Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PS2)
"Mortal Kombat: Armageddon marks a significant milestone in the franchise as it's the final Mortal Kombat title to be released on current generation systems," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "Mortal Kombat: Armageddon also contains gameplay features that series co-creator Ed Boon and team have always wanted to implement, such as create-a-fighter and create-a-fatality modes, and the option to choose from over 60 of the most popular Mortal Kombat fighters."
Aggressive online campaign to top-tier enthusiast and mainstream consumer sites including Gamespot.com, IGN.com, Google.com, and WWE.com, among others National pre-sell programs at select game retailers, where gamers can pre-order Mortal Kombat: Armageddon and receive a special edition Mortal Kombat poster or an animated cell signed by Ed Boon (while supplies last)
Introducing Mortal Kombat: Armageddon -- the latest chapter in the award-winning and best-selling video game fighting franchise. With the most complete character roster ever, including every character from the Mortal Kombat fighting universe, revolutionary create-a-fighter and create-a-fatality modes, plus a brand-new Konquest mode, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon promises to be the most complete, intensely lethal, fighting experience ever!
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, the final chapter of the Mortal Kombat franchise for current generation gaming systems, has shipped for the PS2. Both the standard and Premium Edition packs are now available. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon for the Xbox is scheduled to be available Monday, October 16. In addition to Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Midway is also scheduled to release both Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for Xbox Live and Mortal Kombat: Unchained for the PSP in November of this year.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade (PC)
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade delves deeper into the futuristic Warhammer 40,000 universe, introducing two all-new factions, an immersive single and multiplayer experience, plus additional features that become available when played with other titles in the Dawn of War franchise.
"Relic Entertainment is the industry's premier RTS developer, and they've expanded significantly on the highly successful Dawn of War franchise with a creative, hybrid expansion pack," said Bob Aniello, senior vice president of worldwide marketing, THQ. "Dark Crusade offers gamers a great standalone single and multiplayer player experience for Dawn of War first timers as well as extended multiplayer options for fans who own the original Dawn of War."
"With two completely new races, an extensive and innovative new single-player campaign, new units across each of the original five races and in-depth multiplayer modes, there is a tremendous amount of gameplay for both the first-time warrior and the seasoned Dawn of War expert to explore," said Tarrnie Williams, general manager, Relic Entertainment. "Early feedback from everyone who has played the game has been enormously positive."
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade is set in Games Workshop's (LSE: GAW - News) world of Warhammer® 40,000(TM) -- a dark, futuristic, fantasy universe where armies of technologically advanced warriors, fighting machines and hordes of implacable aliens wage constant war -- and is traveled by millions worldwide. As a hybrid expansion, the game offers a complete standalone experience, allowing gamers to play as all seven races, including the all-new, mysterious Tau Empire and the chilling Necrons. Fans who own the entire Dawn of War series can look forward to new units across each of the five original races, expansive bonus content and the ability to play as any of the seven races in multiplayer. For more information on Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade, please visit www.dow-darkcrusade.com. The demo is also widely available for download on file planet and other sites.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade, is now available for a suggested retail price of $29.99.