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<font size=-1 face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica">It is official. Mortal Kombat 5 will be making it to next-generation consoles. Contrary to a report on <A HREF="http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2714934,00.html">GameSpot</A>, Midway did not release specific details to which consoles it will be released on. In their third quarter earnings conference call held earlier today, Midway confirmed Mortal Kombat 5 as a part of the company's planned 31 SKUs to be released in 2002. While speculation can be made that MK5 would be a no-brainer for Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox, a specific confirmation for any console was not made, leaving a window of opportunity open for Nintendo's GameCube. With this information, all chances for an arcade release have now been obliterated. Midway projected that Mortal Kombat 5 will revolutionize the fighting genre that the series helped create.
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You can listen to the entire conference call until Monday May 9th, at <A HREF="http://www.streetfusion.com/custom/wc.asp?GXHC_gx_session_id_FutureTenseContentServer=e6cebe5531914550&eid=pegdUBr41BGNwwDQt2%2FU2A">Streetfusion.com</a>. To hear the part on Mortal Kombat 5, fast-forward to 7:30 within the call.
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- <A STYLE="text-decoration:none; color:#808080;" HREF="mailto:jeff@hotweird.com
">Jeff Greeson</A></font></TD></TR>
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<font size=-1 face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica">It is official. Mortal Kombat 5 will be making it to next-generation consoles. Contrary to a report on <A HREF="http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2714934,00.html">GameSpot</A>, Midway did not release specific details to which consoles it will be released on. In their third quarter earnings conference call held earlier today, Midway confirmed Mortal Kombat 5 as a part of the company's planned 31 SKUs to be released in 2002. While speculation can be made that MK5 would be a no-brainer for Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox, a specific confirmation for any console was not made, leaving a window of opportunity open for Nintendo's GameCube. With this information, all chances for an arcade release have now been obliterated. Midway projected that Mortal Kombat 5 will revolutionize the fighting genre that the series helped create.
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You can listen to the entire conference call until Monday May 9th, at <A HREF="http://www.streetfusion.com/custom/wc.asp?GXHC_gx_session_id_FutureTenseContentServer=e6cebe5531914550&eid=pegdUBr41BGNwwDQt2%2FU2A">Streetfusion.com</a>. To hear the part on Mortal Kombat 5, fast-forward to 7:30 within the call.