January 25, 2009
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS – MIDWAY
ANNOUNCES MORTAL KOMBAT vs. DC UNIVERSE MILESTONES
Well Over One Million Units of
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Sold Worldwide
Midway Games Inc., a leading
interactive entertainment publisher and developer, today announced that the
company has shipped approximately 1.8 million units of Mortal Kombat vs.
DC Universe worldwide for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft, and the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system.
"Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe was
the result of countless hours of hard work by many people, and seeing the game
surpass the million-seller plateau makes it worth all the effort," said Ed Boon,
Mortal Kombat co-founder and creative director, Midway. "We’re already hard at
work on our next version of Mortal Kombat, and look forward to being able to
reveal more details in the future."
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe also
continues to set a number of internal Midway records. The game was the most
pre-ordered MK title in company history, and more than 3.6 million Mortal Kombat
vs. DC Universe matches have been played online worldwide for the PS3, according
to numbers from GameSpy Technology,* which provides connected gaming,
multiplayer and statistics gathering services to the title.
The standard edition of Mortal
Kombat vs. DC Universe is available for a U.S. suggested retail price of $59.95,
and a limited number of copies of the Kollector’s Edition are still available
for a U.S. suggested retail price of $69.95.
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is
licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and is available for the PS3
and the Xbox 360.
About Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
For the first time ever, Scorpion,
Sub-Zero and the Mortal Kombat warriors battle with Batman, Superman and other
popular DC Universe Super Heroes. Choose your side and challenge your opponents
with a new fighting system including Freefall Kombat and Klose Kombat inside
dynamic multi-tiered environments. Plus, pick your favorite character from
Mortal Kombat or the DC Universe and pursue a fighting adventure in the new
single player mode with an intertwined storyline and two unique perspectives.
Although this is the first Mortal
Kombat title to be given a "T" rating by the ESRB, the game embodies all the
qualities that made the franchise such an integral part of gaming culture,
including the ability to perform the unique Fatalities and Heroic Brutalities
that are a signature of the Mortal Kombat series.
