Midway is featured in an article in today's Business section of the Chicago Sun-Times. It is discussed how the Chicago-based Midway is hoping to turn profit for the first time since 1999 and it would be Mortal Kombat: Deception being the primary factor behind that happening. Here is a snippet from the article:
The ''Mortal Kombat'' series has generated $1 billion since its initial release in 1992, and the latest, ''Mortal Kombat: Deception,'' hit U.S. stores Oct. 4. Midway announced on Oct. 12 it had already shipped 1 million copies, and more than 130,000 matches were played over the Internet in the first week after the game was released.
With the holiday season approaching, Midway hopes ''Mortal Kombat: Deception'' will help it record its first profit since 1999. The company has added developers, streamlined the product line, and revamped its marketing strategy in the last year.
Congrats to Midway on their current and future successes. Big things are yet to come with the Mortal Kombat franchise with the upcoming MK: Shaolin Monks and the 7th installment of the core Mortal Kombat fighting game off in the near future.
