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Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment
publisher and developer, today announced that Mortal Kombat®
vs. DC Universe has arrived on store shelves throughout North
America and is available for purchase for the Xbox®360
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and the PLAYSTATION®3
computer entertainment system. The standard edition is available for a
U.S. suggested retail price of $59.95, and the Kollector’s
Edition is available for a U.S. suggested retail price of $69.95.
Cultural icons collide for gamers and comic book fans alike as the
eagerly anticipated face-off between heroes, anti-heroes, villains and
vigilantes is unleashed in unmistakable Mortal Kombat style.
Some of the most popular characters from the DC Universe, like Batman,
Superman, Wonder Woman and The Joker, go
toe-to-toe against Mortal Kombat favorites, including Scorpion,
Sub-Zero, Liu Kang, Sonya and more. Featuring a brand new fighting
system and unique intertwining storyline written by top comics writing
team Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
combines spectacular multi-tiered fighting environments, such as
Metropolis or the Batcave, with a compelling line-up of
fighters to challenge and master.
“Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe brings together
iconic characters from both the DC Comics’ and
Mortal Kombat videogame universes to give gamers the opportunity to take
part in extraordinary battles,” said Scott
Johnson, vice president, business development, Warner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment. “Working with Midway, we
are allowing fans to control the destiny of famous heroes and villains
with enhanced graphics and combat.”
“Midway is proud to have been able to work so
closely with the artists and visionaries at DC Comics to bring you a
unique fighting experience that stays true to the hallmarks of the
Mortal Kombat franchise,” said Matt Booty,
president and CEO, Midway. “With the broad
market potential afforded by the T-Rating, the engaging story mode, the
critical acclaim we are already seeing from reviewers, and enthusiastic
support of the fans from both franchises, we expect this to be one of
our most successful Mortal Kombat games.”
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. The title also features a
re-vamped fighting system that harkens back to the wildly successful
early Mortal Kombat games.
The special, limited-run North American Kollector’s
Edition is delivered in special packaging and features an exclusive
removable print designed by Alex Ross, one of the world’s
most pre-eminent and respected comic book artists, as well as bonus
video content and a 16-page comic book by DC Comics that chronicles the
shocking, universe-shattering events that lead up to the in-game story
mode.
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is licensed by Warner Bros.
Interactive Entertainment, and is available for the PLAYSTATION®3
computer entertainment system and Xbox 360®
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. For more information
please visit www.worldscollide.com.
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 along
with dynamic multi-tiered environments. Plus, pick your favorite
character from MK or DCU and pursue a fighting adventure in the new
single player mode with an intertwined storyline and two unique
perspectives.
About Warner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home
Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer,
licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive
space across all current and future platforms, including console,
handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game
titles.
About DC Comics
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest
English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such
iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman.
These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books,
movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and
cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics'
web site is located at www.dccomics.com.
About Midway
Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with
offices throughout the world, is a leading developer and publisher of
interactive entertainment software for major videogame systems and
personal computers. More information about Midway and its products can
be found at www.midway.com.
MORTAL KOMBAT, MIDWAY, the Midway logos and all Mortal Kombat character
names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Midway Amusement Games,
LLC. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox is a registered trademark of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
DC UNIVERSE and all characters, their distinctive likenesses, and
related elements are trademarks of DC Comics (C) 2008. All Rights
Reserved.WB SHIELD: TM & (C) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.(s08)
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Midway
has provided the www.dccomics.com
link solely as a convenience for you. The information on this site has
been prepared by third parties, and Midway does not monitor, endorse or
accept responsibility for the content on non-Midway sites.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
concerning future business conditions and the outlook for Midway Games
Inc. (the "Company") based on currently available information that
involves risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could
differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking
statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, including,
without limitation, the financial strength of the interactive
entertainment industry, dependence on new product introductions and the
ability to maintain the scheduling of such introductions, dependence on
major platform manufacturers and other risks more fully described under
"Item 1. Business - Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and in any more recent
filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Each forward-looking statement, including, without limitation, financial
guidance, speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and Midway
undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to
reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to
reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or
circumstances, except as required by law.