Credit Party" and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, as the "U.S.
Credit Parties").

WHEREAS,
Borrowers, U.S. Credit Parties, Agent, and Lenders are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 3, 2004 (as amended, modified or supplemented
from time to time, the "Loan Agreement");

WHEREAS,
Borrowers have advised Agent and Lenders that Borrowers desire to acquire all of the equity of F+F Publishing GmbH, a German limited liability company ("German Company"),
pursuant to the terms of an Agreement on the Sale and Assignment of 100% of the Shares in a GmbH (the "Purchase Agreement"), among Midway, Mr. Uwe Detlef Fuerstenberg and Hans Joachim Meyer
(the "Share Acquisition") in substantially the form of the draft agreement delivered to Agent dated December 22, 2004;

WHEREAS,
Borrowers have advised Agent and Lenders that desire (i) to capitalize Midway (Europe) GmbH ("Midway Europe"), an Inactive Company under the Loan Agreement and
(ii) for Midway Europe to acquire certain assets of Acclaim Entertainment GmbH, registered in the commercial registry of the local court in Munich under reg. no. HRB 93117 (collectively, the
"Midway Europe Transactions");

WHEREAS,
Borrowers and U.S. Credit Parties desire for Agent and Required Lenders to consent to Share Acquisition and the Midway Europe Transactions as set forth herein; and

WHEREAS,
Borrowers, U.S. Credit Parties, Agent and Lenders have agreed to amend the Loan Agreement in certain respects, subject to the terms and conditions contained herein.

NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.Defined Terms.Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.

2.Consent.Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 5 below, Agent and
Required Lenders hereby consent to (a) the Share Acquisition in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement and (b) consent to the Midway Europe Transactions; provided that
(i) the Share Acquisition and Midway Europe Transactions are completed within 180 days of the date hereof, (ii) the net amount of Investments in Midway Europe shall not at any
time exceed $100,000, (iii) all assets of Midway Europe shall be sold or otherwise transferred to a Company, UK Company or German

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within 90 days of the consummation of the Midway Europe Transactions and (iv) as soon as practicable after the sale of all of the assets of Midway Europe, all remaining
Investments in Midway Europe (excluding stated capital), if any, shall be distributed to Midway. This is a limited consent and shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of, or consent to, any other
future breach of the Loan Agreement (as amended by this Amendment).

3.Amendment to Loan Agreement.Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 5
hereof, the Loan Agreement is amended as follows:



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4.Ratification.This Amendment, subject to satisfaction of the conditions provided below, shall constitute an
amendment to the Loan Agreement and all of the Loan Documents as appropriate to express the agreements contained herein. In all other respects, the Loan Agreement and the Loan Documents shall remain
unchanged and in full force and effect in accordance with their original terms.

5.Conditions to Effectiveness.This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof and upon the
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:



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6.Additional Event of Default.An Event of Default shall exist if Borrowers fail to deliver to Agent a
perfected pledge of the equity interests of German Company, effective under German law, within 5 days of the consummation of the Share Acquisition, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.

7.Miscellaneous.



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WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized and delivered as of the date first above written.

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| |  | MIDWAY HOME ENTERTAINMENT INC.,a Delaware corporation                                                
| |  | MIDWAY AMUSEMENT GAMES, LLC,a Delaware limited liability company                                     
| |  | MIDWAY GAMES INC.,a Delaware corporation                                                             
| |  | MIDWAY GAMES WEST INC.,a California corporation                                                      
| |  | MIDWAY INTERACTIVE INC.,a Delaware corporation                                                       
| |  | MIDWAY SALES COMPANY, LLC,a Delaware limited liability company                                       
| |  | MIDWAY HOME STUDIOS INC.,a Delaware corporation                                                      
| |  | SURREAL SOFTWARE INC.,a Washington corporation                                                       
| |  | MIDWAY STUDIOSAUSTIN INC.,a Texas corporation                                                       
| |  | MIDWAY STUDIOSLOS ANGELES INC.,a California corporation                                             
| |  | Each By:                                                                                              |  | /s/THOMAS E. POWELL                                
| |  | Title:                                                                                                |  | Executive Vice PresidentFinance,
Treasurer and CFO
| |  | WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.,a California corporation, as Agent, as UK Security Trustee and as a Lender
| |  | By:                                                                                                   |  | /s/JOHN T. LEONARD                                 
| |  | Title:                                                                                                |  | Vice President                                     

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