Mortal Kombat Kompilation
Posted On: Nov 18 2003, 09:55 AM
GamerFreed published a new article called 'Fighting Games: 2004 &
Beyond'. There are some interesting news about the upcomming Mortal
Kombat
titles.
Mortal Kombat Kompilation - At the last
Electronic Entertainment Expo in May, a Midway representative gave us a
strong indication that a Mortal Kombat compilation title was set to be
released this holiday season. Obviously, that never came to be, but
don't rule out the possibility just yet. While the Midway rep said the
game would not be online, and he wasn't sure which MK titles would be
featured, we can guess that the delay may have been caused by Ed Boon's
intention to add online play to the title. It's all speculation at this
point, but with a Dead or Alive compilation title releasing next year
with online play, and MK6 heading online next year as well, it would
make sense for Midway to test the online waters with Mortal Kombat
Kompilation. If the title is indeed still on track, we would expect it
to release several months before Mortal Kombat 6, in order to get the
hype machine rolling.
Mortal Kombat 6 - Ed Boon and his team over at Midway created
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance from the ground up. Nothing was taken
from previous Mortal Kombat games in order to provide a fresh take on
the series. The game went on to sell over a million copies, so now Ed
Boon and company are at it one more time. They're building Mortal Kombat
6 from the ground up. Nothing will be taken from Deadly Alliance. While
virtually nothing is known about the title thus far, we do know that it
will release in 2004, and it will feature online play. Xbox and PS2
versions of the game are almost certain, but a GameCube port may be
unlikely given the online features. We can also safely assume that
Scorpion and Sub-Zero will make a return since they're Ed Boon's
favorite characters.
MK: Deadly Alliance Nominated for
BAFTA Award!
Posted On: Nov 15 2003, 10:23 PM
Midway Games has announced that MK:DA has
been nominated for an award by the British Academy of Film and
Television Arts (BAFTA), in the Action Category! The others in the same
category are:
Amplitude - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Harmonix Eyetoy: Play - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, London Studios GTA: Vice City - Rockstar Games, Rockstar North Metroid Prime - Nintendo, Retro Studios, Nintendo Ratchet and Clank - Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Insomniac
Games Inc.
Here is the full text of the press release:
MIDWAY'S MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY ALLIANCE
NOMINATED IN THE 2003 BAFTA INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS
London - November 13th, 2003 Midway Games Ltd. (NYSE: MWY), a leading
software industry publisher and developer, announced today that Mortal
Kombat: Deadly Alliance has been nominated in the Action category for
the 2003 BAFTA Interactive Entertainment awards.
"Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance took gamers by storm in 2003, and the fact
that it sold-through over 2 million units worldwide proves the franchise
is continuing to define the fighting genre." Said Matt Broughton,
European Marketing Director, Midway. "We are delighted to be nominated
for a BAFTA in the Action category, sitting along-side the likes of GTA:
Vice City and Metroid Prime."
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance delivers the highly-acclaimed series on the
next-generation consoles with a lethal dose of unparalleled brutality,
supernatural mystique and a reinvented fighting system - all powered by
a new engine that rewards longtime fans of the franchise as well as
next-generation game lovers. The BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards
will take place on February 25th 2004 and will feature the games that
form one of the most popular entertainment industries in the world
today.
This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning future
business conditions and the outlook for Midway Games Inc. (the
"Company") based on currently available information that involve 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, technological changes, dependence on major
platform manufacturers and other risks more fully described under "Item
1. Business - Risk Factors" in Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2002, and in the other more
recent filings made by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
The 2003 BAFTA Games awards ceremony will take place on February 25th,
2004.
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here if you want to see all nominated in all categories.
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