SPOnG released a news story this morning concerning Midway's upcoming lineup for the Sony PSP. In addition to a standalone Mortal Kombat game (which we have reported on previously), a PSP version of Midway Arcade Treasures is listed, with appearances by the first three MK arcade games! From the article:

Mortal Kombat is said to be identical to the console versions and is ported - as are all of the games - from PSP-friendly PlayStation 2 code. Interestingly, all will make use of the PSP’s natty Wi-Fi capabilities, with Arcade Treasures promising 16 multiplayer games, a mouth-watering prospect indeed. Four-player Gauntlet arcade, anyone?

In fact, the line up for Arcade Treasures reads as follows: Spy Hunter, Sinistar, Defender, Paperboy, 720, Klax, Joust, Marble Madness, Toobin', Rampage, Gauntlet (4-player), Rampart, Wizard of Wor, Xybots, Championship Sprint, Arch Rivals, Cyberball 2072, Xenophobe, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, and Mortal Kombat 3.

The article also mentions that the PSP versions will be on display at E3; keep checking back, as we will report everything we can about the PSP versions from the E3 show floor next week!

To read the article in its entirety, click here.

Our thanks to forum member prince_goro78 for the heads-up on this breaking news story!

Total Mortal Kombat has just posted a video they received, showing a promotional video from Midway's upcoming action/adventure game, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks! This video is the same video that was shown during Midway Winter Gamers Day as part of the MK: Shaolin Monks presentation (with intro and demo footage), but in higher quality.

The video is available as a 11.2 MB zip file, and requires the DivX codecs to view. To view the video in its entirety, click here.

Our thanks to forum/chat member Total-MK for the heads-up on this news story!

Midway Games issued a press release today announcing their revenues for the first quarter of 2005. The final results were revenues of $13.8 million dollars, with a net loss of $15.9 million. On the other hand, while Midway posted a loss, the results were better than had been expected. From the press release:

"The first quarter revenue is in line with our guidance and the reported net loss was better than what we projected. Most importantly, we made further progress during the quarter toward increasing the strength of our product pipeline. The recently executed publishing agreements with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for animated film and Cartoon Network properties add high profile licensed content to our portfolio and provide a solid foundation from which to build our new family-friendly line of games," commented David F. Zucker, president and chief executive officer.

In addition, the press release makes mention of upcoming projects and expected revenues for the rest of the year.

For the year ending December 31, 2005, Midway continues to expect net revenues of approximately $225.0 million, representing an approximate 40% increase over 2004 revenue levels. The Company expects major releases for the second half of the year to include: LA Rush, Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks, The Suffering: Ties That Bind, Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows, Ed,Edd 'n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures and Blitz: The League. The Company now expects a net loss of approximately $47.0 million for the year ending December 31, 2005, an increase from the Company'™s prior expectation of a net loss of approximately $38.0 million.

To read the press release in its entirety, click here. (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the release.)

Check out all the great assets that have been released for Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks!

• MK : Shaolin Monks Box Art (front) (via GameSpot)
• MK: Shaolin Monks Logo
• MK: Shaolin Monks Teaser Image

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to MK Online forum/chat member DECEPTION for the word on the new box art!

Our thanks to the folks at Jazwares, Inc. for granting this interview about their upcoming line of Mortal Kombat: Deception action figures! First, enjoy some pictures of the trip: Please note that some of the Mortal Kombat figures on the desk were from a previous line of MK action figures (given to Jazwares for reference).

To listen to the interview in its entirety, click here for the MP3. And thanks to the man who needs no introduction, Bezou, for his help with the audio compression and editing of the interview!

Additionally, you can read a transcript of the entire interview here. Though we can also confirm the existence of a Goro figure at some point, as well Noob-Smoke (possibly as a 2-pack!)

Update – May 5 – Jazwares has supplied us with some teaser images which we can show you. Check out Raiden's hat, Baraka's leg, Scorpion's arm, and Sub-Zero's waist and arm!