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whattheyplay.com - 6/24/2009

Megan Fox: Celebrity Gamer

— whattheyplay.com — Megan Fox will be everywhere come June 24th (like she wasn't already) as she's playing double duty... in the blockbuster movie and video game franchise, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen . Fox reprises her virtual role in Activision's video game ... (more) Megan Fox: Celebrity Gamer

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Activision

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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 6/26/2009

Warner Bros. emerges as sole bidder for Midway Games

— latimesblogs.latimes.com — Warner Bros. emerges as sole bidder for Midway Games.... (more) Warner Bros. emerges as sole bidder for Midway Games

Midway Games

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playstationlifestyle.net - 6/20/2009

Mortal Kombat Returns to its Roots with MK 9

— playstationlifestyle.net — Ed Boon has come out and confirmed that Mortal Kombat 9 will return to its roots, meaning... an M-rated title is coming. Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe was rated T for Teen, mostly because of the newly added superhero roster. Ed Boon revealed the title via his Twitter. “People want an ... (more) Mortal Kombat Returns to its Roots with MK 9

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PS3

Sony

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Film Producer Sues Midway Over Mortal Kombat Rights [Legal Kombat]
Kotaku — ... in gaming would recognize those original digitized fighters anywhere, the movies did go a long way towards establishing the characters in mainstream culture. If the suit is successful, it would suddenly make Midway assets a great deal less valuable to Warner Bros., perhaps halting the sale completely pending some sort of resolution. Check out the link below to view the full court document. Kasanoff's Complaint Against Midway [Game Politics Document Dump - Main Article] ...

Mortal Kombat film producer sues Midway
GoNintendo — ... Kasanoff and Threshold were responsible for virtually all of the creative input that went into turning the videogame concept into a multimedia enterprise. There were two Mortal Kombat movies, but I don’t know that you’d say they were responsible for making the franchise bigger than ever. If the games weren’t around, then a movie would have never happened! I think its the games that deserve more credit in this case. Link

Mortal Kombat film producer files suit against Midway
Joystiq — ... franchise! Threshold backs up its claims by pointing out the "minimal back-story and mythology" provided by the games, as well as the "flat, cookie-cutter characters" it had to use as a basis for its derivative works. Indeed, anybody who's seen "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation" is sure to agree that the 78 characters in that rich, compelling film -- including the cyborg and the lizard guy -- were so much more fleshed out right until they all died or something. [Via GamePolitics] Source -- Complaint (warning: PDF) Mortal Kombat ...

Mortal Kombat Film Lawsuit
Blue's News — GamePolitics reports that Mortal Kombat film producer Lawrence Kasanoff is suing Midway over the intellectual property rights to the fighting game. According to Kasanoff's legal filing, he was instrumental in development of the franchise over the past 16 years. Here's a bit: The Mortal Kombat series, as it stands today, is far more a creation of Threshold and Kasanoff than of Midway. Midway's creative input was almost entirely limited to the videogames. On their own, the videogames provided only minimal back-story and mythology, and only flat, "stock" characters... Kasanoff ...

Mortal Kombat Film Producer Sues To Block Midway Sale
1UP RSS feed — Warner Bros. has offered to purchase Midway for $33 million, offering a new lease on life for the publisher best known for Mortal Kombat. But at least one studio isn't too pleased about the deal, enough so that they've filed a motion to block the sale (via ). The motion comes from Threshold Entertainment's Lawrence Kasanoff, who seeks to "preserve his IP rights" when it comes to certain Mortal Kombat characters, as well ...

Mortal Kombat Film Producer Sues Midway
Evil Avatar - News Items — ... GamePolitics is reporting Mortal Kombat film producer Lawrence Kasanoff has sued Midway over franchise IP rights. ...

Nonfiction: Mortal Kombat movie producer piles on bankrupt Midway
Sarcastic Gamer — ... found by GamePolitics, Lawrence Kasanoff, who served as a producer for both of the live-action Mortal Kombat films, has filed suit against Midway in an attempt to prevent Warner Bros. from acquiring some of the company’s notable properties. Warner’s $33 million bid was reported in May, and if approved, would net the company numerous Midway assets, including the Mortal Kombat IP and the Chicago studio. ...

The Bender – Episode 046 – Bethesda, BioWare, Sony and.. Elvis?
Binge Gamer Dot Net — ... Ghostbusters, Studio Says It Wasn’t Intentional There Will Be Blood in Next Mortal Kombat — Milkshakes Unconfirmed Twitter, Last.FM the most important E3 announcements?! Platform Nation Gaming Nights was fun! – (Next P*N Gaming Night is on Monday playing Halo 3) Serious Sam coming to Xbox 360 and PC Jolie v. Fox for Tomb Raider Supremacy New Hitman movie MK Film Producer Suing Midway for IP Rights Spread the Word: ...