Midway ships Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks for Playstation 2 and Xbox.

CHICAGO - September 19, 2005 - Building on the success of its best-selling Mortal Kombat franchise, Midway Games Inc., a leading software industry publisher and developer, today announced that it has shipped Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox video game system from Microsoft.

"Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks delivers on our plan to produce quality Mortal Kombat titles on an annual basis," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "In expanding the Mortal Kombat universe in the action/adventure genre, players can expect a challenging and innovative gameplay experience that adds a fresh new look and feel to our best-selling franchise."

Jason's Comments: I've never been a Mortal Kombat fan, except for the first two games, but the demo of Shaolin Monks was quite good.