January 28^th, 2002 (12:00am) - to be truthful, i really dont know weathor to moan with pain or jump with glee, this write up makes the game sound like its worth the leap of faith, but previous Mortal Kombat follies like MK3 and MK3:ultimate have me extremely Skeptical. in any case, read up, and conclude for yourself if the MK series deserves a second glory.

CHICAGO – January 28, 2002 – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading software industry publisher and developer announced today that the official title for the all-new, next-generation version of the popular fighting game franchise will be Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance™. Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is currently in development and scheduled to ship fall 2002 for the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube™, Game Boy® Advance and other next-generation gaming systems.

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance marks the relaunch of the Mortal Kombat series with an all-new engine delivering punishing action that will reward long-time fans of the franchise as well as next-generation game lovers. The game features intense hand-to-hand and special-weapon combat, secret hidden moves and combinations with deadly body blows and fatalities.

“Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is the next phase of the Mortal Kombat series that gamers have been waiting for,” said Helene Sheeler, vice president of marketing, Midway. “With all-new characters and worlds, never-before-seen features and a totally new fighting engine, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance will set a precedent for all other next-generation fighting games to follow.”

One of the best-selling franchises in videogame history – with more than 19 million home games sold – the Mortal Kombat series (first iteration was released in 1992) has generated more than $1.5 billion in revenue through games, movies, music, toys and other merchandise.

Midway Games Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment software. Midway videogames are available for play on all major videogame platforms including the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube™ and Game Boy® Advance.

For more information about Midway Games and Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance visit mortalkombatdeadlyalliance.com.