Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), 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 system and the
Xbox 360. 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 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.
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.
*As of January 13, 2009
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
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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.