WORLDS
COLLIDE AS
MIDWAY
UNVEILS
MORTAL
KOMBAT® vs.
DC UNIVERSE
A Pair of
Billion-Dollar
Franchises
Collide as
MK Warriors
Battle DC
Superheroes
for the
First Time
Ever
CHICAGO -
April 18 ,
2008 –
Midway Games
Inc. (NYSE:
MWY), a
leading
interactive
entertainment
software
publisher
and
developer,
today
announced
Mortal
Kombat® vs.
DC Universe,
licensed by
Warner Bros.
Interactive
Entertainment.
When a
cataclysmic
force merges
conquerors
from two
universes,
conflict is
inevitable.
Kombat
forces
friends to
fight,
worlds to
collide, and
unlikely
alliances to
be forged.
In order to
save all
they know,
the heroes
and villains
of Mortal
Kombat must
wage war
against the
combined
might of the
DC Universe
(DCU). How
can either
side prevail
when rage
blinds them
to the dark
threat
poised to
destroy them
all?
For the
first time
ever
Scorpion,
Sub Zero and
the warriors
from
Midway's
billion-dollar
fighting
franchise
face off
against
Batman,
Superman and
other iconic
and powerful
DC Super
Heroes,
featuring
signature
attacks for
both sides
and a unique
and
intertwining
storyline,
written as a
collaboration
between the
Mortal
Kombat
creative
team and top
comic
scribes
Jimmy
Palmiotti
(Painkiller
Jane, Marvel
Nights,
Jonah Hex,
21 Down) and
Justin Gray
(Batman:
Legends of
the Dark
Knight, JLA
Classified,
Punisher Red
X-Mas, The
Resistance)
MK vs. DCU
is slated to
ship for the
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system and
Xbox 360®
video game
and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft in
Fall 2008.
"It is a
truly unique
and
extremely
exciting
effort to be
teaming up
with Warner
Bros.
Interactive
Entertainment
and DC
Comics for
the first
Mortal
Kombat game
on next
generation
platforms,"
said Ed
Boon,
co-creator
and
executive
producer for
Mortal
Kombat at
Midway
Amusement
Games. "The
DC Universe
characters
are some of
the most
popular and
enduring
characters
in the
world. By
combining
them with
the Mortal
Kombat
mythology,
all new
gameplay
modes and
features,
plus a
completely
unique
storyline
crafted by
top comic
writers,
players will
now be able
to answer
the
question:
what would
happen if
Batman
fought Sub
Zero?"
"Mortal
Kombat vs.
DC Universe
will provide
a wide
audience of
fans and
gamers
match-ups of
their
favorite
characters
in battles
like they've
never
experienced
before,"
said Scott
Johnson,
Vice
President,
Business
Development
for Warner
Bros.
Interactive
Entertainment.
"Midway's
new Mortal
Kombat
gameplay
paired with
DC Comics'
popular
characters
will offer
players a
multitude of
combat
options and
incredible
face offs."
"For the
first time,
players will
be able to
go toe to
toe with DC
and MK
characters
in both
arena and
story mode,"
said John
Nee, Senior
Vice
President,
Business
Development
for DC
Comics.
"We've
worked very
closely with
Midway to
bring an
authentic
DCU flavor
to their
Kombat and
the result
features our
characters
like they've
never been
seen
before."
About MK vs.
DCU
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.
In
development
at Midway
Amusement
Games in
Chicago,
Mortal
Kombat vs.
DC Universe
is not yet
rated by
PEGI or ESRB.
For the
latest game
information,
trailers and
more, please
go to
www.worldscollide.com.
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.
About Warner
Bros.
Interactive
Entertainment
Warner Bros.
Interactive
Entertainment,
a division
of Warner
Bros. Home
Entertainment
Group, is a
premier
publisher,
licensor and
developer of
entertainment
content for
the
interactive
space across
all current
and future
platforms,
including
console,
handheld and
PC-based
gaming.
Leveraging
the
distribution,
marketing
and sales
infrastructure
within
Warner Home
Video, WBIE
is a
significant
worldwide
publisher
for both
internal and
third party
game titles.
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® VS.
DC UNIVERSE
Software ©
2008 Midway
Amusement
Games, LLC.
MORTAL
KOMBAT, the
dragon logo,
MIDWAY, and
the Midway
logos and
all
character
names are
trademarks
or
registered
trademarks
of Midway
Amusement
Games, LLC.
Used by
permission.
Distributed
under
license by
Midway Home
Entertainment
Inc.
"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.
All other
trademarks
are the
property of
their
respective
owners. All
rights
reserved.
DC LOGO, DC
UNIVERSE and
all
characters,
their
distinctive
likenesses,
and related
elements are
trademarks
of DC Comics
© 2008. All
Rights
Reserved.
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