MIDWAY ANNOUNCES MORTAL KOMBAT(R):
DECEPTION(TM); NEW, NEXT INSTALLMENT OF BEST-SELLING FIGHTING FRANCHISE
Mortal Kombat: Deception Sets
the Benchmark in the Fighting Game Category by Delivering the Most In-Depth
Mortal Kombat Experience to Date
CHICAGO – February 27, 2004 –
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading software industry publisher and
developer, today announced that the official title for the new version of the
world-renowned fighting game franchise will be Mortal Kombat: Deception.
Mortal Kombat: Deception is currently in development and scheduled to
ship fall 2004 for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and the
Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft.
Shocking and evil, Mortal Kombat:
Deception pushes martial arts-style fighting and the Mortal Kombat franchise
to new heights with an innovative fighting system, unparalleled depth and
brutally intense action that will appeal to long-time Mortal Kombat fans as well
as next-generation gamers. The game features lightning-fast hand-to-hand and
special weapons combat, secret and returning characters, moves and combinations
with new death-dealing battles and fatalities.
“Mortal Kombat: Deception promises
to take this revolutionary fighting franchise to an new level”, said Steve
Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. “With a host of new features including
multiple fatalities per character, multi-tiered interactive backgrounds and
extensive new game modes, Mortal Kombat: Deception will set a precedent for all
other fighting games to follow.”
One of the most well-known and
best-selling franchises in videogame history – with more than 22 million home
games sold – the Mortal Kombat series, which was first released in 1992, has
generated more than $1.5 billion in revenue through games, movies, music, toys
and other merchandise. The last installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise,
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance has sold-through more than 2.6 million units
worldwide in combined sales, across all platforms, between its November 22, 2002
launch and February 8, 2004.
Midway Games Inc. is a leading
developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment software. Midway
videogames are available for play on all major videogame platforms including the
PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(R), Nintendo GameCube(TM)
and Game Boy(R) Advance.
For more information about Midway
Games visit www.midway.com
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