Sony Online Entertainment LLC and
Midway have teamed up to bring
Mortal Kombat II to the
PLAYSTATION? Network. It will be available for download, direct to the
Playstations 3's internal hardrive, sometime in early 2007.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. ? January 8, 2007 ? Sony Online Entertainment, (SOE) a global leader in the online gaming industry, announced that it has licensed the rights from Midway Home Entertainment Inc., a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, to develop and release six classic Midway games for the PLAYSTATION?3 computer entertainment system. The games will be available for digital download through the PLAYSTATION? Network; with the first game being available in early 2007.
The six downloadable titles are: Mortal Kombat? II, Gauntlet?II, Joust?, Rampage World Tour?, Rampart? and Championship Sprint?. Each title was specifically chosen because of its multiplayer capability, allowing players to experience each of these classics with their friends in the comfort of their own living room, or anywhere else through an internet connection. All of the titles will be offered for PLAYSTATION 3 system download exclusively through the PLAYSTATION Network.
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