GT Interactive Software Brings Mortal Kombat 3 Mania to the PC; Go Kombat Krazy with Network and Modem Play.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 1995--Kick, punch and jump into all of the spectacular and lethal action when Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat (commonly abbreviated as MK) is a popular series of fighting games created originally by the Midway Manufacturing Company. Mortal Kombat 3 (MK3) explodes onto your PC. Feeding the Mortal Kombat frenzy roaring 'round the globe is a feature film, highly successful coin-op game, worldwide live tour, comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. series, toy line toy line n. Chiefly Southern U.S. The line used in a game of marbles. , home video game-and now MK3 for the PC! GT Interactive Software (GTIS GTIS Government Telecommunications and Informatics Services (Canada) GTIS Global Trade Information Services GTIS GOES Tap Imaging System GTIS Government Technical Information Services (Canada) ) is bringing the highly anticipated PC CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). version of Mortal Kombat 3 to retail outlets worldwide on Mortal Friday, October 13th. GTIS will merchandise, market and distribute Mortal Kombat 3 as a result of their previously announced strategic alliance with Williams Entertainment, Inc., the home interactive entertainment division of WMS WMS Warehouse Management System WMS Web Map Service (open geospatial consortium specification) WMS West Middle School (Rochester Hills, MI) WMS Workforce Management Software WMS Wechsler Memory Scale Industries Inc. MK3 for the PC will offer all the action and thrills of the arcade version and more. And, for the first time in Mortal Kombat history, network and modem play are supported, allowing computer game players to go head-to-head in unparalleled battles. "This is the year of Mortal Kombat," said Ron Chaimowitz, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of GT Interactive Software. "We are pulling out all the stops to assure that Mortal Kombat 3 for the PC will be one of the most spectacular and successful titles at retail this year." "There is an incredibly talented team behind the PC CD-ROM version of MK3," said Byron Cook, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Williams Entertainment Inc. "Working with us are the renowned Mortal Kombat creators, John Tobias and Ed Boon; the hot development team at Sculpture Software; and GT Interactive Software, one of the strongest companies in PC distribution." The deadliest fighting tournament continues with MK3 for the PC with the same rocking digitized sound and music tracks from the arcade version. Experience the most lifelike fighting sequences, intense game play and lightning speed action. Uppercut opponents to the next level or slam them through the floor in amazing bi-level play on horizontal and vertical scrolling fields. Breakthrough features and hidden characters, combined with more animalities, babalities, fatalities and secret moves, guarantee the ultimate fighting ultimate fighting Sports medicine A modern blood sport, in which 2 combatants battle each other without rounds or rest periods, to the finish, be it death, incapacitation, or surrender, in which one opponent is battered into submission, and signals abdication by a experience. Eight new fighting characters with super-human kombat powers join the cast of classic favorites. A new storyline and 12 new 3-D rendered moving backgrounds immediately transport the player into this fatal free-for-all. "Kombat Kodes" hidden in the game's advertising and promotional campaign further add to the excitement surrounding Mortal Kombat 3. By cracking the `encryption codes' players unlock secret moves and powers for battling the enemy. MK3 for the PC will be released in conjunction with the versions for Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Game Boy and Game Gear. Mortal Kombat madness continues with New Line Cinema's feature film, a worldwide live tour, New Line Home Video's animated MK video, the Hasbro line of action figures and toys, the Marvel Comics comic book series and over 100 products featuring Mortal Kombat licensing. In 1992, graphic artist John Tobias and his partner, programmer Ed Boon, created the original Mortal Kombat. With its detailed story line and character history profiles, coupled with the introduction of live action, fully digitized fight scenes, Mortal Kombat's introduction quickly revolutionized the video game industry. The game's phenomenal popularity and record breaking sales spawned the hit 1993 sequel; Mortal Kombat II, and now, what is anticipated as the hottest and most successful fighting game of all time MK3. Headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , GT Interactive Software, through alliances with major software publishers, merchandises, markets and distributes software titles for computer and gaming platforms via mass merchandisers and specialty retail chains. In addition, through strategic partnerships with developers and rights holders, GTIS publishes select computer software titles. Williams Entertainment Inc., with offices in Corsicana, Texas and San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. , is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc. WMS Industries Inc. is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of coin-operated amusement games and home video games. Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam are two of WMS Industries' best known recent arcade hits. CONTACT: Audrey Mann, Laurie Rubenstein Technology Solutions/PR 212/696-2000 or amann@tsipr.com |
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