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MK Online Announces Mortal Kombat: Deception Evolution 2005 Pre-Register Program

COLUMBUS, OH - April 7, 2005 - Mortal Kombat Online, a global news leader in providing fans with the most comprehensive Mortal Kombat coverage on the web for the past six years, announced today its collaboration with the Evolution Fighting Game Championship team to push the induction of Midway Games' best selling fighting game, Mortal Kombat: Deception. Mortal Kombat Online is asking the MK Community to come forward and help get Mortal Kombat: Deception in the nation's largest tournament this August in Las Vegas, Nevada during August 12-14, 2005.

This is the chance for the Mortal Kombat Community to rise and give Mortal Kombat: Deception the chance to show the gaming elite what they have been missing. Only you can help prove that Mortal Kombat: Deception can deliver the same true tournament caliber play of games like the Tekken series.

"We are very excited to work along side the Evolution staff to finally give Mortal Kombat: Deception a chance to finally stand up among the crowd and prove that MK: Deception continues to be a strong contender as Best Fighting Game." said Scott Howell, webmaster. "Mortal Kombat has never had the chance to be at an event of this magnitude and importance, and this is something that can not be ignored. The fan base must rise to the occasion and support their game. It's either now or bust."

In order for Mortal Kombat: Deception to become officially inducted in the Evolution 2005 tournament this August, Evolution is requesting that 100 people must pre-register for the MK: Deception tournament and commit to going. Mortal Kombat Online is asking the entire MK Community and all Mortal Kombat fan sites to spread the word, pre-register, and become a part of Mortal Kombat history. Pre-Registration is planned to be open sometime within in the next week. Keep checking http://www.evo2k.com/ for details as it is announced. Currently you can view the exclusive Evolution 2005 trailer via the site.

About Evolution 2005:

The Evolution Fighting Game Championship (EVO) 2005 (http://www.evo2k.com/) is the premiere console fighting game tournament. The multi-day event plans to have over 3500 people competing in a myriad of games for over $20,000 in cash prizes. Each individual tournament has hundreds of entrants from all around the globe with thousands of people in attendance. With the addition of the Major League Gaming into the Evolution event, EVO 2005 will be the best console gaming tournament ever.

The EVO tournaments are a partnership between the VGO Network and leaders from worldwide fighting game communities. Their proven team has many years of experience working together on successful events, and includes both technical experts and hands-on tournament managers from the major sites including Shoryuken.com and TekkenZaibatsu.com. Several exhibitors and sponsors have shown support for this event in the past including Namco, Logitech, Brady Games, and NubyTech.

About Mortal Kombat Kombat Deception:

Mortal Kombat: Deception, developed by Midway Ammusement Games, pushes martial arts-style fighting and the Mortal Kombat franchise to new heights with an innovative fighting system, unparalleled depth and brutally intense action that will appeal to long-time Mortal Kombat fans as well as next-generation gamers. The game features lightning-fast, hand-to-hand and special weapons combat, secret and returning characters, new moves and combinations with death-dealing battles, and all-new life-threatening environments.

About Mortal Kombat Online:

Founded in 1998, Mortal Kombat Online has covered three E3 conventions, two Midway Gamers' Day events, two Mortal Kombat developer chats, and Game Stars Live in London. Mortal Kombat Online has gained the reputation of proving the best analysis of the games' progress while featuring exclusive hands on reviews of games like Mortal Kombat: Deception and Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, even before release. The website's growing relationship with Midway Games and the Mortal Kombat Team has supplied fans with information that can't be found anywhere else. Mortal Kombat Online in February of 2004, changed it's name from MK5.ORG, in an effort to expand its focus on the entire Mortal Kombat franchise.

Contact Information:

Scott Howell
Webmaster
scott@mortalkombatonoline.com

Joseph Schorr
Administrator
admin@mortalkombatonline.com

Scott Bishop
Senior Editor
drkbish@mortalkombatonline.com

Joey Cuellar
Evolution 2005 Director
mrwizard@shoryuken.com

Evolution 2005 - Fighting Game Championship
http://www.evo2k.com/

Mortal Kombat Online - The Ultimate Mortal Kombat Experience
http://www.mortalkombatonline.com/

Anyone who picks up the latest copy of GamePro Magazine (Issue 200, May 2005) will be able to read the winners of the 2004 GamePro GamePro Reader's Choice Awards which people have been voting on since January. From the article:

Deception's combination of Puzzle Kombat, Chess, and the time-consuming Konquest mode shot it to the number one slot. Fan favorite Dragon Ball Z ranked a surprising third, with the lovely ladies of DOA Ultimate landing at a solid second.

Congratulations to the folks at Midway for snagging yet another award for Mortal Kombat: Deception!

Midway Games announced today that Unreal Championship 2 has gone Gold, and is set to hit store shelves on Monday, April 18th exclusive to the Microsoft Xbox video game system. Mortal Kombat Online has followed this game since our Summer Gamers Day Coverage last year, when it was announced that Raiden would be making a special appearance with his unique move sets and abilities from the Mortal Kombat realm. From the press release:

The publishing & development tandem of Midway and Epic Studios have joined forces to take FPS gaming to an entirely new level by combining melee combat with proven 1st and new 3rd person FPS mechanics in its latest blockbuster endeavor, Unreal Championship 2. The highly anticipated sequel amplifies the explosive action fans have become familiar with when playing Unreal games complete with a full arsenal of new and classic ranged weapons for you to use at your disposal; plus new acrobatic, agility-based moves that will have you jumping and dodging for your life while fighting for the Ascension Rites and/or fighting against the world on Xbox Liveâ„¢!

To read the press release in its entirety, click here.

Looks like Jakks Pacific is going all the way as far as advertising their TV Games products! In addition to TV commercials, there are also advertisements placed in several gaming magazines – including, but not limited to, the May 2005 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (Issue #191).

It just doesn't get much cooler than seeing 3-D renders of the classic Mortal Kombat characters in their original MK1 outfits!

The latest issue of Wizard Magazine (Issue 163, May 2005) reveals a bit of new information on the Mortal Kombat: Deception comics slated for release sometime this April. From the article: Wanna know what happened to your favorite Mortal Kombat warriors between Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance and Mortal Kombat: Deception (the last two games in the series)? Then you must get this book. Small press publisher Atomeka is primed to hit the big-time with this hot video game adaptation by Brian Hill, John Vogel, and Walter McDaniel. The book comes in three covers, one by McDaniel, one by Mark Texeira, and this Limited Edition Chrome variant. It should be noted that they are referring to issue #0, and the chrome variant will look just like the MK: Deception box art. They're slated to be $4 each, except for the chrome variant, which will be $10. Look for this issue of Wizard on newsstands now!