News Archive - October 2005

Mk Deception Attains Greatest/platinum Hits Status
Posted On: Oct 15 2005, 09:53 AM

Midway has proudly announced that Mortal Kombat: Deception has just achieved Greatest Hits status on the Sony Playstation 2 and Platinum Hits status on the Microsoft X-Box. From the press release:

CHICAGO – October 14, 2005 - Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced that Mortal Kombat: Deception® has shipped as a Greatest Hits title for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and as a Platinum Hits title for the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft. As a new addition to these prominent programs, Mortal Kombat: Deception will be re-distributed with new packaging at a suggested retail price of $19.99.

By definition, a title earning the Greatest Hits and/or Platinum Hits distinction requires that a company manufacture more than 400,000 units per respective platform during its first nine months on store shelves. In total, Mortal Kombat: Deception has shipped in excess of 1.9 million units worldwide since its release in October 2004.

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Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks - Menu Art
Posted On: Oct 12 2005, 10:51 PM

Cinder has posted a new Koncept Art - MK: Shaolin Monks - Menu Art

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Mk: Shaolin Monks - Shao Kahn's Armory Koncept
Posted On: Oct 8 2005, 10:15 AM

Cinder has posted a new Koncept Art - MK: Shaolin Monks - Shao Kahn's Armory

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Shao Kahn Render
Posted On: Oct 5 2005, 10:56 PM

Cinder has posted one new Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks Render: Shao Kahn

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Mortal Kombat Armageddon
Posted On: Oct 5 2005, 05:12 PM

The Fight Night is over. For all those of you, who were not there you can find the official transcript here.

It is now known that the Mortal Kombat 7 will appear not only on the next generation consoles but on the current too. The game will use a modified Deadly Alliance/Deception engine.

It is also known that Midway registered the domain name MKArmageddon.com which is believed to be the name of the next Mortal Kombat fighting game.

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Walk Of Game - Vote For Mortal Kombat
Posted On: Oct 2 2005, 11:42 AM

In their latest Newsletter, Midway have the following information to share:

Hey Mortal Kombat Fans!

We are very happy to announce that Mortal Kombat has been nominated to become one of the videogame legends on the Walk of Game, the first-of-its-kind landmark, honoring the icons and pioneers of the videogame industry.

Vote for Mortal Kombat at www.walkofgame.comm so your favorite videogame will get its well-deserved place on the Walk of Game.

Voting starts on October 1 and goes through October 31.

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