Midway Events

1978 Space Invaders is Released
Space Invaders (スペースインベーダー, Supēsu Inbēdā?) is an arcade video game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, and released in 1978. It was originally manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and wa...
1981 Midway Releases Ms. Pac-Man as an Unauthorized Sequel
Ms. Pac-Man is an arcade video game produced by Midway as an unauthorized sequel to Pac-Man. It was released in North America in 1981 and became one of the most popular video games of all...
1992 Aug Mortal Kombat is Released
Mortal Kombat is a fighting game developed by Midway, released in arcades in 1992. After being published by Acclaim Entertainment for a home version, it was later returned to Midway. It c...
1993 Mortal Kombat II is Released
Mortal Kombat II is a 1993 arcade game and the second title in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. To create the character animations for the game, actors were placed in front of a...
1994 Jun 16 Revolution X is Released
This game is biblically horrific. You're overthrowing an oppressive world order. With Aerosmith. And music is your weapon. That scream of terror you just heard was probably you. Using ...
1995 Mortal Kombat 3 is Released
Mortal Kombat 3 (or MK3) is the third game in the Mortal Kombat series, released in arcades in 1995. It was updated into Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and later Mortal Kombat Trilogy. Mortal ...
1995 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is Released
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series, released in arcades in 1995. It is an update of Mortal Kombat 3 and was later updated into Mortal Kombat Trilogy. ...
1996 Sep 1 Mortal Kombat Trilogy is Released
Mortal Kombat Trilogy is a fighting game developed and published by Midway. It is a compilation of content from the previous titles based primarily upon the gameplay mechanics of Mortal K...
1997 Aug 31 Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero is Released
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero is a 1997 action-adventure game spin-off of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. It was the first MK game to feature side-scrolling gameplay and was...
1997 Oct 15 Mortal Kombat 4 is Released
Mortal Kombat 4 is the fifth and final arcade game in the Mortal Kombat series of fighting video games. It was later ported to the PlayStation and Nintendo 64. An updated version titled M...
2000 Jul 30 Mortal Kombat: Special Forces is Released Exclusively for Playstation
No, the real death of this game is that the graphic engine faults the gameplay. If you remember Nintendo's SNES game NHL Stanley Cup, maybe you recognize the same frustration I felt as th...
2002 Nov 16 Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is Released
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, originally known as Mortal Kombat V: Vengeance, is a fighting game developed and produced by Midway. It is chronologically the fifth in the Mortal Kombat s...
2004 Oct 4 Mortal Kombat: Deception is Released
Mortal Kombat: Deception is a fighting game developed and published by Midway as the sixth installment for the Mortal Kombat (MK) series. Deception was released for the PlayStation 2 and ...
2005 Sep 16 Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is Released
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is a standalone game in the Mortal Kombat series. Shaolin Monks was developed by Midway LA (formerly Paradox Development) and published by Midway for the Play...
2006 Oct 11 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is Released
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is the seventh title in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. The PlayStation 2 version was released in stores on October 11, 2006 while the Xbox version was r...
2008 Nov 16 Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is Released
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (also known as MK vs. DCU or MK vs. DC) is a crossover fighting game from Midway Games and Warner Bros. in the Mortal Kombat series, which was released on No...